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Location: Seinäjoki | Finland Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| You wouldn't automatically associate the tango with Finland. It is nevertheless a fact that Finland and Argentina are the biggest tango-countries of the world and precisely because of this, Seinäjoki,.....
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| Edinburgh Fringe Festival | |
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Location: Edinburgh | Great Britain Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| 'All the world's a stage' seems to be the motto at the annual 'Edinburgh Fringe Festival.' Fringe can mean 'margin' or 'periphery', however, the festival is definitely no marginal occurrence anymore. .....
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| Shakespeare Festival | |
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Location: London | Great Britain |
| London has a well-deserved reputation as an outstanding cultural metropolis. Besides international first-class museums the city offers an extensive selection of cultural events. When German impresario.....
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| La Ronda de Leyendas | |
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Location: Ávila | Spain Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| What appears to be coldness to one person is to another the lure of the unknown, of which the spirit and the magic of Ávila's walls speak. Ávila is the mystical place in central Spain oriented towards.....
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| Titirimundi | |
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Location: Segovia | Spain Event period: Ascension Day |
| Every year in May the international puppeteer festival takes place in Segovia, when the most famous puppet theatre ensembles of the world turn Segovia, a small peaceful town, into one big bustling the.....
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| Bienal de Flamenco | |
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Location: Seville/ Sevilla | Spain |
| The flamenco - cante flamenco, also called cante grande or cante jonde -, is currently experiencing a revival in Andalusia, its traditional home. Flamenco is Andalusian folklore's very own treasure an.....
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| Epidaurus Festival of ancient Greek Drama | |
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Location: Epidaurus | Greece Event period: Feast of Corpus Christi |
| In Epidaurus, located one and a half hours away from Athens in the Peloponnes, two famous sights await you; they are the renowned amphitheatre, and the Askelepios-shrine. The amphitheatre in Epidaurus.....
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| Festival d'Avignon & Festival des Chorégies | |
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Location: Avignon | France |
| "Sur le pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse, l'on y danse; Sur le pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse tout en round". With this song, the bridge, which was built across the Rhone in 1187, and with it Avignon too, b.....
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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.
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