Formula 1 in Europe: Gran Premio de Espana/Spain Grand Prix 2013

The 2013 F1 races started as spectacular as possible and everyone is expecting a really interesting season.

The comeback of Kimi Räikkönen and the improvement of the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers will definitely give a hard time to the Red Bull favourites. The nervousness and competitiveness of the drivers, even against their team members, is proving that everyone is up to the win and will not back down without a real racing fight.

The Gran Premio de Espana is traditionally one of the most expected races from the F1 season and this year it will welcome its fastest lap record holder again - Kimi Räikkönen.

Circuit de Catalunya is a fast track and brings up the best in the drivers. It is without a doubt one of the most prestigious races of the year and as the wolrd title competitors this year are at least 5, every race will be thrilling.

The Gran Premio de Espana will be held on the 12.05.2013 and will once again make Spain the motor capital of the world for several days.

Detailed information about the race history and the track can be found on the official F1 web-site:

http://www.formula1.com - The Gran Premio de Espana


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Festivals in Europe: La Tomatina / Tomatoes fight / Festival, Bunol, Valencia, Spain

La Tomatina is one of those festivals, which are crated by people having fun with the only purpose of upcoming generations to have even more fun. It is a festival with unclear origin and the most important thing is that the people of the town of Bunol, Spain, have created an event so fascinating, that 60 years after its first edition it is now visited by about 50 000 visitors each year.

La Tomationa was most probably created by young people, who wanted to participate in the event called Gigantes y cabezudos / Giants and Big-Heads / and started a tomato fight at the town'n square where the event took place. This quickly became a tradition and the people continued to repeat the fight each year at the last Wensday of August. Although  the authorities have stopped the event from happening in some of the years to come, the town eventually was officially allowed to have the Tomatina from 1975 to nowadays.  

It is organized by the town hall and it has several very simple rules, ensuring the safety of the participants. It is very important that the tomatoes are squashed before being thrown, it is essential that the participants make way to the passing trucks, ripping off other people's T-shirts is forbidden and so is of course throwing anything else than a tomato. 

The fight lasts for one hour, which is pretty enough to cause a really colorful devastation of the town, cleaned afterwards with the kind assistance of the Bunol fire department.

Bunol is very close to the city of Valencia, which makes the transport to the festival very easy for every international traveller, who wants to take part of this trully fascination event.

More about the festival, the history and the town can be found on the official web-site of the event:

http://www.tomatina.es/

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Festivals in Europe: Sonar Music Festival Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona is the proud home to one of the most intriguing and interesting music festivals in Europe in the past 20 years - the Sonar International Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art.

The festival stands for it's name and hosts multiple artistical events - musical venues, design projects, music related computer programming, presentations of new musical technology etc.

The 2013 20th edition of the festival will take place between the 13th and 15th of June. A brief list of the names to be seen and heard during the festival includes: Pet Shop Boys, Kraftwerk with their 3D show, Skrillex, Paul Karkenbrenner, Laurent Garnier and many more. 

This is one of the most interactive and innovative festivals and gives the audience a more complete and interesting experience, making the night events just the great finish of a day full of events and music.

Detailed information about the festival, the booking of the different types of festival passes and the accommodation and transport essentials can be foud on the official Sonar Festival web-site:

http://www.sonar.es

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Attractions in Europe: Barcelona Music Fountain - The Magic Fountain of Montjuic

Barcelona has a significant cultural, historical and architectural heritage to be one of the magnificent European marvels and one its' main attractions is absolutely fantastic and unforgettable - the Magic Fountain of Montjuic.

The fountain is located just bellow the the Palau Nacional on the Montjuic hill and right over the Espana Square. The architect behind the idea of creating the Magic Fountain of Montjuic was Carles Buigas, who is the son of another ingenious architect - Gaieta Buigas, the creator of the Columbus monument.

The fountain presents to the amazed audience a spectacle of music and lights. The show includes well known film soundtracks and popular songs.

The Magic Fountain of Montjuic has a variable schedule, with dates and starting hours of the show depending on the season, as the program can be seen at the official Barcelona web-site:

Magic Fountain of Montjuic

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