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Known locally as "Sanfermines", this raucous festival occurs in the Basque town of Pamplona between July 6th-14th in honour of the city's patron saint, San Fermin.It's the most popular & most famous of most Spanish fiestas and is well known across the world and visited every year by a large number of foreign tourists.This fame is right down to the infamous "Encierro" or the "Running of the Bulls", a dangerous tradition where a large number of locals line the streets of Pamplona's old town and run the gauntlet will six half ton bulls over an 800 metre stretch...

For most centuries, Lisbon, the administrative centre of Portugal, was thought to be one of the very most magnificent cities in Europe.Using its long history, Moorish influences, stunning location and vast riches from India and Brazil, it was a trading hub for more than 100 years.But a devastating earthquake in 1755, accompanied by fire and a tidal wave, reduced it to ruins and obscurity.Lately, however, Lisbon has begun to come back for some of its former glory...

Snow-capped Kilimanjaro, floating above the clouds is no doubt one of the most beautiful and impressive sights of the natural world.Even hard-boiled non-believers, in their unguarded moments, empathise with the Maasai who call it the "House of God".The mountain is one of the Seven Best Summits of the world -- it's the maximum point on the African continent.Even though there are higher mountains, they form a part of mountain ranges, Everest for instance...