Today we are going to introduce you 5 more interesting places for your coming summer vacations. If you are already tired of beaches, seas and sun from our previous trip, then we are going to offer you some other destinations where wonderful sights, music festivals and bright street fairs are waiting for you.
1. Madrid, Spain
Air temperature: 21-33°C.
Visa: Schengen.
Cost of living: from 17$ per night.
From 12 to 14 July Mad Cool, a major European festival of rock, pop and alternative music, will be held in Madrid. Here is the list of the main stars that will perform this year: Pearl Jam, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Jack White, Depeche Mode and Queens of the Stone Age. The ticket price for one festival day is 85 euros.
2. Washington, USA
Air temperature: 20-31°C.
Visa: it is issued independently through the embassy or consulate of the USA.
Cost of living: from 35$ per night.
On July 4, all Americans celebrate the US Independence Day. This is the main national holiday. All over the country family picnics, concerts and fairs are held, but the main celebration is always concentrated in Washington. Here you can see a grand parade that runs along the monuments of the capital followed by a bright fireworks display.
3. Novi Sad, Serbia
Air temperature: 19-25°C.
Visa: not required if the stay does not exceed 30 days.
Cost of living: from 10$ per night.
Serbia will host the festival Exit from 12 to 15 July. Annually about 150 000 people from other countries of Europe and around the world come to this place. Here you can hear musicians of different genres, but most often – electronics and indie. This year, such performers as David Guetta, Sevdaliza, Nina Kraviz and Solomun will take part in this festival.
The event will be held in the Petrovaradin fortress, located on the banks of the Danube. You can get here spending one hour by public transport from Belgrade airport. Near the fortress there is the city of Novi Sad.
The ticket price for all the days of the festival starts from 114 euros. You can spend the night in a hostel (from 10 euros per night per person) or in your own tent (from 38 euros for all the days of the festival) in the campsite. You can also use the city hotels of Novi Sad.
4. PARIS, FRANCE
Air temperature: 16-25°C.
Visa: Schengen.
Cost of living: from 26$ per night.
On July 14, the French will celebrate the Day of the Bastille, a prison fortress, the storming of which in 1789 marked the beginning of the Great French Revolution. For residents of the country this holiday is just as important as the US Independence Day for Americans. And the French celebrate it with no less scope.
On this day you will be able to observe a lot of cultural events across the country. In the morning on the Champs Elysees there is usually a parade, and in the evening the lights of the fireworks illuminate the city. If you have long dreamed to come to Paris to stroll along the famous boulevards, visit galleries and dine at the restaurants, then the opportunity to visit this city on the Bastille Day is a weighty argument.
5. SPLIT, CROATIA
Air temperature: 22-30°C.
Water temperature: 24°C.
Visa: made through a travel agency or independently at the embassy.
Cost of living: from 11$ per night.
And one more noteworthy musical festival, Ultra Europe, will be held from 6 to 8 July in the Croatian city of Split. The event will be held at the Polyud Stadium, where Afrojack, Armin Van Buren, David Guetta and other electronic music stars will perform. The cost of a three-day admission to the festival is 175 euros.
Split is located on the Adriatic coast. This is an ancient resort town with a rich history and amazing architecture. So you can have a great time even after the end of the festival.
Hope, you will choose one of this places to visit during your summer vacations!