Copenhagen Cooking
Copenhagen Cooking: A month-long culinary celebration at the forefront of Northern Europe’s gastronomic scene.
Copenhagen Cooking: A month-long culinary celebration at the forefront of Northern Europe’s gastronomic scene.
For 19 years the Principality of Monaco has celebrated an exciting culinary event focused on local gastronomy delicacies and temptations in November each year. For three days, visitors can experience an incredible gastronomic tour, wander through hundreds of stalls tasting delicious authentic foods from the region and enjoy cooking shows and demonstrations.
Each September, wine and champagne enthusiasts celebrate the Riesling Open in the scenic Moselle River Valley.
Vino in Festa is a month-long celebration that mixes wine and culture in the South Tyrolean Wine Road. The programme invites people to discover the flavours and colours of these famous wines and also the historical villages around the Wine Route. The event ends with the Cellar Wine Night, a dream for wine lovers that includes visits to cellars, walks among the vineyards, outdoor cooking and entertainment.
Öland’s Harvest Festival revives Michaelmas traditions, spanning Long Erik to Long Jan lighthouse, drawing thousands annually.
In the heart of the Picos de Europa Mountains, the village of Arenas de Cabrales helds an annual fair focused on one of its most popular gastronomic products: “Cabrales” Cheese (strong cheese).
During the last week of August each year, gourmets and food lovers have a date in Maastricht at the Preuvenemint, the biggest gastronomic festival in the Netherlands. A four-day long event whose name says it all: a combination of the Maastricht words preuve (taste) and evenemint (event). Thus, the Preuvenemint is an event where guests can taste the good things in life, experience both culinary surprises and an appealing musical program.
The world’s largest beer festival – Oktoberfest, with over six million annual visitors, 14 lively beer tents, and genuine German festivity.
The Beer Festival in Copenhagen is a not-to-be-missed event for beer enthusiasts and attracts thousands of revellers each year. It’s a unique chance to enjoy more than 800 different beers from both Danish and foreign breweries and to learn about beer’s production processes.
Winter Carnival will be celebrated in many Czech villages with lots of masked parades and dancing. There is one region that is especially worth a visit towards the end of carnival, when Masopust takes place; a traditional festivity that widely celebrates food. Since 2010, the annually celebrated Masopust, which takes place in Hlinecko, has been placed on the UNESCO list of world heritage sights and traditions.
“Vintage” is the grape harvest festival held annually each autumn. It is celebrated throughout the more important Czech cities whose wine experience dates far back. Litoměřice’s “Vintage” is the largest celebration of wine in northern Bohemia and is accompanied by an intense cultural program with a procession of knights, medieval music and, of course, tasting of the wines produced across the entire region.
Belgium, with almost 450 unique beers, is a paradise for enthusiasts. The Belgian Beer Weekend offers a prime chance to explore this selection swiftly.