Until next Wednesday, the final day of the city festivities throughout Barcelona, Spain, you should attend any or many of the planned activities.

600 activities are planned in total, so there should be something for anybody. One of the big attractions are the live music concerts, which are free and possible to listen to in many places, such as Plaza Catalunya, Plaza Real, both in the very city centre and Parc del Forum, the former Forum area besides the sea.

At Parc de la Ciutadella, one of the main green areas of Barcelona, several free open-air movies are shown every night, and Asian cuisine can be tasted every day from midday to 1 am in the morning.

Another attraction is the International Fireworks Trophy to be held right on the beach and celebrated on 4 days, or better said: Nights, at 10.30 pm.

Human castles on Plaza Sant Jaume and running, fire spying dragons around the Cathedral area / Via Layetana street form also part of the huge offer on activities.

If you want to learn something about the Catalonian traditional culture, then Barcelona is a must these days.

Wafir with Nilo Azul
Mostoles (Madrid) - Lake stage at Finca Liana Park -
Sunday, August 17th - 21:30h - Free entrance

After the success of the Cherno More on August 3, Wafir comes back to the same stage, with his own project of Sudanese music, that winks some other traditions, like Castilian or Balcanic.

Wafir’s career along his 17 years in Spain has gone trought so eclectic experiencies like ancient music with Eduardo Paniagua, celtic pop with Hevia, Galician folk with Luar Na Lubre, Castilian folk with La Musgaña, Jewish music with Klezmer Sefardi and Radio Tarifa rich fusion. Even the most commercial pop, like Amistades Peligrosas’ has took advantage of his versatility and know how.

Info supplied by MapaMundi.

Line-up: Wafir Shaikheldin - ud, percussion, accordion, voice, nay. Salah Sabbagh: darbuka, riq, duf. Pedro Esparza: sax, flutes. José Luis Yagüe: doublebass.

Rent a self-catering holiday apartment with a capacity for 2-4 people in Boo de Pielagos between August 24 and 31, and take advantage of paying 4 nights while you stay 5 nights. Apartments are about 6 car mintes from Santander in North Spain, the so-called Green Spain. 

See information under:

http://www.spaindreams.com/eng/info/ru_dunas.htm

The equipped apartments dispose of terrace or balcony and safe deposit box. Access suitable for disabled people and 2 swimming pools for you to enjoy.