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
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.
Dates:
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Self-guided
tours: |
Every
day from April
to the end of October |
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| Guided
tours: |
May
23-June 1, 2009
(incl. Brno Festival) |
| Aug
31-Sept 9, 2009 |
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Send
us an email for custom guided tours in different
dates. |
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Cultural Events
You might wish to adjust the times of your tour to coincide with
the following festivals and
cultural events:
Vienna
Vienna
Spring Festival (14-18 March 2009)
http://www.musikverein.at
International
Youth and Music Festivals (11-14 July 2009)
http://www.austrianfestivals.at
The
Vienna Festival (8 May-14 June 2009) - Renowned
for its superb international
theatrical performances, also invites
musical ensembles and opera companies from all over
the
world, in addition to staging many Austrian musical
productions.
http://www.festwochen.at/
World
Choral Festival (23-27 June 2009)
http://www.austrianfestivals.at
Jazz-Fest
Wien (27 June- 17 July 2009)
http://www.viennajazz.org
Mikulov
Concertus
Moraviae (June 2009) - International Music Festival
of Thirteen Towns.
The
International Guitar Festival (June–July 2009)
- Festival with master-classes
of interpretation and concerts by world-class guitarists.
http://www.guitarfestivalmikulov.com/
The
Sixth Festival of the Nations from the Podyji (July
2009) - presentation of
the original cultural and culinary specialties of the nations living in the
Podyji region.
Festival
Of The Three Neighbors (August 2009) - Meeting
of folklore ensembles.
Eurotrialog
Mikulov (August 2009) - Central-European Music
Festival with pop,
rock, alternative and ethnic music.
Kampanila
(September 2009) - International Choir Festival.
Pilgrimage
to Holy Hill (6 September 2009) - Traditional pilgrimage
to the Black Loretan
Madonna on Holy Hill in Mikulov.
Palava
Wine Harvest Festival (11-13 September 2009)-a
grand event with a historical
fair and wine market, historical and folk costume parades, wine tasting, a
program of
events for all ages and local culinary specialties.
http://mikulov-kultura.wz.cz/ (in
Czech)
Golden
Grapes of South Moravia Competition (September
2009) - International brass
band show.
Brno
Easter
Festival of Sacred Music (5–19 April 2009) - International
music festival.
Six concerts
at Easter time devoted
solely to sacred music.
http://www.mhf-brno.cz/vfdh/en/
Brno
- City in the Center of Europe (22 May-7 June 2009)
- Festival of fun under Spilberk
and Veveri Castles in Brno.
Includes: International fireworks competition IGNIS BRUNENSIS
(22 May-7 June); MUSEUM NIGHT (24
May) presentation of Brno Museums and galleries;
BALLOON JAM (22-25 May) – dozens of hot-air balloons launched;
historical trains, buses,
trams, trolleys, cars and motorcycles presented at TRANSPORT NOSTALGIA (7-8
June);
FUN BENEATH THE CASTLE WALLS (6-8 June); PEOPLE´S
CASTLE FESTIVITIES (8
June) – historical shows at Spilberk Castle.
http://www.bmue.cz/go/main.asp?ArtId=373&LangId=1
Brno
Summer of Culture (June-September 2009) - Theatre
and music festival.
http://www.kultura-brno.cz/index_english.php
International
Folk Festival (August-September 2009)
http://www.folklornet.cz/spfb/sdruzeni_a.htm
The
International Music Festival Spilberk (August 2009)
- Music Festival in the
grounds of Spilberk castle in Brno.
Moravian
Autumn (21 September-2 October 2009) - Festival
devoted to symphonic and
chamber music. Takes place at venues throughout Brno and features the best
of Janacek
and Dvorak and others.
Olomouc
Dvorak's
Olomouc (11
May-4 June 2009) - International classic music festival.
A tribute
to one of the most famous Czech composers,
Antonin Dvorak, of New World Symphony
fame.
http://www.mfo.cz
Olomouc
Summer of Culture (June-September 2009) - Series
of open air shows,
concerts, exhibitions, literary evenings,
theatre performances in the historical city center.
http://www.okl.info/
Autumn
Festival of Sacred Music (September-October 2009)
- First class concerts
and performances of sacred
music in Olomouc churches.
http://www.hudba.olomouc.cz/ (in
Czech)
International
Organ Festival (September 2009) - Organ performances.
http://www.mfo.cz
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
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