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The secound largest carnival in the world is the Carnival of Tenerife. As soon as the Spanish spring begins, the whole island is on its feet. Because of this two reasons, tourists from around the world travel to Tenerife and spend the first warm days in a Tenerife hotel.

Most people combine their holidays on the Canary Islands with a trip to the world famous carnival party of Tenerife, which has an interesting history: The carnival of Tenerife has a far reaching history, which begins in the 16th century. Even at that time, people used to disguise themeselves to express their criticism about satirical speeches and vocals. In the following years, the carnival has been forbidden. Not until the beginning of the 18th century, the prohibition has been lifted.But the during the dictorship of Franco, the prohibition returned. In 1961, the prohibition has finally been lifted.

Since that time, Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the first city that has celebrated carnival after years of prohibition. Until 1977, carnival has been known by the name of "winter festival" befor it changed his name to the Carnival of Tenerife.

The similarities of the carnival parties in Latin America is not a contingency. Like in Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival of Tenerife is known for its gorgeous costumes. This is why immigrants from latin America brought their influences to Tenerife.

The election for the carnivals's king and queen sound the bell for the beginning of the festivities. The queen wears a traditional and eloborate costume.Beside the carnival festivities for adults, there is also a carnivals party especially for children, which at least as lavish as the adult carnival..

Europe's largest carnival party starts on 7 February 2010 and ends on 21 February. The celebration will be located nearly in every village and city on Tenerife. The biggest party however, will be located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Puerto de la Cruz. The Carnival of Tenerife ends with the beginning of the Lent at the end of February.

Would you like to enjoy the Easter holidays with your family in one of the most beautiful cities at the Mediterranean Sea? After you have made yourself comfortable in a hotel in Barcelona or an apartment in Barcelona you are able to explore the city. At Easter you will not only be able to enjoy the first warm days in Barcelona, but also to get to know the Catalan culture.

Catalonia is a region characterized by religion and tradition. Especially Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, offers its visitors a Mediterranean flair combined with tradition that particularly comes out during Easter time. The Mariolatry, which is very popular in Barcelona, is the reason why a lot of churches in Barcelona dedicate their church parades to the Blessed Virgin Mary. So does the church parade "Virgin de la Macarena", which takes place in Raval, a central district of Barcelona at 5pm on Good Friday 2010. The parade usually goes along the historic city and ends at the cathedral in the "Barri Gôtic" at 8pm.

Those who would like to explore the city on its own hook can take a walk through the streets of Barcelona. Besides the main attractions, such as the Sagrada Familia, the small alleys of Barcelona conceal a lot of small but attractive restaurants. Most of them are even open during Easter time.

 
Continue your walk through the capital of Catalonia towards the sea and you will come upon the beautiful harbor of Barcelona. Situated in the middle of the harbor you can find the Mare Magnum Shopping Center where you can find a couple of interesting shops and boutiques. The Mare Magnum also accommodates cafes where you can relax from your scouting expedition.

Different from the spring in the UK and Ireland, the Spanish spring can offer you warm days, as well as unforgettable experiences, especially during Easter time.

Do you want to give your Love something very special for Valentine´s Day this year? Then you should surprise her with a weekend on the coast of Spain. Book a little romantic Costa Brava hotel somewhere in a cozy little village. Or do you rather want to have a Costa Dorada accommodation? It doesn´t matter on which part of the coast you will spend the most romantic days of the year. They will be unforgettable and your Dear will love it.
You can do a lot of things here to win someone´s heart. Discover little places along the coast. You can do long walks along the beach. Especially in the twilight the walk hand in hand under palms could be one of the romantic things. But keep in mind that the way to a heart leads always through the stomach. Let yourself carry off to the Spanish cuisine. Find a place in a lovely restaurant where you can enjoy your food without disturbance.
Afterwards you can inspire yourself by the passion of the Spain people when you will dance Flamenco, the typical dance here. But don´t forget the most important thing! Get a present for your partner. In Catalonia it is tradition to give the beloved girl a red rose. But if you think men aren´t getting anything, than you are completely wrong. All the girls and women get a book for their truelove.
But whatever you plan to do - the coast of Spain is the perfect place to spend romantic and relaxing days with your beloved one!

Do you want to experience something quite different for Carnival? Or do you just plan to spend your Costa Dorada holiday earlier this year to relax and get some sun sunlight? Then you should definitely go to Sitges to attend the Carnival in Sitges there. It will be an unforgettable experience for you and your friends or family. You can discover how the Spanish people will celebrate this event.
Just book a Sitges hotel and get dress up yourself! The carnival will take place from the 19th to the 25th of February 2010 and is known as one of the most extraordinary and most colorful one in the world.
The celebration will begin on Thursday with the arrival of the King of the Carnestoltes who is the spirit of the carnival. But the most spectacular event will be the parades which will be on the Ruá del Extremini. But if you are expecting a normal parade you are absolutely wrong. This one will be much more colorful and a lot of drag queens will attend it. You will also see beautiful decorated carriages and amazing costumes. So therefore this special period of time is also really attractive for the gays but it is not only for them. Last year over 250 000 visitors came to enjoy the happening and celebrate during the next mornings.
But even the greatest feast will come to an end. In this case it will end on Wednesday with an old tradition. There will be a traditional fight between the queen and the king of Carnival and the ghost of the Shrovetide. Of course the ghost will win this fight. Afterwards the king and his queen will be buried symbolically. With this action the Carnival of Sitges will be over.
So if you want to come now to Sitges to see it yourself than take you chance!