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What's Happening in Europe in October

Europe is a perfect place to visit when it comes to celebrate those October festivities. That chill in the air when winter knocks the doors to enter can be an ideal time to celebrate some of the best festivals especially across Europe. Your list of things to do in Europe in October can never end with so many countries immersing in wine and pleasure during this season. All the European tourist attractions don a festive covering to welcome people from Europe and other countries. Come let us see ho

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Part of the landmark Café des Artistes restaurants on New York City's Upper West Side (just across the street from Central Park on West 67th Street), The Leopard at des Artistes features museum-quality Howard Chandler Christy wall murals from the early 1930s showcasing nude nymphs modeled on his mistress Elise Ford.

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Owned and operated by husband-and-wife-team Gianfranco Sorrentino and Paula Bolla-Sorrentino, along with Executive Chef Vito Gnazzo, The Leopard at des Artistes curates a menu inspi

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On An Island In The Most Beautiful City Of Them All: Hotel des Ètrangers et Miramare

“The greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all,” said Cicero, the Roman philosopher. He was speaking of Syracuse, the city along the southeast coast of Sicily founded by the Corinthians in the eighth century B.C. They were followed by the Romans, Arabs, Byzantines, Bourbons, Aragonites, Normans and Swedes, and all have left their mark.

But it is the early Greek pr

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127th Carnaval de Nice

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The 127th Carnaval de Nice [Nice Carnival] will take place from February 18 to March 8, 2011, with the theme of Le Roi de la Méditerranée [The King of the Mediterranean]. The opening festivities begin on Friday night at 8:30 pm, when King Carnival arrives at Place Masséna to take the keys to the city, announcing his brief reign. From then on, extravagance knows no bounds, and originality and exuberance are what’s expected!

The Corso Carnavalesque [Carnival Procession] consists of 20 floats based
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