Travel Reference
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JULY
The Palio, Siena, Italy
(July 2 & Aug 16) Italy's most spectacular summer event: a bare-
backhorseracebetweenrepresentativesofthedifferentquartersofthecityaroundthemain
square.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
(early July) These days only loosely committed to
jazz, this festival takes in everything from folk to breakbeats.
FiestadeSanFermín,Pamplona,Spain
(July6-14)Anarchicfun,centredontherunning
of the bulls through the streets of the city, plus music, dancing and of course a lot of drink-
ing.
Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
(early/mid-July) Europe's hippest music festival held in a
beautiful fortress and attracting top DJs and artists from around the world.
AvignonFestival,France
(early/mid-July)Slantedtowardsdramabuthostsplentyofother
events too.
DubrovnikSummerFestival,Croatia
(July & Aug) A host of musical events and theatre
performances against the backdrop of the town's beautiful Renaissance centre.
TheProms,London
(July-Sept)World-famousconcertseriesthatmaintains highstandar-
ds of classical music at egalitarian prices.
Ramadan
(June-July in 2014, 2015 & 2016) Commemorating the revelation of the Koran
to the Prophet Mohammed, the month of fasting from sunrise until sunset ends with a
huge celebration called Eid el-Fitr. Morocco, Turkey, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegov-
ina, plus Muslim areas of Bulgaria and Greece.
