Asturias is a Principality and an Autonomous Community in Spain. It is situated on the north coast, on the Cantabrian Sea. The capital city of Asturias is Oviedo. Oviedo is worth a visit; however if you are planning to visit this place in summer, don’t forget to check out what festivals are on, as there is always a party going on in Asturias in summer. We would like to point out some of them:

- El Carmín de la Pola (Pola de Siero):  It is celebrated on the month of July, just alter the celebration of Nuestra Señora del Carmen (16th July). People gather around in a big garden “prao”, as asturians call it, they talk, eat good food and drink homemade cider. After people go down to the streets to ask for water, and locals throught it from their houses.

- El Descenso del Sella ( The International Descent of the River Sella). This is the most known festivity in Asturias. In 2011 it is celebrate on the 6^th August and it consists of a race of canoes down the river, from Arriendas to Ribadesellas. After the competition there is a celebration with good drinks and party.

There are many others, religious and not religious parties so don’t forget that summer is one of the best moments to visit the beautiful city of Oviedo, Gijon and all the towns around it! Book your hotel in Hotelopia and do not miss a thing!

Marbella is the place to be when it comes to summer parties in Spain. Night clubs by the beach and a little bit more expensive than usual, but who cares when you are rich?

If you really want to feel like a millionaire, you shouldn’t miss the millionaires’ annual white summer party. This is one of the Marbella summer’s musts and if you happen to be around this part of the world, it is a great opportunity to hang around with the upper class. The event is sponsored by jeweler Chopard and it will be held on the 30^th july in the Finca La Concepción, a mansion house.

It will be themed as An evening from Las Vegas Live and it includes Champagne reception and canapés as well as an entertainment of a big and orchestra, showgirls and a Sinatra sound-a-like, among others. The party will continue in the after party, which is also included.

Entrance to the bash is affordable, even for not millionaire people! The celebration of your life for only 120€! And find a hotel nearby with Hotelopia.

The Mont Sant Michel is one of the wonders of the western world. This hill situated in Normandie is one of the most beautiful places to be visited in France. The hill forms a tower in the heart of an immense bay invaded by the highest tides in Europe.

It is said that at the request of Archangel Michel, the Bishop of Avranches built a church on the rock and some centuries after the Bennedictines settled a community. It has been one of the most important pilgrimage places in Europe (with Rome and Santiago de Compostela)

A beautiful medieval town that has been kept throught the ages and can only be visited depending on the tides, because when the tide goes up, the hill becomes and island, and only when it’s down it is linked to solid earth.

UNESCO has classed the Mont Saint-Michel as a world heritage in 1979 and it welcomes more than three million visitors a year. A marvellous place that not everyone knows about, so when hello becomes salut don’t forget to visit the fantastic abbey, the museums and the parish church.

Jamiroquai, which is one of the reference groups of Funk since 1992 and the leader of the Acid Jazz, will be in concert in the next few months in Spain, France, Belgium. The world tour is taking the british band all around Europe during this summer and until the end of November. The last concert will take place the 3^rd of December in Lotto Arena, Antwerp.

Check out the dates and fly to see one of the biggest funk bands of all times!

Do you to be transported back to the good old days?  In Rome, there is an annual celebration for those who want to relive the Italy of the seventies, eighties and nineties. It is called Roma Vintage. This year it will take place between the 11^th of June and the 15^th of August; so there’s still plenty of time if you are feeling tempted by the idea.

If you are the nostalgic kind, then this vintage festival will be right up your street. It is set in St. Sebastian Park (Parco di San Sebastiano) and the organized activities include dance, theatre, cinema sports, meetings and markets. You can choose to go shopping for vintage items in one of the markets, see stylish cars and watch cult film screening. Other options are live music concerts and dance.

The festival has an area for children and it is free! So, put on your Ray Bans, take your mini cooper and enjoy the pleasure of going back in time to the best decades of your life!

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Rome is the perfect destination to go anytime of the year. Summer is one of the best because although it is a bit hot during the day time, you can always refresh yourself inside one of the hundreds of churches and palaces all around the city. Temples such as Santa Maria de Trastevere and Il Jesu invite you to think with their silence and freshness.

If you have seen all the beautiful buildings in the city, you can still cool down by dipping your feet in the water of one of the fantastic fountains that are scattered around in every square. We recommend that you visit the famous Fontana di Trevi very early in the morning so you can see the sculptures with calm.  Less famous, but with the all the charms of Rome is the Fontana di Tartaruge, beauty in simplicity.

Nights in the Italian capital can be enjoyed in summer more than in any other season: terraces where you will be able to eat delicious homemade pasta or pizza or have a drink after a tiring touristic day with a lovely roman ambiance. Book your hotel in Rome now with the best prices in Hotelopia!

Tired of working? Need to disconect? This is the plan: some friends, a good hotel nearby and the best music festival. The most important musical event of this summer in Portual has a fantastic line up and will be held in a great location.

The beach of Meco (Praia do Meco, Sesimbra) is the stage; a long sandy beach in the south of Lisboa, surrounded by dunes and cliffs. The line up includes The Strokes, Arcade Fire, The Kooks, Beirut y Artic Monkeys and an infinite list of rock stars.

Date: Next Thursday 14^th until Saturday 16^th. Are you convinced?

The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 is the one that gave birth to the French national holiday. That morning of the eighteenth century, the citizens of Paris took up arms and departed from the Invalides and went to the Bastille, which was by then a royal fortress.
This is one of the most important landmarks of the French Revolution. The building was completely demolished during the following months.
Since then, every year, 14 of July celebrates the storming of the Bastille and the Feast of the Federation, which established the new Constitution in 1790.
But it will be during the Third Republic, when Gambetta decided to formalize this date as a national holiday of the Republic.
Today, July 14 keeps its official appearance, particularly with military parades that take place with the national anthem “La Marseillaise” Isle of mullet in the background. In Paris, the armies are going down the Champs-Elysees under the watch of the french head of State.
But everywhere in France balls, illuminations and fireworks will give the party a family-friendly dimension.

If you’ve never been in the city of lights, you feel like visiting the Louvre, climb the Eiffel Tower, or walk down the Champs Elysees, seize this opportunity and book a hotel in Paris: http://www.hotelopia.com/france/paris/

It is said that summer is not the best time of the year to visit Seville: sevillians leave the city and it is very hot (up to more tan 40º C degrees in the shadow). Althought that may be true there are some reasons why visiting Sevilla can also be good.

1. Less queues! There are less tourists in summer than there are in autumn and spring so therefore there are less probabilities of having to wait queues to enter the Giralda or the torre del oro (Golden Tower).
2. Velá de Santa Ana : From the 21^st to the 28^th of July, Triana celebrates a party for Saint Anne, a religious celebration that is now a big party in the middle of the summer: chats with friends, activities, good food and an religious offer to the Virgin in Santa Ana’s Church. A fantastic time to get to know a bit more about people from the other part of the river and to enjoy the fantastic views of the city from the calle Betis.
3. Alcazar Nights (Noches de Alcazar): The Real Alcazar is one of the places you can’t miss when visiting the city. In summer, there are concerts in the gardens in which the beaty of the stage surrounds the sounds of jazz, pop, flamenco or classical music.

So it is not all bad news, Sevilla is hot in summer, that is true but there are a lot of things to do in this city that would make your visit different from the rest, enjoy the hot summer nights in Sevilla!