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VinoSkopWineFestival
Fly toSkopje
Thebiggestwine festival in
southeastEuropedoesn’t takeplace
inCroatiaorGreece,but in the
Macedoniancapital.Havingmoved
toanewriverside location lastyear
overlooking theVardar,VinoSkop
attracts thousands–allkeen to
try the latest labelsbymore than
30 localproducers.Winemakers
worthdiscovering includeChâteau
Kamnik, theBovinWineryand
Tikves.SampleBalkanrelishes like
pindzur
,
ajvar
withpeppersand
malidzano
withauberginewith
deliciousoven-bakedbreads.
LateSeptember, vinoskop.com/en
SEPTEMBER
RigaCityFestival
Fly toRiga
Manycities stageannual festivals, but
fewcan rival the scaleandambitionof
Riga’s. For threedayseachyear, the
Latviancapital pushes theboat outwithas
many typesof festival conceptsas it can
throwat you. Thereareconcerts,
performancesandexhibitions, alongside
100other events that includeeverything
fromhurdle races fordogs, tocompetitions
for robots. There’salsoa24-hourbasketball
match, a rally for self-madevehiclesanda
regatta forpaddleboats. It startsandends
atVērmanesGarden,withnearlyevery inch
of public spaceutilised for somekindof
show, competitionordisplayof tomfoolery.
Mid-August, rigassvetki.lv
AUGUST
Bond24Hits theCinema
Fly toLondonLuton
Under theworking titleof
Bond24
, Britain’s
most famous secret agent returns toUK
screens in time for thehalf-termholiday in
October. CurrentBond starDaniel Craig isat
thecentreof theactionyet again,whileSam
Mendes returns to thedirector’s chair, and
manyof theotherkeyfigureson the$1-billion
(€802m)-grossing,Oscar-winning
Skyfall
are rumoured tobe involved.Otherwise,
like007himself,
Bond24
iswrapped in
mystery.Detailsof plot, villainand leading
ladyarecurrentlyas secret as thefilmingat
PinewoodStudios,which lies just outside the
capital.Homeof the real Secret Intelligence
ServiceMI6 inVauxhall, Londonhasalways
playedamajor role in thecraftingof the spy
legend.With that inmind, Bond fans can
takea three-hour tour (
britmovietours.com
)
of locationsused for
Skyfall
,
Goldeneye
and
TomorrowNeverDies
to seehowandwhere
thefilmsweremade.Meanwhile, theLondon
FilmMuseum (
londonfilmmuseum.com
) is
hostingBond inMotion, auniqueexhibition
of device-enhancedvehiclesusedby the secret
agent, due to run into2015.As for
Bond24
, all
will be revealedwhen the redcarpet is rolled
out at LeicesterSquare inOctober– soprepare
yourself for amassivePRblitzaroundLondon.
Opens 23October
;
007.com
OCTOBER
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