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Festival of peoples in Florence
Created in 1959 to promote and study social documentary cinema, the Festival dei Popoli, a documentary festival which takes place every year in Florence (this year from the 14th to the 21st November), is now considered one of the most important European Film Festivals.
Montmartre harvest festival in Paris
The Montmartre Harvest Festival (Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre) is a big feast that takes place every year in October since 1934 and that is meant to celebrate the arrival of the local Clos Montmartre Wine.
The mayor’s thames festival in London
The Mayor’s Thames Festival is a big feast created in 1997 that focuses on the appreciation of London and its river.
Venice, the enchanted city by the shining glass
Venice, capital of the Veneto region, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, imposes itself on the Venetian lagoon as that magical and special city that you remember for its particularity and splendor.
Verona, historical heritage chanted by Shakesperare
Among the places and cities more visited in Italy, there is certainly the city of Verona, the second town in the Veneto, by number of inhabitants, crossed by the river Adige, is known by majority for Roman amphitheatre became a symbol of the city itself : Arena.
Best drinks in Beijing
Tea, tea, and more tea! You can experience different ceremonies of tea at tea houses especially in the Qianman area south of Tiananmen.
Florence typical trattorias and outside trips
Sure you will be enthusiastic of all Florence and Italian art but also tired and hungry after such an intense day, you can check this places to get a very tasty and typical food!
Extravagant events in London 2008 summer
Worthless to say, London summer that begins at the beginning of June, is overwhelming with cultural and social events, art and flowery exhibitions, music and food festivals, intercultural fun events and everything you can expect from such a multiethnic cosmopolitan city!
The 17th Budapest Wine and Champagne Festival and Fair
The 17th Budapest Wine and Champagne Festival and Fair this year will be held between the 10th and the 14th of September 2008.
Get your stomach ready for Beijing delicacies
The best way to eat good and cheap in Beijing is to enter one of the omnipresent restaurants where the locals are eating and pick a few different dishes from the menu.
Istanbul for jazz lovers
For all jazz lovers here we have two appointments you cannot miss in a unique city set between 2 continents and two seas: Istanbul!
Exploring Beijing heart
The 38 kilometre long Chang'An (Eternal Peace) boulevard that runs from east to west through central Beijing concentrates on state, political and economic affairs.
Notting hill carnival 24-25 august 2008
For a couple of days the London trendiest neighbourhood, Notting Hill, celebrates an extravagantly Carnival party. For this year the incriminated dates you need to write down are 24th and 25th of August.
Rome, don’t miss a dinner
Worthless to say, in Rome you will feel you are in the heart of the Italian cuisine where everything from a simple pizza to a dish of spaghetti, meat balls or parmesan aubergines are advertised and cooked everywhere.
A day in Florence between food and art
Stay in Florence means eat good food and experience some of the best museums of the world all in 2 km squared. Isn’t it?
Don’t miss London greatest music festivals and concerts in june and july
Many parks organise a season of events which start in June and become the favourite settings for theatre, opera, classical and pop/rock music concerts, royal processions and much more!
London open air events in june 2008
Are you planning to visit London in June? It’s probably one of your best choices in order to avoid tourist crowds and bad British weather whilst cherishing some the most interesting open air cultural events.
Venice obliged destination for tourism in Italy
Italy offers itself as a country of important and various tourist destinations.
Sonar festival in barcelona june 19 to 21
To any electronic music lover the dates 19 -21 June cannot be speechless. To anyone looking for a vacation in Barcelona should be familiar the Sonar Festival.
Tuscany Florences Popular Dance Festival in July
Two major events colour the spring month of May in Florence and they are the traditional Fair Artisan and Palace, and the Fabbrica Europa Festival.
May 2008 in Florence cultural events and accommodation tips
In Florence from May 16 to 18 will be held the traditional Fair Artisan and Palace, organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Italy.
Discover Krakows art, mystery and green spots
Krakow is a very fascinating city. There are many curiosities and treasures hidden in its chapels, churches, streets, cemeteries and museums.
