Rough Guides has announced its list of recommended places to visit in June
The 5 Festivals in June Worth Travelling For list compiled by Rough Guides comprises five of the most interesting and unusual festivals and events happening around the world this month.
● Rough Guides hopes to inspire people to travel to places they wouldn’t have thought of before
● The travel brand wants to encourage travellers to be open to new experiences
● It’s the second of a monthly recommendations list from Rough Guides
● Watch this space for the ‘Reasons to Travel in July’ list coming out next month
This month’s reasons to travel are:
Fiestas Sanjuaneras, Trinidad, Cuba: a flamboyant carnival held in the last week of June. Visitors will be treated to Cuban music, colourful floats, and even horses riding through the streets.
Dragon boat festival, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan, China: an annual festival in which local teams race along the river in spectacular dragon boats, all set against a backdrop of steep forested hills and traditional, wooden houses hanging over the water.
Batalla del Vino, La Rioja, Spain: a wine fight. The rules are simple – douse as many people as you can with as much wine as possible. And… that’s it really.
Luminara of San Ranieri, Pisa, Italy: the town is turned into a glittering spectacle as huge numbers of candles are lit after sunset with the evening culminating in a huge fireworks display. Visitors can then enjoy a feast and a regatta on the river the next day.
Spock Days, Vulcan, Alberta Canada: what’s a town named Vulcan going to do? Hold a festival celebrating Star Trek of course! A proper summer fair with street food and costume parades, but with a sci-fi twist.
To read more about the Rough Guides recommendations about where to travel in June, visit https://www.roughguides.com/article/5-june-festivals-worth-travelling-for/. Each festival has a unique history and origin story, which is explained in the article.
The 5 Festivals in June Worth Travelling For list compiled by Rough Guides comprises five of the most interesting and unusual festivals and events happening around the world this month.
● Rough Guides hopes to inspire people to travel to places they wouldn’t have thought of before
● The travel brand wants to encourage travellers to be open to new experiences
● It’s the second of a monthly recommendations list from Rough Guides
● Watch this space for the ‘Reasons to Travel in July’ list coming out next month
This month’s reasons to travel are:
Fiestas Sanjuaneras, Trinidad, Cuba: a flamboyant carnival held in the last week of June. Visitors will be treated to Cuban music, colourful floats, and even horses riding through the streets.
Dragon boat festival, Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan, China: an annual festival in which local teams race along the river in spectacular dragon boats, all set against a backdrop of steep forested hills and traditional, wooden houses hanging over the water.
Batalla del Vino, La Rioja, Spain: a wine fight. The rules are simple – douse as many people as you can with as much wine as possible. And… that’s it really.
Luminara of San Ranieri, Pisa, Italy: the town is turned into a glittering spectacle as huge numbers of candles are lit after sunset with the evening culminating in a huge fireworks display. Visitors can then enjoy a feast and a regatta on the river the next day.
Spock Days, Vulcan, Alberta Canada: what’s a town named Vulcan going to do? Hold a festival celebrating Star Trek of course! A proper summer fair with street food and costume parades, but with a sci-fi twist.
To read more about the Rough Guides recommendations about where to travel in June, visit https://www.roughguides.com/article/5-june-festivals-worth-travelling-for/. Each festival has a unique history and origin story, which is explained in the article.