Semana Santa in Seville

mai 20, 2011

Semana Santa (or ‘Holy Week’) is probably the best known religious festival not just in the Andalucía region but in Spain as a whole. In Seville, where the festival takes place, it is one of the city’s two major religious celebrations – the other being Feria de Abril (or ‘April Fair’).
Semana Santa is celebrated in the week that leads up to Good Friday on the Easter Weekend. Feria de Abril is celebrated two weeks after Semana Santa. The Semana Santa celebration attracts visitors not only from the greater Spain but from all corners of the globe.
The focal point of Semana Santa is the floats known as pasos carried in the different processions. The pasos are borne by carriers (costaleros) and each paso procession is followed by nazarenos (or penitents), often [...]

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Formula 1 in Barcelona

mai 13, 2011

The Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place at the Catalunya Circuit in the town of Montmelo, some 20 kilometres to the north east of downtown Barcelona. The main event is on Sunday (in 2011, that will be on 22nd May) while practicing and qualifying sessions take place on the preceding Friday and Saturday respectively.
Attendees of the Barcelona Grand Prix can choose to buy separate tickets for the practicing, qualifying and main event, or purchase a 3 day pass that is valid for entry into all 3 events. Tickets may be bought on site. However, buying them online is usually more convenient – the crowds that descend on the small town during the Grand Prix can make buying tickets at the venue a hectic endeavour.
For most attendees of the Barcelona [...]

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2012 London Olympic Games

mai 10, 2011

In 2012, the Olympic Games (usually referred to as the Summer Olympics to distinguish them from the Winter Games) will be held in London. The event will run from 27th July 2012 to 12th August. In keeping with Olympic tradition, the Summer Olympics will give way to the Paralympics at the same venue from 29th August 2012 to 9th September.
As expected, the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2005 that London was going to be the host city of Olympics 2012 was met with wild celebration throughout the United Kingdom. Yet, this is not the first time for the Olympics to be in the UK’s largest city.
London was the host city for the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games in addition to hosting numerous other global sporting events such [...]

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