New York in may
Well, you finally have been defeated by the New York City recall and are packing your stuff with no idea of what to expect, what to do, how to make the most of your little time in the Big apple?!
Where to stay during the summer bridge festival in budapest
The bridge Festival is an annual music and cultural festival. It takes place in front of the Parliament building and under the Buda Castle, right in the heart of Budapest.
Cracow s hot june festivals
Krakow is not just an alternative destination as it’s not too much touristy yet, but it’s also a lively city of the Old fascinating Eastern Europe.. with a lot to offer to young people!
World festival of puppet art in prague 2008
June is a very special month for Prague cultural life! Right after the Spring International Music Festival, two other major events will be held in the Czech Capital streets, theatres and squares.
Budapest sziget festival
What’s the Sziget festival? It ‘s one of the most important music and cultural event in Europe, held in Budapest.
Prague writers festival
The Czech Capital is going to be overwhelmed with all genres of arts in June!! Two special events will be colouring Prague and attracting thousand of national and international tourists.
Enjoy Music in Prague
The Czech Capital is going to be overwhelmed with all genres of music in the next few months! Prague’s offers to its citizens of all ages and its international tourists is amazing!
Feel Lisbon's soul in Alfama district
If you wish to see a typical Lisbon area, direct your feet to Alfama.
Central attractions in Baixa, Lisbon
For first time visitors or for anybody that is going to spend a spring break or a week end in Lisbon, it can be important not to waste time hanging around in nonsense places where there’s so much to see and to do!
A fascinating barrio in Barcelona
The GOTHIC BARRIOEL BORN key apartment residence. The Gothic Barrio is the medieval core of Barcelona, fascinating mainly because of the massive presence of monuments of every century and style.
Essential Lisbon orienteering
Fado, saudade and bacalhau; these are the three things immediately connected with the capital city of Portugal.
Eating Lisbon up
Want a taste of Lisbon? Then try our suggested ingredients: a sip of Porto wine while listening to some fado traditional music in a Fado House, a sight on the river Tejo to get a hint of the meaning of saudade, and a dish of bacalhau, chosen among the hundreds of possible ways to cook cod fish in Portugal.
Barcelona a bohemian way of live it
The Raval Quarter is one of the most bohemian areas of Barcelona but also a wonderful blend of the old and the modern.
Barcelona break people prefer private apartments
This area went under development in the 18th century as a result of the massive growth of the population.
Hanoi and Vietnamese festivals best time to go
Surely, if not for the hot and humid weather that characterizes Hanoi for most of the year, the best time to go visiting Vietnam cultural capital is between September and December, when rainfalls have ended and humidity levels are lowest.
Fascinating old style Hanoi Vietnam
The 1,000-year-old capital, a low-rise city of lakes and peaceful parks, Hanoi will enchant its visitors with simple but unique moments.
Not only clubbing in Ibiza
Ibiza has a reputation as a party island and indeed there’s a wide offer in terms of night clubs, dancing, bars.
Sustainable tourism in Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam's small and pleasant capital Hanoi is a fascinating blend of East and West, with French design from its colonial past and Chinese influence from centuries of dominance.
Getting around Paris with public transports metro, rer and velib
One of the first difficulties or better facts someone has to face once landed in any of the Paris airports, is the way to reach the city.
Wide Touristy offer at Ibiza Balearic Islands
Maybe not everybody knows that the official name for the Balearic Island of Ibiza is Eivissa. It has always been an ideal destination for young people looking for the so called ‘noche latina’ or ‘movida’.
Looking for old-time artistic Paris
Paris is very often synonymous with art and indeed it was home to many intellectuals, artists, journalists, philosopher, composers, writers and so on especially between XIX and the first half of XX century.
Paris flower markets, flee markets and regular shopping
If you are keen of flea markets, you are in the right city! It’s easy to spend days browsing the dozen markets that make up the Puces de St-Ouen (Porte de Clignacourt, 18th Arr.) the largest market of its kind in the world! Held every Sat, Sun and Mon from 7 am.
