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Gyõr
Gyõr, Gyõr-Moson-Sopron megye - Hungary
Gyõr is a city of festivals, which offer their art events from spring to late autumn. The Spring Festival of Gyõr invites visitors to the city in March in the spirit of waiting for the spring with the resurgent variety of arts. Grand orchestra concerts, new prose and musical performances of the National Theatre of Gyõr, performances of the Gyõr Ballet and dance companies, nights of individual composers, exhibitions, as well as events connected to Easter folk customs figure in the programme of the festival. The International Cultural Summer Festival in Gyõr has been organized every year for decades. The natural scenery of Gyõr's inner city, the squares, the quadrangles, the bandstand and the downtown riverbanks provide an atmospheric environment for organizing art programmes on summer evenings. The performances of Hungarian and foreign ensembles and artists embrace almost all genres of art. Folklore evenings, puppet plays and street theatre, jazz evenings, open-air symphonic concerts, ballet performances and exhibitions are all included in the festival programme. A spectacular event of the International Cultural Summer Festival in Gyõr is the 'Baroque Wedding', which evokes the special atmosphere of the 17th century with the real pomp, scenery and props of the Baroque era. The Baroque Nostalgias Art Festival offers performances and exhibitions, representing the art of the Baroque era, and the gastronomic specialties of the 'Baroque Feast' in October every year. The Baroque palaces of Gyõr, the Cathedral and the Main Evangelical Church of Gyõr provide historical scenery for the performances of world-famous artists and ensembles. The events of Mediawave International Visual Art Festival and the Chef gastronomical exhibition, complementing the range of festivals each year, are accompanied by ever-growing interest. Gyõr's sporting life with its great traditions provides a favourable basis for organizing important Hungarian and international sports events. Surrounded by the Landscape-Protection Area of Sokoró and Szigetköz, as well as the Fertõ-Hanság National Park, the city attracts numerous visitors with its environment, which is unique in Europe. They are allured to lingering by the scenic bends of the Mosoni-Danube, the Rába, which gave the city its earlier name, the rivers Rábca and Marcal, which continue their way towards the Black Sea united. The lovers of nature and those wishing to relax and refresh themselves are attracted by the angling and water resort, the new thermal and fun bath, as well as the special encounter of the flatland riverside landscape and the Pannonhalma wine-district, rising towards Lake Balaton, in the outskirts of the city. With its energetically developing economy and trade, and bustling life, the city also provides opportunities for businesspersons to meet. Modern shopping centres and festive fairs serve the demands of those seeking entertainment and shopping. Dear Traveller! Please, spend a few days and feel at home in Gyõr, the city of encounters. 
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