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| Summer is finally here! The season of sun, enjoying | | | | all and indulge in stunning scenery and exceptional |
| the great outdoors and getting into the party mood. | | | | cuisine in equal measure. Listed as a world heritage |
| What better place to get into the swing of things | | | | site by UNESCO, Bordeaux is jam-packed with |
| than a festival city where art, culture, music and food | | | | architectural beauty to keep building buffs |
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| to do all year round, not just in summer. Music | | | | Finally, if food and music don't take your fancy why |
| festivals in particular are big on the summer agenda | | | | not try supping up some theatre instead? The daddy |
| right across the continent with bands and styles to | | | | of all world festivals, the Edinburgh Fringe festival |
| suit all tastes. Serbia, however, boasts one of the | | | | features some 300,000 performers who descend on |
| most popular music festivals on today's circuit. The | | | | Scotland's capital for the duration of August. Doubling |
| Exit Festival is now in its tenth year and takes place | | | | the city's population and taking over venues, pubs, |
| in the picturesque surroundings of a dramatic 17th | | | | the outdoors and even some weirder locations like |
| century hilltop castle in the city Nova Sad. Boasting | | | | lifts, the Fringe is a celebration of theatre and |
| stunning views of the river Danube, the festival will | | | | comedy combined. Don't forget to get a good night's |
| play host to the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Mika | | | | sleep though; you'll need it for the next 24 hours of |
| and Placebo, and not to mention 60,000 revellers. | | | | festival frenzy. If you opt for an Edinburgh boutique |
| If music isn't your thing, why not opt for a more | | | | hotel this means you're still in the thick of the action |
| relaxing experience involving food and drink? Lovers | | | | but can enjoy a relaxing and quiet night's sleep at the |
| of wine and fine cuisine will have a blast at the | | | | same time. |
| Bordeaux Wine Festival which runs for three days at | | | | Looking to get away this summer? Why not jet off |
| the end of June in this wonderful French city. | | | | to a festival city for a holiday that's bursting at the |
| Featuring wine tastings, tutorials, food pairing classes | | | | seems with culture and curiosities in equal measure. |