European Association of Folklore Festivals

International Folklore Festival " Lloret de Mar 2012" (22 June - 2 July 2012)

Location: Lloret de Mar, Spain (Wikipedia)

22rd June  – Departure from appointed place in night hours through highway between Croatia and Slovenia with occasional breaks. Night drive.

23^th June - After arriving to Italy facultative tour, and sightseeing of Venice.

Going to Punta Sabion and a boat cruise to Venice, after cruise follows sightseeing: Riva de Skjavoni, Dungeon, The bridge of (uzdaha), Dudge palace, Pjaceta and Saint Marcus square, (zvonik) and basilica of Saint Markus, Watch Tower, Rialto bridge, Santa Maria de la salute church…Free time for sightseeing and relaxing in Venice…Moving to hotel accommodation Overnight stay.

24^th June - Breakfast. In morning hours leisure activities on the beach, sightseeing, relaxing by the sea. At 2pm moving to Verona. Sightseeing of the most romantic townin the world: Oiazza Bra, Arena, Macini street, Erbe square, Dei Sinjori square, church of Dela Skala family, Juliet house. After town tour follows riding on a French and Italian Riviera with fascinating Mediteran panorama during the night. Night drive.

25^th June - In morning hours arrival to the most famous tourist centre in Costa Brava - Lioret de Mar, which is 65 kilometres from Barcelona. Hotel accommodation. Lunch. Info-meeting group representer and welcoming cocktail. Afternoon relaxing. Sightseeing of town, walks, and going to a performing place, town square..dinner. Facultative going out to a discoteque. Overnight stay.

26^th June – Breakfast. After breakfast possible going to tour Barcelona. Lunch (lunch packet) for those who go to Barcelona. After arriving to Barcelona follows sightseeing of Gaudi’s Barcelona, church commited to Sagrada Familia), Guel Park and well-known house of Batila and Milo. After tour of Gaudi’s works follows a walk along the main street of Barcelona, Ramblom, andthan Gothic square and tour of  Barcelon cathedral, Parliament, Picaso’s museum…After that free time for walks, sightseeing of Barcelona. Leaving to Lioret de Maru. Dinner. Facultative going out to some of the discoteques or going out to a flamenco club “La Siesta”. Overnight stay.

27^th June - Breakfast. After breakfast possible visit of Aqua park or leaving to the beach…swimming, water sports…Lunch. Afternoon is planned for preparations for defile and performing. Dinner.

Defile through the city of all societies and leaving to main town square where the performance is predicted. (in case of bad weather performance is going to be in a confined space).

Opening "Festival Espana 2012" and performance of cultural-art societies!!!

After the performance possible facultative leaving of whole societies to Diskoteque Holywood or Flamenco club.

28^th June - Breakfast. After breakfast, facultative possible going to Barcelona and second tour of town: visit to the museum and the most famous and  the most beatufil stadion with possibility of buying souvenirs with inicials of FC Barcelona…After tour of Nou camp, leaving toa Monjuik hill and visiting of Olymphic comlex (royal stadion, Calatravin tower, National library)…possible tour to famous aquarium of Barcelona… Free time for sightseeing…Return to Lioret de Mar. Lunch. (Lunch packet for those who go to Barcelona). Dinner.

Perfomance preparation.

Perform of cultural-art societies!!!

29^th June – Breakfast. Leisur activities or possible facultative tour to Barcelona or Port Aventura part-theme park with extrodinary attractions, so called Spanish “ Disneyland”! Incredible attractions:Dragon Khan, riding a boat through falls, Condor flight, temple of fire…or tour to Water park and the longest (tobogan) in Europe (250m long) as many other water attractions such as (toboggan) “kamikaze” mountain river…lunch. Preparation of societies for friendly night….Dinner. Friendly night. Overnight stay.

30th June - Breakfast. After breakfast, unfortunately, leaving of Lioret de Mar and going to France with occasional breaks…At arriving to Kan follows the tour and sightseeing of movie palace, golden stairs, fortress…After Kan sightseeing of Nice:  English promenade, Nike monument, Opera, Shato, monument for the dead, Garibaldi’s house…Hotel accommodation in Nice or Kan. Facultative going out to discoteque. Overnight stay.

1st July -Breakfast. Journey continues to Monako, tour of: Grimaldi’s palace, Cathedral, Ocean museum, formula 1 circuit and after that famous Casino with walk along beautiful parks of Monte Carlo…Journey continues to departure point…Night drive.

2nd July - Arriving to Italy, break and continue of journey to departure point with occasional breaks…Arriving of group to departure point in late hours.

Registration fee:

Price of registration fee is 175 € per person - children to 16 years old
                                      195 € per person - above 16 years old
(the payment is done in several consecutive monthly partial payments until the departure)

The arrangment price includes:

The arrangment price doesn't include:

Note: all ensembles must provide their own music, leading orchestar or music CDs. Each ensemble is obligated to set two performances in duartion of 10 minutes. 

NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED!