During the summer months the province of
Girona becomes a cultural paradise with a wide variety of music, dance and performing arts. The selection of music on offer goes from classic through jazz to opera and flamenco. The most famous and best funded festivals are without doubt the
Festival Castell de Peralada and the
Caixa de Girona sponsored events at
Cap Roig botanical gardens.Coming up behind these but with possibly more interesting up and coming performers are the
Porta Ferrada festival in
Sant Feliu de Guixols and the
Festival de Musiques of Torroella de Montgrí. The other events which are always fabulous because of their unique settings are the
Musiques Religioses i del Mon in
Girona set on the steps of the
Cathedral and the open air setting next to the Greek and Roman ruins of
Empuries. These are truly nights to remember where you can sit outside in the balmy evening listening to some amazing performances live thinking how extremely civilized this is.
To name all the performances would be to cite literally hundreds but please do ask in the local tourist information or look in a newspaper since most nights from now on there is sure to be something happening near you.I will be going to several concerts in
Girona including the
Tallis Scholars,
Noa and
Khalid Izri which is free, then a visit to
Torroella to listen to
Mah Damba from
Mali and to pay homage to
James Brown at
Sant Feliu and
Kool and the Gang at
Cap Roig. So get yourself motivated and book some tickets for a special night out this summer, you will definitely not regret it!
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