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Events in France, Italy and
throughout Western Europe for
December - 2008
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enhance and inspire your travel plans we want to share with you major events
in France, Italy and throughout Europe.
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happy to research them for you.
Paris, France
Paris Opéra Bastille Tristan et Isolde, La
Flûte enchantée, Hommage à Maurice Béjart. Operas rotate during the week.
Palais
Garnier: Fidelio, Raymonda.
Ballets are different week by
week and some rotate the last week of the month.
Email Us or call 206
363 6575
to book opera and ballet tickets for your trip
Musée d'Orsay:
Orsay Museum
1, rue de la Ligion d'Honneur, 75007 Metro:
Musee d'Orsay
www.musee-orsay.fr/
 Picasso
/ Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe.
The Musée d'Orsay exhibition, an extension of
Picasso and the Masters at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais,
brings about one of the most fruitful encounters in the history of painting.
October 8 2008 to February 1 2009
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Paris Louvre
Phone: 33 (0)1 40 20 51 51
Metro: Palais-Royal/Louvre
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Le Futurisme et Paris
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU - Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 04) From
October 15 2008 to January 26 2009
Picasso et les maîtres (Picasso and Masters) -
October 8, 2008 to February 2, 2009 - Les Galeries nationales du Grand
Palais
The main event of autumn 2008 brings together the National Picasso Museum,
the Musée du Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay to recreate the artistic
pantheon of Picasso, who throughout his life, drew his inspiration from
the masterpieces by the great painters.
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December - March
Place de
l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France
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Every winter, a large
ice-rink is created outside the Hôtel de Ville to delight Parisians and
tourists alike. Skating is the perfect way to stir up some festive spirit
and it is FREE.
The building itself is a
notable landmark, acting as the seat for the Mayor of Paris. In the
immediate area you will find safe diverse districts: the beautiful Place des
Vosges, the Marais and the Jewish quarter round the Rue des Rosiers are all
within walking distance.
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Rhone-Alps
Lyon Festival of
Lights
- December 2008
This December event, is a night when the people of Lyons have been
decorating their windows with lamps for more than 150 years. Artists and
designers from all fields produce ephemeral works involving light.
All of France
December
24th: Midnight Mass and living cribs throughout France.
Alsace
Every weekend in every town,
village and hamlet Christmas markets, concerts, festivals and
entertainment
Strasbourg:
Christmas market and
entertainment all month
Saint
Remy
Christmas events: special
markets, local traditions, wonderful decorations, and music.
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Nice
- Luna Park - A large funfair with roundabouts and attractions
for the delight of young and not so young spectators
- Bain de Noël - Christmas dip, the first Sunday after
Christmas.
- Challenge international de Lutte Henri Deglane - wrestling-
(Salle Leyrit).
- Nice International Open Chess Tournament
- Artisa’Niss - arts and crafts show - (Acropolis).
- Sailing : International Star Regatta.
- Christmas Village (espace Masséna: jardin Albert
1er).
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French
Riviera
- Animated nativity scenes and Christmas markets
throughout the region - Arrival of Father Christmas by barouche.
Choir of elves.
- Foire aux Santons in Mouans-Sartoux
- Christmas Market in the Rue Obscure
- Midnight party under the Tent of the Citadel -
Cabaret evening. 31st of December
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Fun for Kids and Children of All
Ages
Please ask us for more ideas to bring Europe
alive for children
La Flèche Zoo - all year
Sarthe France
Known for its amazing bird shows
featuring parrots and birds of prey. Beautiful habitats punctuate tours
through this natural setting: polar bears with under water viewings, Chinese
pandas, and African plain for elephants, arctic wolves, unique to Europe.
Cinéaqua - Paris |
Cinéaqua, and audiovisual aquarium, gives you the
chance to discover the universe at the bottom of the sea in the
form of cartoons, music, and other audiovisual productions. The
space also organizes educational workshops, aquatic adventures
filled with puzzles to solve, and more than 41 pools and tanks
housing nearly 10000 fish and other invertebrae.
Open all year round.
http://www.cineaqua.com/
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The City of the Sea
Cherbourg -
Manche France
a vast scientific and
cultural venue and most importantly, a place of oceanographic
discovery and under-water adventure. Le Redoutable the
biggest submarine in the world accessible to the public plus the
ocean section with one of the deepest aquariums in Europe containing
more than 3500 fish.
http://www.citedelamer.com/uk/
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The Isle of Birds - Situated
in the heart of the Essonne on the outskirts of Paris, the Ile
aux oiseaux (The Isle of Birds) is a beautifully wild, unspoiled
garden that provides a natural habitat for a wide range of
animals and plants. The park is open all year-long, and
when the weather gets cold visitors can go to the various indoor
areas.
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The Story of Paris for Children
Children 8-12 - 12 Euro.
