Experience The Treasures of Europe
When it comes to favorite travel destinations, Europe always makes the list. Enchantingly old world but never old school, its fascination cities offer an array of cultural, historic and epicurean encounters at every turn. Visit centuries-old cathedrals and architectural wonders. Tour the most acclaimed museums of the world filled with treasured masterpieces - classical and contemporary. Take in a concert or a show, dine on regional cuisine, dance until dawn and search the marketplaces for handcrafted mementos of an unforgettable vacation.
Ideal for lovers of all ages, its fairytale cities woo and wow with the most romantic locations for a postcard - perfect honeymoon or romance vacation. Spend leisurely days taking in the sights, stroll cobblestone streets hand in hand and savor every moment together in cities that come alive at night.
Europe has it all.
Ideal for lovers of all ages, its fairytale cities woo and wow with the most romantic locations for a postcard - perfect honeymoon or romance vacation. Spend leisurely days taking in the sights, stroll cobblestone streets hand in hand and savor every moment together in cities that come alive at night.
Europe has it all.
Festivals in Europe May 2016
May Festivals 2016ENGLAND, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham International Jazz Festival – the UK’s top jazz fest in a lovely location. 27 April – 2 May
– a 3 week annual outdoor celebration of all kind of arts. It is regarded as England’s biggest curated mixed arts festival which attracts some of the most innovative artist and companies from UK and the would as well as some of the most adventurous audiences. 7 – 29 May
GERMANY, Rhine in Flames, down the River Rhine from Linz to Bonn on summer nights – a massive and amazing coordinated fireworks dis
ENGLAND Brighton Festivalplay from boats, stately buildings and the surrounding countryside. Germany Travel Saturdays May – September in different Rhine locations. TBC
AUSTRIA, Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) – this 5 week event offers a wide range of arts, especially music, naturally, but also dance and theatre, sometimes challenging pieces, all set in magnificent buildings. Vienna Pictures 13 May – 19 June
CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Spring International Music Festival – one of Europe’s best classical music events, with some of world’s leading soloists and orchestras in outstandingly medieval Prague. 7 May – 4 June
FRANCE Cannes International Film Festival – the world’s most glamorous film festival, every year. Festival de Cannes 11 – 22 May
RUSSIA, St Petersburg, the White Nights Festival in gorgeous, romantic and endlessly light St Pete. The “Stars of the White Nights” with a series of the world famous Mariinsky (Kirov) ballet and opera performances is the most important part of the Festival (27 May – 2 August 2016). St Petersburg Pictures
NORWAY, Oslo Constitution Day – celebrates independence from Denmark, with folk music, parades, entertainment and people in traditional costumes. 17 May
(same date
every year)
ENGLAND, London, RHS Chelsea Flower Show – 11 acres of the UK’s (and arguably Europe’s) best flowers and gardens event, with plenty of original, even wacky ideas. 24 – 28 May
AUSTRIA Salzburg Whitsun Festival – an extension of the Europe’s most prestigious summer classical music event. Held every year during Whitsun or Pentecost weekend in Mozart’s pretty home town of Salzburg. 13 – 16 May
ENGLAND, Somerset Bath, International Music Festival – classical and other musical styles in this, the most classical of all UK cities. 20 – 30 May
ENGLAND Ageas Salisbury International Festival – an high-standard, award winning multi-arts festival, ending with fireworks display in the Cathedral Close. It is one of UK’s leading arts festivals known for its creative programme and the excellent economic value, despite over half the audience enjoying the festival through free events and activities. 27 May – 11 June
UK, Isle of Man TT Races. The ultimate event for bikers. Watch racers on 37 miles of narrow, winding, stone walled roads travelling at way over 150mph, then get out there yourself. Death is no stranger to this event. 28 May – 10 June
ENGLAND, Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling near Brockworth in Gloucester, Gloucestershire – dozens of brave and/or bonkers people fling themselves down a precipitous hill (1-in-2 gradient ) attempting to catch huge, rolling rounds of Gloucester cheese. Bones get broken regularly, a few people faint just watching the event, so this is a remarkable sight in the nanny state of England, but parking is a nightmare – 15, 000 spectators rolled up in 2009. 30 May
