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The Salzburg Easter Festival is a famous tradition that draws tourists from throughout Europe to Austria each spring on their cottage holiday. For the whole week the city is flooded with tens of thousands of opera lovers and fans of chamber music. Holiday cottages and apartments in Salzburg are the best accommodations for enjoying this festival, and can be easily reserved online. The world -renowned Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan was the first organizer of the Easter Festival in 1967. He considered Salzburg to be the musical capital of Europe.

Thanks to good organization and a unique program, the festival continues to be one of the best and most respected music festivals around the world. The program of concerts always includes the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , with the original repertoire consisting of mostly classical works by German and Austrian composers. Since 1994, however, the festival program has also included contemporary music and performances by youth orchestras.

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Bath is a city in Europe that has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO. There are plenty to do on your cottage holiday. This city, located in Somerset, UK is one of the most culturally significant places in the UK, and a Bath-based holiday cottage is one of the best ways to explore all it has to offer.

There are so many amazing things to see and do here, including a visit to the ancient Roman Baths. These were founded in 43 AD to use as a spa after discovering the existence of thermal springs in the spot. The Romans built an elaborate complex of rooms and spaces around these springs featuring hot baths were Romans would go to relax and socialize. After the Roman Empire fell, the site fell out of use until it was rediscovered in the 18th century, around the time that Bath also began to gain a reputation as a luxury resort. Many famous architectural creations were build in the city during this time, including the Grand Pump Room and the Royal Crescent, which is a gorgeous row of houses circling a green common.