Spring Paris events to enjoy the city in the warm season
The city of a thousand clichés, Paris is known for its romance and grandeur, marked by wide boulevards and famous landmarks.
Beijing or peking what is the difference
Beijing literally means northern capital, a role it has played many times in Chinas long history and in line with the common east Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly named as such.
Bikes and hutongs in beijing experience chinese tradition
Far from boring you with further historical news and information, remember that this year would be particularly expensive to head to China’s capitals, unless you are particularly fond of sports.
How to get around China’s second largest city, Beijing
Nowadays, with a population of 15 millions of people that live and gravitate around it, Beijing is China's second largest city after Shanghai.
Hints for you Beijing shopping fever
The opening up of Beijing to the West has had a profound impact on shopping. A wide range of consumer goods both local and imported are now available and there are many bargains to be found throughout the city.
Not only olympic games
2008 offers many reasons why one should pack up and catch a flight to Beijing.
Travel in Peru, free pocket guide of Lima
Lima is renown for its open and friendly international people, art museums and Art Galleries, the sea and a lot more to make a visit worth wise.
Everything you need in Berlin from jazz clubs
Unwinding in Berlin for a week-end break? Or planning to visit Germany Capital? Well, many things you would probably like to know are quite well summarized in this article.
The berlinale film festival in Berlin
From 5-17 February 2008, Berlin guests the 58th International Film Festival - the Berlinale.
Ladies head to Cracow
Say you are planning a trip with your girl friends, either for a spring break from the studies, an inter-rail, or a summer vacation.
Spring and summer events in Istanbul
Guess what’s the only city in the world to straddle two continents? Come on it’s easy one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe?
Istanbul film festival in april 2008
From April 5-20, 2008 Istanbul (Turkey) hosts the 27th edition of the Istanbul International Film Festival. Most cinemas in Beyoglu will feature events and projections.
Verona, a city to discover loved from the tourists of all the world
Verona, is a splendid city of more than 260.000 inhabitants, in the northern of Italy. The capital it is one of the seven provinces that characterize the region of Veneto, risen on the sides of the Adige river and far from Garda lake about thirty kilometers.
Cracow in may won’t be better
With a passion for food, we couldn’t avoid to mention the Cracow International Soup Festival in May.A much-loved feature in Cracow's spring calendar, this festival features dozens of chefs from across the region competing for the crown of soupmeister!
Easter markets in prague
There are many ways to spend the so-long-waited warmer spring days and many nice places to head to.
The shopping month in berlin is march
There’s something you need to know if you love shopping or if you simply love Berlin.
Venezia, always in the hearts of tourists from all over the world
Venice, capital of the Veneto region, is one of the most beautiful and picturesque Italian city, and coveted tourist destination among the most important at the global level, is considered a strategic connection with the Middle East and its history is thousands of years.
February in europe sounds good
Once you’ve decided Old Europe will be your destination for the winter season, you have to figure out where exactly to head to! February features many cool events all through Europe.
Get masked for your special Venice Carnival
Venetians and tourists from all over the world are involved as every year in this crazy 15 days party before the starting of the Lent period (January 25- February 5 2008).
Shopping and market in Rome
During X.-mas time Piazza Navona square is full of stands, street artists and gourmet stalls. The place to be for having a taste of the city life, and some fun.
Rome is considered to be a large open-air museum
At about 20 kilometres from the Tyrrhenian coast, 20 metres above sea level and right in the middle of the Roman countryside where the river Tiber winds itself among the sweet green hills there you can find the Eternal city: Rome.
Florence for young travellers
Florence has been home to some of the world renowned artists as Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Vasari.
Eat and drink in Rome
In Rome you do not have to miss the famous ‘pizza al taglio’: basically in Rome you can live with it! And it will help you a lot to save monay expecially if you are a traveller on a budget.
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