(Late Spring Bank Holiday Monday)
FRANCE Chaumont International Garden Festival – 30 wonderful and sometimes wacky show gardens around a perfect chateau (castle) in the Loire Valley, in a long summer every year. More info. France Travel Guide Late April – the end of October
BELGIUM, Mons, Le Doudou or Ducasse de Mons, Battle of Lumecon and the Procession of the Golden Chariot – Saint George fights the dragon and everybody pushes a vast, sacred chariot around town. Belgium Guide 22 May Every year on Trinity Sunday
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– a 3 week annual outdoor celebration of all kind of arts. It is regarded as England’s biggest curated mixed arts festival which attracts some of the most innovative artist and companies from UK and the would as well as some of the most adventurous audiences. 7 – 29 May
GERMANY, Rhine in Flames, down the River Rhine from Linz to Bonn on summer nights – a massive and amazing coordinated fireworks dis
ENGLAND Brighton Festivalplay from boats, stately buildings and the surrounding countryside. Germany Travel Saturdays May – September in different Rhine locations. TBC
AUSTRIA, Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) – this 5 week event offers a wide range of arts, especially music, naturally, but also dance and theatre, sometimes challenging pieces, all set in magnificent buildings. Vienna Pictures 13 May – 19 June
CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Spring International Music Festival – one of Europe’s best classical music events, with some of world’s leading soloists and orchestras in outstandingly medieval Prague. 7 May – 4 June
FRANCE Cannes International Film Festival – the world’s most glamorous film festival, every year. Festival de Cannes 11 – 22 May
RUSSIA, St Petersburg, the White Nights Festival in gorgeous, romantic and endlessly light St Pete. The “Stars of the White Nights” with a series of the world famous Mariinsky (Kirov) ballet and opera performances is the most important part of the Festival (27 May – 2 August 2016). St Petersburg Pictures
NORWAY, Oslo Constitution Day – celebrates independence from Denmark, with folk music, parades, entertainment and people in traditional costumes. 17 May
(same date
every year)
ENGLAND, London, RHS Chelsea Flower Show – 11 acres of the UK’s (and arguably Europe’s) best flowers and gardens event, with plenty of original, even wacky ideas. 24 – 28 May
AUSTRIA Salzburg Whitsun Festival – an extension of the Europe’s most prestigious summer classical music event. Held every year during Whitsun or Pentecost weekend in Mozart’s pretty home town of Salzburg. 13 – 16 May
ENGLAND, Somerset Bath, International Music Festival – classical and other musical styles in this, the most classical of all UK cities. 20 – 30 May
ENGLAND Ageas Salisbury International Festival – an high-standard, award winning multi-arts festival, ending with fireworks display in the Cathedral Close. It is one of UK’s leading arts festivals known for its creative programme and the excellent economic value, despite over half the audience enjoying the festival through free events and activities. 27 May – 11 June
UK, Isle of Man TT Races. The ultimate event for bikers. Watch racers on 37 miles of narrow, winding, stone walled roads travelling at way over 150mph, then get out there yourself. Death is no stranger to this event. 28 May – 10 June
ENGLAND, Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling near Brockworth in Gloucester, Gloucestershire – dozens of brave and/or bonkers people fling themselves down a precipitous hill (1-in-2 gradient ) attempting to catch huge, rolling rounds of Gloucester cheese. Bones get broken regularly, a few people faint just watching the event, so this is a remarkable sight in the nanny state of England, but parking is a nightmare – 15, 000 spectators rolled up in 2009. 30 May
(Late Spring Bank Holiday Monday)
FRANCE Chaumont International Garden Festival – 30 wonderful and sometimes wacky show gardens around a perfect chateau (castle) in the Loire Valley, in a long summer every year. More info. France Travel Guide Late April – the end of October
BELGIUM, Mons, Le Doudou or Ducasse de Mons, Battle of Lumecon and the Procession of the Golden Chariot – Saint George fights the dragon and everybody pushes a vast, sacred chariot around town. Belgium Guide 22 May Every year on Trinity Sunday
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