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www.meribel.net Méribel ( French pronunciation: [meʁibɛl] ) is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps . Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie department of France , near the town of Moûtiers ( 45°24′04″N 6°33′56″E / 45.401°N 6.5655°E / 45.401; 6.5655 ...
In 10 years, the Festival has become an important event for the communication world at the end of the year. [6] The ambition of the Festival is to promote advertising creativity, and to showcase a variety of work from the industry [7] by means of a diverse range of creative competitions and through the sharing of knowledge. The competitions in ...
Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria. Mirabell Palace (German: Schloss Mirabell) is a historic building in the city of Salzburg, Austria. The palace with its gardens is a listed cultural heritage monument and part of the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg UNESCO World Heritage Site.
While Germany's carnival traditions are mostly celebrated in the predominantly Roman Catholic southern and western parts of the country, the Protestant north traditionally knows a festival under the Low Saxon names Fastelavend [ˈfastl̩ˌɒːvɱ̍t], Fastelabend [ˈfastl̩ˌɒːbm̩t] and Fastlaam (also spelled Fastlom, IPA: [ˈfastl̩ɒːm]).
The history of Austria covers the history of Austria and its predecessor states. In the late Iron Age Austria was occupied by people of the Hallstatt Celtic culture ( c. 800 BC), they first organized as a Celtic kingdom referred to by the Romans as Noricum , dating from c. 800 to 400 BC.
Maypole, Villach Land, Carinthia, Austria Rhenish maypole for a girl in Königswinter, Germany. In Germany and Austria, the maypole (or Maibaum) is a tradition going back to the 16th century. [15] It is a decorated tree or tree trunk that is usually erected either on 1 May – in Baden and Swabia – or on the evening before, for example, in ...
Common sports in Austria are football (soccer), skiing, and ice hockey. Since Austria straddles the Alps, it is a prime location for skiing. Austria is the leading nation in the Alpine Skiing World Cup (consistently winning the largest number of points of all countries) and also strong in many other winter sports such as ski jumping.
The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October.It is attended by six million people each year and has inspired numerous similar events using the name Oktoberfest in Germany and around the world, many of which were founded by German immigrants or their descendants.