Discovering Music in Eastern Europe

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Discovering Music in Eastern Europe
Enjoy Music in Prague


Just to start, we can mention the Prague SPRING International Music Festival that is generally considered the most important music event in Prague. Everything started in 1948, so forth this year the Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary! Worthless to say, the program offer is incredible huge, including nearly 50 performances and social events among Opera and Symphony orchestras, instrumental and chamber music.

The Prague SPRING International Music Festival will take place from Monday 12 May to Wednesday 4 June for nearly one month of music and entertainment!!
The first venue will be conducted by the BRNO Philharmonic directed by Petr Altrichter whilst the Festival will end with the Budapest Festival Orchestra. All theatres of Prague will host alternatively performances, concerts and theatre venues.

To get a complete and detailed program of what you are going to listen and see, you can visit the event web site: festival.cz. This year, it has been introduced the new service M-TICKET for ticket sales by mobile phone. Visit Ticketpro.cz

For accommodations in Prague, there are many possibilities for many budgets! Worthless to say, online is very easy to find all kind of accommodations you might require. In general it depends on the number of people you are travelling with. A recent trend is to book apartments and Prague apartments owners are becoming very professional either on the selling methods, either in the offered comforts, services and atmosphere. They are usually very well refurbished, and newly appointed with colours and modern furniture. There are a few that we could recommend located all thru Prague historical centre and at very good rates.

Apartments Magicka Zahrada (magic Garden) from 62 euros for a very nice atmosphere, Ikea style, so to say. Or the Old Town Apartment House, Hotel Apartments Wenceslas Square, Amazing Prague Apartments or some guest houses or pensions that can be quite comfy for families or small groups, like the pension Prague City, Euro Guest House or the travel Club Prague in a residential area of the city of Prague.

Budapest sziget festival


More precisely it takes place in Obuda Island, a little island on the Danube river, in the heart of City. In fact Sziget means Island. Started as a Student Festival in 1993, in a few years the Sziget Festival of Budapest has turned to be a very popular international event! To be more accurate, the Sziget Festival is not just a monothematic event but it generally gathers many festivals in one.

In fact, there are something like one thousand performances during the week that goes from 12th to 18th of August. The hottest Summer week in most Countries in Europe. This unique Sziget Festival gives the possibility to all music lovers to enjoy literally all music genres from Rock to Jazz, from Blues to Reggae, Ska and Folk. It's called Festival but it is way more than this.

In fact, beside music people can enjoy loads of other performances and venues from theatre, dance, classical music, cabaret, films, fine arts and hand-crafts, literary presentations, programs for kids, sports and other free time activities. Just to say is not a simple city Festival you can find anywhere else, you have to know that the Iron Maiden will open it on the 'zero day' night. And other big bands will perform like REM, Sex Pistols and many other international artists! So, want to get fun and music? Find yourself with a nice cool drink at the Sziget Festival dancing, playing, or simply bumping on a party.

The festival will be 5 +1 days long this year as to allow citizens to sleep properly during that crazy week!

Last but not least, if you are thrilled to be in Budapest on those days, keep in mind that the city can be overbooked quite soon and it's a good thing to book in advance. Nevertheless, there are plenty of accommodation options in Budapest for different budgets! International travellers, independent backpackers or families can find an easy accommodation in the heart of the city for less than you can expect! Depending on how you wish to live the city of Budapest, you can choose to stay in a private apartment, in a family run hotel or guest house or in youth hostels.

Concerning Budapest apartments, the city is lately offering upper standards of comforts, services and atmosphere. In fact, apartments are usually very well refurbished and coloured on an Ikea style, so to say. You can expect to pay something like 10-30 euros per night per person.

It's more or less what you would spend in a youth hostel. Some good apartments are located right in Budapest historical centre: check by yourself Anna Center apartment, Apartment St, Michael, Navigare Apartments, Akademia Apartments, Arcadia Apartments, Gabriella and Elizabeth Apartments, Budapestin flat, Aida Apartment. In terms of hostels or youth hostels, Budapest has a lot to offer too with value services and rate.

Some of the best located and beloved hostels in Budapest are Moha Hostel, Goat Hostel, Grand Hostel of Budapest, Domino Hostel, Marco Polo Hostel,, Mellow Mood Central Hostel, Karat Hostel and guest house, Riverside Youth hostel. 1st (first) hostel starting from 12 euros per person per night in a dormitory style room.