The Festival of La Mercè, 24 Sept 2008, is dedicated to the patron saint of Barcelona, the Virgin of Mercy, and involves a fabulous assortment of popular Catalan traditions and mythology. The city celebrates by hosting one of the biggest parties of the year with street music and dancing, fairs, theatre, concerts and parades. Firework spectacles light up figures of dragons and devils, and gigantic folklore icons of Catalonia (gegants) are paraded through the city centre, while traditional teams of Castellers build human pyramids in St Jaume Plaza.
Posted 07/05/08
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2nd - 6th June 2008 : City Showcase Music Festival.
Carnaby Street and surrounding areas will be bursting at the seams with new music in the City Showcase Music Festival, one of the biggest dates on the London music calendar. Shoppers can get down to live music in a selection of venues at a unique festival event.
Posted 09/05/08
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Come summer skiing on the everlasting glacial snow at the foot of the Matterhorn, between 2900 and 3900 meters in the superb mountain scenery of Zermatt. A snowy expanse free from crowds, with 6 ski-lifts, 1 chair-lift and 21 km of well-marked and safe pistes, among them a downhill run of 7 km with a 999 m difference in altitude.
Posted 30/04/08
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