 Time
to go
Weather
The Central European continental climate
consists of long, hot summers and
cold,
snowy
winters. The best time for cycling
tours is between April and October.
In the
summer months it can get quite hot.
Bear in mind that it will be cooler on
the
mountain
tours at this time. May June and
September are generally good months to
take
advantage
of the cooler, but still warm
weather.
Crowds
Dates:
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Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
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tours: |
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June
6-14, 2009
July 14-22, 2009 |
August
22-30, 2009
September 19-27, 2009 |
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Send
us an email for custom guided tours in different
dates. |
It must be noted that, according to the tourism calendar, the
first two weeks
in August
are when most people go for their
holidays. Generally July and August are
the busiest
months. We
mention this with regard to seeing cultural monuments and
UNESCO
protected
areas with greater ease and with less people
around.
Cultural Events
You might wish to adjust the times of your tour to coincide with
the following
festivals
and cultural events:
Budapest
Budapest
Spring Festival (20 March–5 April 2009)
-
Huge music festival that takes place in the outstanding city
of Budapest.
http://festivalcity.hu/btf2007/
Danube
Carnival (1-30 June 2009) - The Danube
Carnival (Duna Karnevál) is the
framework event for the music
and dance presentations, held by different settlements
alongside
the
Danube.
Danube
Festival (June 2009) - One of Europe’s
greatest water events to be organized in
Budapest, on the 1,5 km section of river Danube between
Margaret Bridge and Chain Bridge
on these two summer
days. Different programs, sports events – rowing, kayak,
canoe and
motor boat competitions – await spectators
during the whole day. Besides these events,
hand-driven
and motor boat processions are organized both in
the morning and in the
evening. Burning candles float down on the river and Midsummer
Night’s fireworks are
presented in the closing event.
Budapest
Fair (16-18 April 2009) Real carnival
spirit takes over the city, marking the day
when the last
Russian soldier left Hungary.
Island
Festival - multicultural youth festival (1-31
August 2009) - Thousands of young
people
move out to a deserted shipyard
island (Hajógyári
sziget) in tents for a week to
participate
in a giant pop festival better known
as Pepsi Island. Pepsi Island has since
grown into the
largest concert festival
in Central Europe.
http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english
The
Jewish Summer Festival (August - September
2009) is a celebration of Hungarian
and
indeed Central European
Jewish Culture. Events range
from exhibitions to music
concerts
and theatre performances.
http://www.jewishfestival.hu/index.php?lang=eng
Foundation
of the State and Constitution Day (August
2009) As part of the celebrations
a
large-scale fireworks display
is held in Budapest. All are welcome to join
the crafts fair
and
concerts held along the Pest side
of the Danube Embankment in the days before and
after
the festivities.
Budapest
parade (August 2009) - Budapest street
carnival at the end of the summer.
The
procession
convoy goes through one of the most beautiful route of
the capital
between
Roosevelt tér (Roosevelt Square)
and Hősök tere (Hero’s Square).
Budapest
International Wine and Champagne Festival (September
2009) -
International
Wine Festival presents famous Hungarian
wine specialties and wine regions.
Banska Bystrica
EUROFOLKLOR
BANSKA BYSTRICA (June 2009) - International
Folklore Festival
and
presentation
of national music and song.
International
Dixieland Festival Banska Bystrica (May
2009) - Festival with
prominent
Slovak
and foreign
Dixieland orchestras.
Puppetry
festival "Babkarska Bystrica"
(next festival will be in September 2009) -
International festival
of Slovak
puppetry theatres with the puppetry theatre in Central
Europe and
select world ensembles.
Banska
Bystrica Music Days (October 2009) Slovak
opera and music festival, opera
performances, symphony concerts, chamber music concerts, solo
performances, singing
choirs and dance and theatre performances.
Banska
Stiavnica
Festival
of crafts and entertainment (August 2009)
- Exhibition of crafts, theatre,
games and
attractions
for children.
Juniales
(June 2009) traditional merry-making, cultural program.
Stiavnicky
hudobny tajch (June 2009) music festival.
Animatus
Lusus (July 2009) - Chess game on a chessboard
12x12m on the square
Nám. sv.
Trojice, theatre performance, historical fencing,
falconers and market of historical
weapons.
Festival
of Nice Music (July 2009) – International
festival of classic music.
Cap
á l´Est (August 2009) – European festival
of poetry, theatre and music.
Salamander
Days (September 2009) mining, historical
parade called Salamander in
period
costumes -
the ambience of ancient times.
Krakow
April:
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter
Festival (March - April 2009) - Dozens
of famous
performers and
ensembles
play the music of this
great composer as well as other famous
composers of the time.
http://www.beethoven.org.pl/index.php?l=en
May:
Krakow International
Film Festival
Festival of Krakow Composers
Orthodox-Church Music Meetings
Juvenalia Student Festival
June:
City of Krakow Festival incorporating
many smaller festivals is a huge musical, theatrical,
exhibition,
historical event that takes place throughout Krakow and the
surrounding area.
International
Festival of Military Bands
Opera and Operetta
Summer Festival
July:
Jewish
Culture Festival (27 June-5 July 2009)The
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow is
one
of the most important
and largest events of its kind in the world. The First Festival
took
place in 1988 and its program focused on a scholarly conference
on the encounter between
two cultures, Jewish and Polish. It
was a modest occasion but it turned out to have
enormous significance,
considering the boldness of the subject matter, upon which
the
communist authorities of the day looked askance.
http://www.jewishfestival.pl/index_en.php
Summer Festival of Early
Music
Summer
Jazz Festival
International Street Theatre Festival
Summer Festival of Opera and Operetta
Crossroads Festival of Traditional Music
Old Jazz in Krakow Festival
August:
Music in Old Krakow -
International Festival of classical music with the participation
of
artists
from the whole world; all concerts are held in the historical
buildings of Krakow.
Summer Academy
of Music
Old Jazz in Krakow Festival
Cepeliada Folk Art Fair
September:
International Competition
of Modern Chamber Music
Bajt Chadasz-Jewish
Culture Month
October:
Autumn Festival of Contemporary
Art
International Festival of Early Music
'Music from Isles' Folk Festival
Cepeliada Folk Art Fair
September:
International Competition
of Modern Chamber Music
Bajt Chadasz-Jewish Culture
Month
October:
Autumn Festival of Contemporary
Art
International Festival of Early Music
'Music from Isles' Folk Festival
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