Archive for March, 2006
Friday, March 31st, 2006
The San Sebastián Jazz Festival is one of the mose established in Europe and this year expects around 50,000 people to attend the event from 22-27 July. The performances take place in the Plaza de la Trinidad - the city’s Old Town plus the modern Kursaal Palace complex which offers performances on terraces by the […]
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Friday, March 31st, 2006
The Balearic islands offer some of the most pictoresque scenery in Spain during the summer months and there’s no better way to see them than by bike. To help, the Balearic Tourist Board have launched two new websites to encourage more cyclists to the islands of Ibiza and Formentera. With information of over 800 kilometres […]
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
If you are looking for a clubbing experience with a difference, try going to Menorca and the Xoroi cave which legend has it was once home to a sea monster called the Xeroi. Today its open to visitors tourists during the day but turns into a club at night playing ambient music during the long […]
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Alright, it might not sound the most appetising festival in the world but snails can actually be good. Just to confirm its not an exclusively French dish, the Catalan town of Lleida welcomes around 10,000 visitors to what must surely be the biggest snail fest in the world. Between 20-22 May, the annual Aplec del […]
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
With the cost of weddings going through the roof in the UK and the weather never guaranteed, many people are choosing to marry in Spain and where better than the Catalan capital of Barcelona. Barcelona Wedding Planners are n English speaking company that arrange weddings for foreigners who wish to tie the knot in some […]
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
The Canary Islands offer some of the best diving in Europe and there’s no place better than the Barakuda Diving Centre in Tenerife to give it a go. Winner of the Delfin Oro Award for the best Atlantic diving club, it offers diving for all ages ranging from 45 minutes to an hour, with a […]
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Mallorca’s biggest club, BCM dance gets ready to welcome revellers from all over Europe in as it opens its doors on 1st May. Touted as the ultimate night out in Magaluf, BCM features 10,000 watts of sound and 400,000 watts of lights. Five screens display one Europe’s most amazing laser shows and 16 “party cannons” […]
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Monday, March 20th, 2006
One of Ibizas hidden gems, the KM5 club opens its doors in April, welcoming trendy crowds into its Bedouin style garden paradise around 5km from Ibiza town. KM5 is somewhere between a club, bar, restaurant and chillout lounge. Sunken sofas and coloured lanterns proliferate whilst inside there is a small dance floor with ambient tunes […]
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Monday, March 20th, 2006
Lanzarote hosts what is considered the toughest Ironman Triathlon in the world on 21st May as 800 competitors - 63 women and 737 men - compete for the title as they attempt to complete a 4km swim, a 180km bike ride and a 50km run all in one day. Although this is basically a one-day […]
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Thursday, March 16th, 2006
Corpus Chisti is one of the most colourful religious celebrations in Spain nowehere does it better than Tenerife. The May event is charcaterised by the beautiful carpet of flowers that cover the streets for one brief day of festivities. The intricate flower pictures and patterns are created using natural sand, coloured salt and flowers and […]
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