3 Cities for the New year - City Breaks

The New Year will soon be here and everyone will be thinking about City Breaks. Being here in Barcelona we certainly would put Barcelona in the top 3. talking to the other writers of this blog, our top 3 is:

• Barcelona (of course :)
• Paris
• Venice

Why Barcelona, Paris and Venice?
Barcelona: Apart from where we live and love, there is so much to do and see in Barcelona regardless of the weather. In the winter months when you want to take a short-break, Barcelona thus offers a great place. Visit Gaudi's museums, go shopping, sit and read a book in a cafe.

Paris: Similarly, Paris (and London also come to that) offers so much to do and see especially in terms of museums and galleries. In the colder weather you there is plenty to do indoors.

Venice: More of an outdoors place but in the colder months it is far less crowded than in summer time and nothing is more romantic than a hot steaming cup of coffee in the the winter months in St.Mark's Square.
You can check flights with airlines such as Ryanair.

The La Tamborrada Festival

Come join in the fun when thousands of people get together for one of Spains largest festivals.
The La Tamborrada Festival on the streets of San Sebastian, Spain

This Festival, also known as the ¨midnight to midnight¨festival, is one of the largest held in Spain, but also the shortest and most intense.

The day of San Sebastian, 20th January, the citizens of San Sebastian celebrate the feast of their patron saint in style. For 24 hours, day and night, the sound of drums can be heard throughout the city. Nearly 11,500 adults, men and women, and 4,600 children, dressed as soldiers, cooks or water carriers take to the streets with their respective music group.

With Uniformed marchers, parading the streets of San Sebastian, representing their own societies. Un like other cultural events, the La Tamborrada, is the way the people celebrate their culture and take pride in a tradition that dates back 1720.

This festival is not only for the Spanish people of San Sebastian, but every year thousands of visitors join in with their own drums and barrels, and other festive activities .

Come and bring your drums, and be part of one the largest traditional events held in Spain.