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Summer is coming to an end. This is the right time to witness some of the cities in Europe held a festival of light.
According to The Guardian, the following are some of the light festival held in several cities in Europe and certainly very interesting for you to see, from September to December 2014 There are also underway in January and February 2015:
Lumina Festival, Cascais, Portugal
September 12 to 14 Cascais is a port city located on the beautiful beach in the west of Lisbon, capital of Portugal. Lumina Festival will be held around the harbor and old town there. For three consecutive days, the port city will be filled with sparkling lights in a variety of shapes.
Festival of Lights in Alingsås, Sweden
26 September-2 November Alingsås, is the area near Gothenburg in western Sweden. The city even has a special Instagram account to document the light installations featured in the festival. In this festival you can even participate in a special workshop to learn to make their own light installations and the results can be exhibited in the festival.
Light Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 November to 18 January 2015 It is the only festival of light art that can be enjoyed on the boat while down the river in Amsterdam. Not only that, all the buildings in Amsterdam including shops, cafes, until the museum is also decorated with lights unique and special as penghiasnya.
Licht Festival, Ghent, Belgium
29 January-1 February 2015 One of the most fascinating in the festival is the LED lights are installed in the cathedral at the festival. The scenery there is very beautiful and even beat sparkle and splendor of Las Vegas lights sparkle in the United States, at night.
Festival of Lights Berlin, Germany
October 10 to 19 Berlin will appear in a different atmosphere when the festival takes place. The festival itself has been going on for a decade. The entire city of Berlin will be filled with light colors are vibrant, including at the Reichstag building, Tempelhof airport, and building Berliner Dom (cathedral).
Signal Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
October 16 to 19 The artists in Prague will be involved in this festival. Another attraction of the festival is The Pool, an art installation from artist Jen Lewin light from Colorado, where visitors can walk as if on the light.
Illuminating York, UK
October 29-November 1 Festival of light in the city of York is a festival of fireworks and bonfires. The city walls will be decorated with hundreds of big torch and light-colored lights.
GLOW (A Festival of Light), Eindhoven, Netherlands
November 8 to 15 When the GLOW festival takes place, the central parts of the city of Eindhoven will be mounted installations of colorful glowing lights. So also with the statues that adorn Eindhoven will be decorated with twinkling lights
Fête des Lumières, Lyon, France
December 5 to 8 This is the modern idea of an arts festival of light. Lyon, which is known as one of the holy cities of Catholics in France, will be transformed in a festival of light. Center of this celebration will be at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, a historical building in Lyon.
Lux Festival, Helsinki, Finland
4-8 January 2015 The festival will be centered in downtown Helnsinki. Lux Festival held in the winter so for visitors who want to come there should prepare for wearing a thick coat that can freely enjoy the festival in the open this.