Throughout the Netherlands, the Dutch celebrate the (previous) Queen's birthday, known as Queen's Day, with a full-on party in April. Boosted by the arrival of over a million people, Amsterdam holds an internationally-renowned street party, which goes on through the night until the evening of the next day. [+]

The 8th of September celebrates Ampudia’s main village feast everybody looks forward to this day with religious fever because it is the patron saint feast, Our Mother of Alconada. [+]

Located on a cliff above Southern Portugal’s Algarve ocean, Vila Joya, is now an ARTEH® Hotel. [+]

Music, dance, theatre, circus, sport and a touch of the bizarre mingle at Lisbon's summer BaixAnima (pronounced "Byshanima") festival, untill the end of September. [+]

The French tradition of eschewing sleep in favour of discussion or partying is known as a nuit blanche, or white night. For one long October night in Paris, from the 6th to the 7th, insomnia is considered a virtue. [+]

During the annual National Heritage Days, 35 of Amsterdam's major monuments open to the public free of charge, often with guided tours to discover otherwise unseen treasures, this year between the 8th and 9th of September. [+]

The Police are back together and on a world tour, and the 25th of September finds them performing at Lisbon's Estadio Nacional. [+]

Held at Rome's Scuderie Papali until the 2nd of September, and curated by Tomás Llorens and Boye Llorens Peters, Santiago Calatrava - From Shapes To Architecture is an exhibition that examines Calatrava's multi-faceted work, which ranges from drawing to architecture and sculpture. [+]