A Cappella Festival in Girona , Spain, 13 – 21 May 2023
A cappella festival in Girona is a great source of musical inspiration by the endless ways of making incredible music by only using voices.
A cappella festival in Girona is a great source of musical inspiration by the endless ways of making incredible music by only using voices.
In the great festival city.
7 – 29 August 2021
When: 7 – 29 August 2021
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Official website: https://www.eif.co.uk
Hotels: Overview of Hotels in Edinburgh
Since the city is the country’s capital, there are vibrant offers in cultural events during the summer, especially in August.
Edinburgh International Festival is part of the most important summer events in Scotland and the whole United Kingdom.
Founded after the second world war, it’s inviting artists and audience to a world-class festival.
Over the year, it has become a significant Scottish capital’s cultural and social event.
It is an event where you find dance, film, music, opera, talks & workshops and theatre at 17 different venues.
You can visit King’s Theatre, The Hub, Usher Hall, The Queen’s Hall, or let’s say, Edinburgh College of Art.
The festival starts with a grand opening ceremony, followed by the Hebrides Ensemble, taking place in the Queen’s Hall the day after.
The event ends on one of the last days of August, with spectacular closure – The Virgin Fireworks Concert – that will perform Debussy’s Ecossaise or Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries.
The festival also has facilities for deaf and hard hearing, and visually impaired people.
Cheval Old Town Chambers is an apartment hotel with style, located in the central location in Edinburgh.
Just a 2-minute walk from the Waverley railway station and 5 minutes from Edinburgh castle.
Its apartments are luxurious and modern and with free WiFi.
They range in size, and there are the ones with a fully fitted kitchen and dining area, luxury bathrooms, and some with stunning scenic views of the city, TV and sound systems.
Its position is the best feature of this beautiful hotel, as in every moment you’re in the middle of the best restaurants, shops and bars that Edinburgh is offering.
If you want to spend your time in Edinburgh in style, spend it in the Old Town Chambers on the Royal Mile.
In recent years Edinburgh has become famous for its New Years Eve fireworks displays.
Hundreds of thousand spectators crowd into Princes Street to watch the display from the castle.
The celebration is a three days long party of spectacular events.
Bands, Shetland Vikings, choral singing in St Giles’ Cathedral, Scottish music in the Old Town, and the great fireworks at NYE.
Website: https://www.edinburghshogmanay.com
Edinburgh Mela is Scotland’s biggest celebration of world music and dance.
A great culture festival with both national and international artists.
Website: edinburgh-mela.co.uk
One of the worlds largest arts festival with thousands of performers at hundreds of stages in Edinburgh.
Shows for any taste from well-known artists to unknown names in the entertainment industry.
Website: edfringe.com
Website: edinburghartfestival.com
Dominating the skyline is Edinburgh Castle, built on the top of Castle Rock, an Iron Age settlement. The Castle is Scotland’s most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 1.2 million visitors per year. It contains Edinburgh’s oldest building in the 12th century, St. Margaret’s chapel. From the 17th century, it was used as an army garrison, and the British Army is still responsible for many parts. On the south side of the castle’s east is the Royal Mile, the main street of the old town, which runs from the castle to Holyrood Palace, the official Scottish residence of the British monarchy, and open daily from 09.30. On the northern side of the castle is Princes Street. It’s 1.6 kilometres with many famous High Street shops and banks on its north side. Victorian gardens is on its southern side with fantastic views of the castle. Opening and closing time varies seasonally, so check their website for details.Edinburgh Castle
There are many attractions to visit, including the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery of Scotland, situated beside the Princes Street Gardens.
Edinburgh Zoo lies to the west of the city centre.
Edinburgh is the Scottish capital city, well connected with cities from Europe and cities worldwide.
Its international airport lies 12 km to the west.
There are two railway stations in the centre, with Waverley’s central station, located on Princes Street on the East Coast route from London.
Frequent trains go from London, Manchester and many other cities.
There is a good network of motorways leading to the city, but parking space is very limited in the centre.
Buy a Day Bus Pass if you want to make many journeys, but there is also an excellent taxi service with the black cabs showing an orange light when available for hire.
Most tour agencies suggest walking the city, as with its charming and fantastic architecture, it’s perfect for it.
1 – 30 August 2020
Salzburg, lovely in summer as well as in winter and crammed full with culture, castles, monuments and history reaching back many centuries. Birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and many other musicians, writers, painters, sculptors and architects have lived here. It is thanks to them the city is one of the most important cultural centers in Europe.
The highlight, as far as opera, drama and classical music are concerned the annual “Salzburger Festspiele”.
Jederman
The first festival took place on 22nd of August 1920 with the performance of what is to this day the `center piece`: Hugo von Hoffmannsthals´s play “Jedermann” (Every man).
It´s the story of a very rich and selfish man who, during a banquet, is visited by Death who takes him away.
However, he is allowed to choose company to go with him and is subsequently abandoned by everybody, his servants, his lovers and even his money.
The play is performed on the beautiful Domplatz (Cathedral Square).
A stunning setting for the drama and you can hear a needle drop when Death shouts his `Jedermann`reverberating from the surrounding buildings and the Dom behind.
Many more plays, operas and concerts are being performed during the summer music festival Salzburg in other venues like the “Felsenreitschule” and “Grosse Schauspielhaus”.
Naturally, tickets are coveted and don´t come cheap but even if you don´t manage to get the ones you want that shouldn´t deter you from visiting Salzburg during the Festspiele.
At least you can see and hear Jedermann from afar because it´s an open air performance.
Since instigation the Festspiele have become an international event, particularly from the 60s onwards under world famous conductor Herbert von Karajan.
As far as architecture is concerned, Salzburg is a predominantly baroque city with all the opulence the style implies.
Starting with the Dom which in it´s present form was inaugurated on 25th September 1628 with a 8 day festival, supposedly one of the biggest the city has ever seen.
3 portals, 5 bells with individual names and 5 separate organs are only some of the many awesome features of the cathedral.
Make you way to the 11th century “Festung Hohensalzburg” which towers over the city.
Fantastic views as far as the Alps and over the Old Town as well as sumptuous state rooms and weapons collections.
If you are so inclined you can make the ascent on foot from the wonderful baroque landscaped Mirabell Park, but only if you are into hiking.
Luckily there is a cable car which takes you to the top without any effort.
When: 1 – 30 August 2020
Where; Salzburg. Austria
Hotels; Hotels in Salzburg
Website and tickets: salzburgerfestspiele.at
Want to rub shoulders with celebrities, actors and anyone else who is (or thinks he is) famous?
Then go and sit on the terrace of Hotel Sacher overlooking the river Salzach.
Or just enjoy one of Salzburg´s best specialties.
A slice of Sacher Torte and a cup of coffee which in Salzburg is a science.
Inside you can look at the Wall of Fame.
Autographed photographs of kings, queens, heads of state, artists and journalists who have stayed in Hotel Sacher.
Then cross one of the bridges and explore the many cobble stoned streets and alleys of the Old Town, look at the fabulous pieces of jewelry in the Goldgasse, the flower arrangements in the Blumengasse,
Mozart´s birth house which is also a museum in the Gerbergasse or visit the farmer´s market next to the Domplatz.
Salzburg is my favorite city in Austria. Cozier than Vienna, easy to reach, easy to get around. Never a dull moment here even if the best festival tickets already might been gone.