The
price includes activities, the Paris Story show and snacks |
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Go back in time
2000 years with the greatest multimedia show ever produced about Paris!
Victor Hugo will guide you through the centuries of the Parisian
history. Simultaneous translation in English is available at each
showing.
www.paris-story.com
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ITALY in December
Italian Opera: We can provide tickets for
clients for operas in Roma, Milan, Bologna and other cities for January to May
opera houses and in summer for outdoor operas.
ROME
Natale in Vaticano
(Christmas in the Vatican) - The traditional concert held for
charity in the Aula Paolo VI takes place mid-month. A nativity scene and a large
Christmas Tree (donated by a different country every year) are put up in St.
Peter’s Square. Rome, Italy
Mercato di Natale a
Piazza Navona (Christmas market in Piazza Navona) - As
tradition dictates, Piazza Navona is invaded with stalls selling toys, sweets
and Christmas decorations, and street artists entertaining the crowds. The
market closes 6 January with the arrival of the Befana witch comes to bring
presents to Rome’s children. Rome, Italy - December and early
January
Christmas Eve vigil in the Basilica
in the presence of the Holy Father. Rome, Italy December 24th
New Year’s Eve in
Rome: San Silvestro a Roma
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End-of-year celebrations
traditionally include fireworks and rock concerts in different squares around
the city. For the occasion the metro stays open late. As always, a classical
music concert will take place in the Piazza del Quirinale in the presence of the
President of the Republic. Rome, Italy - December
31st
Switzerland in December
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Winter
trains and skiing weeks at the Matterhorn |
Denmark in November
Christmas in Tivoli November 14th
to December 30th in Tivoli
Tivoli presents all the delights of Christmases past and present: miniature
villages with shops full of gifts and goodies, beautiful scenery with lamps lit
in trees and in a large tent at the centre you'll find the charming village of 'Nissekøbing',
an exhibition of hundreds of mechanical pixies (in Danish 'nisser')all in full
swing with various Christmas activities!
All the amusements will be running, and all restaurants are open. Copenhagen.
Germany in December
Christmas
Market in
Koblenz
End of November – End of December
Berlin:
The
Yuletide Season offers a wide variety of events and celebrations for
visitors and Berliners. Beginning at the end of November, Berlin
is home to a variety of Christmas fairs, including Germany's largest
fair in Spandau Old Town.
Traditional
Christmas Markets - November 23rd to
December 23rd in Germany As Christmas approaches, Germany reveals its
most romantic side. Over 2500 Christmas markets, located in town and city
centers, twinkle with lights and invite you to share the joy of the
pre-Christmas season. The aroma of Gluehwein, baked apples and sausages wafts
through the air, while stories of Christmas traditions are told and re-enacted.
The Cult of the
Artist: The Universe of Klee - October 31st 2008 to January 31st, 2009 in
Berlin New National Gallery Berlin.
International
Festival of Snow and Ice, Luebeck - December 8, 2008 to January 28, 2009 in
Germany The International Festival of Snow and Ice sculptures will
again open its ice-cold gates for the 4th time this winter and will invite to
visit a glittering dream world made of snow and ice. Luebeck.
Scotland in
December
Edinburgh's Christmas -
27th November - 25th December 2008
One of Europe's finest Christmas festivals returns with a month-long programme
bringing warmth and festive cheer to Edinburgh as the city transforms itself
into a magical winter wonderland. Activity is centred around the world-renowned
Princes Street Gardens. With a glittering choice of festive celebrations, chic
shopping and fine dining set against the shimmering backdrop of this historic
city - at Christmas, Edinburgh sparkles. Plans for this year's festivities are
well underway. Expect the return of Edinburgh's Christmas favourites such as The
Light Night, the Traditional German Christmas Market, Santa's Reindeer Garden,
The Edinburgh Wheel, The Great Scottish Santa Run and Winter Wonderland, plus
lots of surprises that make Edinburgh's Christmas the ultimate festive
experience.
England in
December
Somerset House Ice
Skating Rink - London,
England - Mid November to January
Capital of Culture 2008
Liverpool - World class museums, music and
culture including Beatles History - many great events throughout the year.
www.liverpool08.com
The European Capital of Culture is an EU project designed to
highlight the culture of the continent – selecting a city that illustrates and
deserves the title of ‘Capital of Culture’. Competition is always fierce, as
every city bids to showcase its contribution to the world’s cultural landscape.
As of 2000, the award has often gone to two or more cities, and in 2008,
Liverpool shares the title with Stavanger in Norway.
London Theatre
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Sample of
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- Bad Girls
- Billy Elliot
- Blood Brothers
- Chicago
- Dirty Dancing
- Footloose
- Grease
- Hair Spray
- Lion King
- Lord of the Rings
- Mamma Mia
- Mary Poppins
- Spamalot
- We Will Rock You
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