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Location: Cortina d'Ampezzo/ Sappada | Italy |
| This carnival shows us, with its customs and names, that we are in both a Germanic and Latin region. For centuries, this was where the border was between Austria and Italy, a fate they had to pay for,.....
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| Alles Walzer - Ballsaison in Wien | |
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Location: Vienna/ Wien | Austria |
| "Vienna is different." Already the billboards on the way into the city from the airport announce Vienna’s uniqueness. They’re right, Vienna is different and so is her carnival, or rather, “Fasching”, .....
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| Nemzetközi Duna Karnevál | |
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Location: Budapest | Hungary Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| The Hungarians love celebrating and they only really live, when they can spread their love to their friends, families, and guests. So, why don’t you celebrate with them? Springtime makes the “Queen of.....
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| Festa di Sant'Antonio, Sa Sartiglia, Isoccadores e Mamuthones | |
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Location: Nuoro, Mamoiada, Oristano | Italy |
| Sardinia is different. How different it really is you can find out during the time of the carnival. Surrounding the gigantic “falň” (bonfire), the night fades to day with discussions and singing of th.....
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| Carnaval Canaria | |
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Location: Las Palmas | Spain |
| Endless, long beaches with fine, white sand, palms and postcard-blue water in the South, haggard cliffs in the West and a luscious green North. From the sea you can see the many different sides of Gra.....
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| Carnaval de Cádiz | |
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Location: Cadiz | Spain Event period: Carneval |
| Cádiz is full of light, ocean, joy for life, and carnival. This is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean. In the 16th century, the carnival was imported from Venice to the rich capital, und.....
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| Madeira Carnival | |
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Location: Funchal, Madeira | Portugal Event period: Carneval |
| The charm of the old town of Funchal enchants visitors here, since it has been shaped by the many different cultures who have been influential here: the architecture reflects the Portuguese Conquistad.....
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| Almond Blossom Festival & Carnival | |
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Location: Loulé | Portugal |
| Almost everything is a reason to celebrate in Portugal such as the “Almond Blossom”, the onset of spring, the last days of harvest, the countless patron saints and, of course, the carnival. In Loulé, .....
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| International Carnival Rijeka | |
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Location: Rijeka | Croatia |
| Even 100 years ago, the carnival festivities in Rijeka outdid those of the local European ones with its intensity. Carnival processions are organised in the same manner as carnival balls: Austrian and.....
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| Whitsun Carnival | |
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Location: Copenhagen/ Křbenhavn | Denmark Event period: Ascension Day |
| Pentecost Sunday and Monday are very important holidays that are celebrated very casually but widely in Denmark. Since the 19th century, the Danes have stayed up (and celebrated) through the night of .....
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"As a European I welcome the publication of this Top 500 Events guide. It's really much more. It's an encyclopaedia of regional traditions and customs in Europe , and a valuable journey planner for every European citizen. It will be my vademecum on trips throughout Europe in future.
I hope that you too will derive plenty of enjoyment from the guide, and that it will help to bring Europe still a little closer together."
Jacques Santer
Former Prime Minister of Luxemburg
Former President of the European Commission
