One of the aspects that most demonstrate people's culture, are its traditional festivals, which even those that take place worldwide, are different in each region. In this way, you will get to know about carnival, the world's biggest party, and the main European cities where it is celebrated. However, first, let's watch a video about the origins of this celebration. Now that you've understood about the history of this party, I will show you the most successful European carnival cities: VENICE - ITALY: I'll begin with Venezia's carnival, one of the oldest of the world: it happened for the first time in 1094, and is characterized by the use of masks, a custom originated in the 21st century by noble people to make possible to mix themselves with the rest of the population, leading to the parades and masks competitions of nowadays, that happen in February. BINCHE - BELGIUM: Considered an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity...
Now let's get to know some of the most beautiful cities in Austria! I will start with the city of the famous Mozart: Salzburg, the fourth largest city in the country, with aproximately 148,521 inhabitants. The city takes this name because of the salt (Salz in German) and the castle (Burg), on whose trade the city built its fortune. Salzburg, located next to the border with Germany, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the set in the film "The Sound of Music" due to its perfect combination of alpine scenery and interesting architecture .
First of all, I'd like to introduce you some main informations about Austria. It is a beautiful European country full of fascinating views, good food and nice people! It is approximately 580 km large from west to east and 300 km from north to south, made up of 9 federal provinces. Its neighboring countries are: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. Austrian population is 8.8 million inhabitants and their official language is German.
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