july-2011

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PARIS, FRANCE
24 JUL
TOUR DE FRANCE FINAL LEG
Le Tour is a unique sporting event that puts France’s towns, countryside and
mountains in the international spotlight. The race covers 3,430.5km over
21 gruelling stages, but it all ends in Paris, and it is diffi cult to imagine a fi ner
fi nish. Aft er three exhausting weeks of racing, the cyclists hurl themselves
down the Champs-Élysées with thousands of people lining the avenue
cheering them along. Winners take to the podium with bunches of fl owers,
and the Champagne fl ows well into the night.
WWW.LETOUR.FR / TEXT BY BRUNO RICARDO FAUSTINO MESQUITA
FLY TO PARIS (BEAUVAIS AND VATRY) FROM 42 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING ROME (CIAMPINO). WWW.RYANAIR.COM
Take Off
OSLO, NORWAY
9-13 AUG
ØYA
Summers in Norway can be scorching, and
even more so when Øya festival gets going. This
year’s big touring acts all seem to be playing this
major music festival, in the Medieval Park in the
old town. Artists include Kanye West, Pulp, Fleet
Foxes and Lykke Li, and there’s always a great
atmosphere and plenty of picnics on the grass.
WWW.OYAFESTIVALEN.COM
TEXT BY LAURA VEVERS
FLY TO OSLO (RYGGE AND TORP) FROM 34 DESTINATIONS,
INCLUDING MALAGA AND TALLINN. WWW.RYANAIR.COM
IBIZA, SPAIN
UNTIL 14 SEP
ARMIN VAN BUUREN AT SPACE
The big news in Ibiza this summer is that Armin
van Buuren has switched residencies and is
now thrilling the clubbers at Space, one of the
globe’s best-known party spots. The Dutch
legend – voted number-one DJ in the world in
DJ magazine’s Top 100 – is the man behind the
decks every Wednesday night for BE at Space.
WWW.SPACEIBIZA.COM
TEXT BY ALLY MAYHEW
FLY TO IBIZA FROM 29 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
BIRMINGHAM AND PISA (FLORENCE). WWW.RYANAIR.COM
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