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The Sonar Festival in Barcelona takes places at June 17th - 19th in Barcelona. It is a festival of electronic music that has developed to the most important event for this kind of music in Europe.

This year, artists from all kind of electronic music will be present in Barcelona. The line up includes artists such as "Air, The Chemical Brothers, Dizee Rascal, Hot Chip, Roxy Music, LCD Soundsystem and much more. The character of this festival is concentrated on reying out new styles to a huge public

The festival will take place in several locations across the city. Therefore, it is advisable of arrange an accommodation in Barcelona, such as an apartment in Barcelona. Doing so will offer you the possibility to explore one of the most beautiful cities at the Mediterranean Sea.

By no means, electronic music is not only confined to House and Techno. Nowadays, chart songs contain electronic influences more often. Therfore, it is not unusual that artist like Dizzee Rascal are becoming more and more popular. He, for instance, uses electronic beats mixed with Hip Hop. Some people call this kind of music "Grime".

So, the Sonar festival offers also music styles like, Electronica, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Jazz. A very nic eexample for this new style of electronci music ist "Air". A combination of Soul, Chillout and electronic Beats can be found in the song "All I Need":

Air - All I Need

barcelona is famous for summer, sun and sightseeing. Thousands of people spend their Barcelona holidays in one of the hotels in Barcelona. You will recognize that not only sightseeing offers a lot history, there are also a lot of historic rites.

Actually, this day has emerged from the religious connection of the Catalan people to Saint George. To honor him, the 23 April is celebrated with roses as a symbol of love and a book as a symbol of their literary connction.

According to legend, Saint George defeated a dragon to serve the life of a king's daughter. This legend arose from the 15th century and is still present in Catalonia. At that day people donate each other roses and books. Since 1926, April 23rd is the day of the book.

Nowadays, this two tradition have merged to the day of "Sant Jordi". It is celebrated in the whole city as a sort of street festival. This festivity is celebrated every year. It is one one of the most important days for the Catalan people celebrating the victory of Saint George.

Even though, Saint George is today more than a celebration of Saint George. Today, it is known as the day of the book, of the rose and therefore a day of love and literature. Alos, it is the day of the community, of culture and respect.