Time
to go
Weather
The Central European continental climate
consists of long, hot summers and
cold,
snowy
winters. The best time for cycling 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.
Dates:
|
|
Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
|
| Guided
tour: |
| June
8-14, 2009 |
| September
17-23, 2009 |
| (Incl.
Wine Festival in Melnik) |
| |
Send
us an email for custom guided tours in different
dates. |
Crowds
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:
Prague
International Prague Spring Music Festival (12
May–4 June 2009) - International
music festival featuring orchestral and theatre series, church concerts, recitals,
morning
concerts chamber music and symphony orchestras.
http://www.festival.cz/en/
Khamoro
(May 2009) - Roma Festival strives to show the
richness and complexity
of Roma culture and traditions. The festival is divided into 3 sections - professional,
cultural
and media. The festival strives on the one hand to present Roma culture, art
and traditions
as an integral part of Czech, European and world culture.
http://www.khamoro.cz
Verdi
festival (August-September 2009)-traditional festival
of Verdi operas.
http://www.opera.cz/en/
Prague
Autumn (12 September-1 October 2009) - International
music festival.
http://www.pragueautumn.cz/en/soubor1.php
International
Jazz Festival (October-November 2009).
Melnik
Melnik
Wine Festival (18–20 September 2009) - Traditional
wine celebrations, program
of events taking place on three
stages (main country and historical stage), arts and crafts,
Procession led by Charles IV, firework display.
http://www.melnik.info/
Dresden
Karl-May-Festtage
Radebeul (22-24 May 2009) - Historical camps,
shows, stunts and
action,
folkmusic and bluegrass.
http://www.karl-may-fest.de/
International Dixieland Festival (12-17
May 2009) - Over 65 venues with more than 28
bands
and solo
performers
from 11 countries. Dresden sings and swings like crazy.
http://www.dixieland.de
Elbhangfest
(27-29 June 2009)
http://www.elbhangfest.de/
Moritzburg
Festival (8-23 August 2009) - One of the world's
most prestigious chamber
music festivals.
The
festival takes place in Moritzburg Castle near Dresden
every
August.
During
two weeks
soloists from all over the world concentrate
on works of chamber
music
and perform them in
concerts at the
end.
http://www.moritzburgfestival.de/pages_engl/frames_engl.html
Dresden
Music Festival (20 May-7 June 2009) - Classical
music/ ballet Germany's biggest
classical
music festival. Concerts feature
international stars and Dresden's top
ensembles
in
the
city's
most exquisite palaces, theatres, fine rooms and churches.
http://www.musikfestspiele.com/cms/en/home/
Dresden
Festival of Contemporary Music (October 2009) -
For over ten years, the
Dresden Festival of Contemporary
Music has been one of the most important festivals
of contemporary
music. From October 1 to 10 every year the public is invited
to
experience, alongside a famous speciallist audience, the
whole breath of music of our
time: from symphonies and music
theater to experimental dance, from chamber music
to electronic
music, from jazz to multimedia performances.
http://www.zeitmusik.de/3/festival.php?lang=2&area=3
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