Stop 1 · Germany
Munich
Oktoberfest mostly happens in September, because the weather is better. The beer must be brewed within the city limits to be served.
Cities defined by one annual festival
Five ordinary working cities that each disappear, once a year, under an event the whole world has heard of.
The five stops
Stop 2 · Spain
Pamplona
The San Fermín encierro covers 875 metres and lasts about three minutes. It is also a stop on the Camino de Santiago.
Stop 3 · Brazil
Salvador
Its carnival runs on trucks called trios elétricos rather than a stadium parade, and draws around two million people onto the streets each day.
Stop 4 · Italy
Siena
The Palio lasts about 90 seconds. A horse can win without its rider, and ten of the seventeen contrade run each race.
Stop 5 · China
Harbin
The Ice and Snow Festival uses ice cut from the Songhua River in blocks weighing hundreds of kilos, lit from within by coloured LEDs.
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