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During London Cocktail Week, the Red Routemaster Buses Will Tour 100 Cocktail Bars: As the weather gets cooler and the skies turn more grey, what better way to keep cheery than to go on a cocktail tour. London Cocktail Week is an event that is sure to put smiles on faces of those who enjoy their cocktails. During the week of October 7 - 16, the original red Routemaster double-decker buses will visit over 100 London cocktail bars, each one offering a specially made drink for … [Read more...]
Music Festivals - August 2011 Festivals and Festival Tickets: Rock music fans in England can look forward to three huge annual music festivals in August, the V Festival, the Reading Festival and the Leeds Festival. V Festival V Festival 2011 takes place on the weekend of August 20th and 21st at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire. This year's V Festival is set to be one of the best with Eminem and the Arctic Monkeys topping the bill. V Festival lineup includes … [Read more...]
Bicentenary Celebrations of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde at the Vienna Musikverein: Vienna Musikverein is the home of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Music Lovers in Vienna), a society founded in 1812. The year 2012 marks the for 200th anniversary of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and some of the biggest names in the world of classical music will be performing at its Bicentenary. In 2012, concerts at the Musikverein will be given over to the Bicentenary … [Read more...]
A Collection of Enchanted landscapes by Claude Lorrain at The Ashmolean : Coming soon to the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is an exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by Claude Lorrain. Titled, Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape, the exhibition will bring together from international collections, 140 works that were created at different points in the artist’s career. Lorrain is recognised as the ‘father’ of European landscape painting. The … [Read more...]
The London Cycle Challenge is One of the Cycle Events of London's Cycle Revolution: If all of a sudden you're noticing a lot of people cycling in London, it's because the London Cycle Challenge 2011 is on. The Cycle Challenge is a cycling competition to see which team can cycle the most miles in a month. This competition runs from from June 18 to July 15 and is one of the many cycle events that support London's Cycle Revolution. London's Cycle Challenge The competition is free to enter … [Read more...]
The 25th Peralada Festival Opens at the Castell de Peralada on July 15th: In the heat of the Spanish summer, what could be more magical than to enjoy a concert on the grounds of a medieval castle. For those looking for culture in Spain, the 25th Peralada Festival is back at the Castell de Peralada from July 15 - August 14, 2011. Since 1987, Peralada Festival has been showcasing performances by Spanish and internationally renowned singers, classical concerts, operas, dance and other … [Read more...]
Õllesummer - Estonia's Biggest Festival: Estonia is set to party as Õllesummer 2011 is just around the corner. Õllesummer is billed as one of the largest festivals in the Baltic region, attracting thousands to Tallinn to enjoy live music and lots of beer. Õllesummer 2011 Õllesummer runs from July 6 - 9 and will be held in the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. Yes, there'll be plenty of beer at Õllesummer (beer summer), but this festival has also evolved into a mega music … [Read more...]
As European Capital of Culture 2011, Tallinn Has Something Happening Everyday: As European Capital of Culture 2011, Tallinn takes centre stage for Europe's cultural happenings this year. There are heaps of events taking place in this city of culture everyday including festivals, operas, classical concerts, ballets and musicals. Classictic brings you events at the following venues which easily can be booked online: Birgitta Festival During the month of August, the Birgitta Festival … [Read more...]
Your French Hotel Could be A "Palace" Under a New Hotel Classification: If your holiday fantasies include staying in a palace during your French holidays, perhaps this is not so out of reach with the new French hotel classification. Eight amongst the very best 5-star hotels in France have been awarded the distinction of "Palace". The first eight luxury hotels in France to have the "palace" rating bestowed upon them include four Paris hotels and four outside of Paris. The eight hotels … [Read more...]
Floriade 2012 - World Horticultural Expo in Venlo - Netherlands: Floriade 2012, the Netherland's World Horticultural Expo is now open and takes place in Venlo from 5 April to 7 October 2012. For lovers of garden and flower shows, this is an event to look forward to as Floriade only takes place once every 10 years. And if you plan well, you can also link this to a visit to the Keukenhof springtime tulip festival. About Floriade 2012 Covering 66 hectares of ground, the Floriade Park … [Read more...]
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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!
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