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March 8th, 2010
The hub of the Greek cultural events and festivities is Rhodes Island. The visitors that come to the island for Rhodes holidays attend and take part in different cultural events and celebrations. One of the famous cultural programs in Rhodes Island is the Art Park, which is held every year since May 2006.
The Art Park of Rhodes, Greece has now become an important institution that attracts the Greek as well as foreign artists to show their artistic abilities and talent. It is a non-profit organization aimed at providing a cultural multi-art platform created for the artists, actors and musicians etc.
The Art Park on Rhodes Island showcases works of different kinds of Art from the month of May to the month of October. Therefore, for your Rhodes Holidays you can easily visit this wonderful attraction.
Location:
This art gallery, due to its naturally beautiful setting, becomes more prominent among the other art galleries on Rhodes Island. It is located in the beautiful region of Archipolis. Archipolis being on the road to Eleousa is located at a 30 km distance from Rhodes Town.
Also the beach of Kolympia and Afandou are the nearest ones and it just takes about ten minutes on a car or bus to reach there. Art Park of Rhodes is located just ten kilometres past the Seven Springs in Rhodes.
History:
Rhodes’ Art Park is primarily an institution founded by a renowned musician, sculptor maker, and artist named ‘Damon Papakiriakou’ and his wife Emily in May 2006. Initially the institute organised a small multicultural integration. The location of this place is in the mid of various picnic spots, the events started here quite slowly and after gaining repute they have become informal art feasts.
In January 2007, the event was recognised when the Art Park of Rhodes won a large scale competition in Greece of the private art institute’s and galleries. Later on, the Art Park started getting funds from the European Program Leader.
Today this art park is being operated as a non-profit organization. It is run by the’Friends of the Art Park’ whose members are art lovers and artists from different countries across Europe.
Purpose of the Park:
The basic purpose of this Art Park is to encourage and support different forms of art and music. It encourages and offers a platform to the new age artists and musicians so that they can expose their talent.
Attraction of the park:
The Art Park is very interesting place and holds many attractions for the tourists and visitors. It has no entrance or participation fee so you can come here as many times as you want.
It is an environment friendly park. The whole park uses photovoltaic cells that utilize renewable solar energy for electricity generation.
Its location is very pretty and there are many small wooden kiosks used for exhibitions. Some outdoor workshops are also available in this area where various artists can work free of charge. All kinds of music equipment and systems are available in the park.
To encourage and appreciate the amazing art of the young people, you are recommended to visit this place at least once during your Rhodes holidays.
Rhodes Holidays offer fully facilitated Rhodes accommodation so that you can better enjoy your vacations. Some of the best Rhodes Town Hotels, rooms and lodges are on offer to make your holidays unforgettable
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March 8th, 2010
The Place de la Concorde, that is the largest place in The french capital, is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysées. It is in the 8th arrondissement, or district, of the city.
The place was built to hold an equestrian sculpture of Louis XV that the city of The french capital commissioned in 1748 from Bouchardon to offer to the king. The place created an octagon bordered by large moats that no longer exist. In contrast to older places that had been closed, La Place de la Concorde, mainly open, served as an intersection as well as a ornament. If you are searching for an accommodation near if that place you can louer appartement Paris.
It became the Place de la Révolution and held in its center the guillotine that executed in particular Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, Robespierre, and 2800 others between 1793 and 1795. It is said that the smell of blood was so strong that a herd of cattle refused to cross the place. After the Revolution it suffered a succession of transformations and several changes of name: place de la Concorde, place Louis XV again, place Louis XVI, place de la Chartre, and once again place de la Concorde to represent the end of a troubled era and the hope of a better future. To visit Place de la Concorde, you need a locations Paris
The place today maintains the general look that it had during the eighteenth century. The sculpture of Louis XV, removed during the Revolution, was replaced by the Obelisk of Luxor given by the viceroy of Egypt, Mohamed Ali, to Louis Phillipe. The obelisk, 22.83 meters far above the ground and weighing 230 tons, which marked the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor, was installed in 1836. On all corner of the octagon is found a sculpture that represents one of the large French cities: Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Brest and Rouen.
The place is bordered to the north by l’Hôtel Crillon and l’Hôtel of the Navy Minister that frames the rue Royale, in the direction of the east by the Jeu de Paume and L’Orangerie of the Tuileries, in the direction of the west by the beginning of the Champs Elysés then to the south by the bridge of the Concorde constructed by Perronnet between 1787 and 1790.
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March 8th, 2010
Ryanair recently announced it will launch its 39th base at Faro in March 2010 with six based aircraft and forteen new routes (28 in total) being launched. The well known low cost airline will run over 200 flights each week to/from Faro in an $400 million investment in the airport.
The new routes have been launched to help fulfil increasing demand for easy, affordable flights to the Algarve from across Europe. Portugal has a strong and sustainable tourism demand with 11 million visitors in 2009 (WTTC) and annual growth of 3% forecast until 2017.
The new flights which include Faro to Birmingham, Kerry and Knock will make the Algarve even more easily accessible from the UK and Ireland, a good indication that the region will receive an increase in tourism numbers which in turn will generate a greater demand for quality accommodation and also increase demand for property for sale in Portugal.
This is excellent news for the newly launched Gotel an apart-hotel or hotel room investment opportunity perfectly located in the sought after western Algarve, overlooking the spectacular Praia Tres Irmaos at Alvor. The hotel is owned and operated by the Pestana Group, Portugal’s biggest hotel and leisure operator, with a thirty year history and therefore assuring the future success. The hotel itself has a fifteen year operating history.
Steven Worboys, MD of the specialist overseas property investment company Experience International, stated:
“The Gotel privides an excellent opportunity to invest in a boutique hotel in Portugal’s highly sought after Algarve region and attractive Portugal property market. This project provides a next generation approach to property investment; apart-hotel rooms are widely regarded as a first-class turnkey investment method that are fully managed for the investor and require minimal involvement.”
The investment only has 38 properties available and provides an excellent opportunity to own an apart-hotel room within one of the Algarve’s well established and reputable hotels.
Spectacular Sea Views
Currently occupying a prime location in Alvor, a top tourist area in the Algarve, the hotel when completely refurbished will combine luxury hotel rooms with boutique chic and spectacular views over the famous PraiaTres Irmaos.
For more information about the Gotel investment opportunity please contact Experience International on +44 (0) 207 321 5858 or visit www.property-for-sale-in-portugal.co.uk
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