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Alghero Festivals
The scenic island of Alghero is situated on the east of the Italian mainland has a uniquely pleasant season of winter. So it is not possible to just sit in a seaside café and sipping the local wines because winter is the festival time of Alghero. November 1 is the day of the dead and it is worshiped throughout the Alghero. Here families prepare a delicious feast and arrange a sit in the dining room or kitchen for their departed loved ones. They cook extra foods and share it with neighbors. Then people go for a holy procession to the Madonna delle Grazie sanctuary, where they sing hyms.
An agricultural fair is held here with handicrafts and painting exhibition in the first week of November. 13th December is the time of Santa Lucia and it is celebrated in many Sardinian towns. Christmas fair is also celebrated here for two weeks in December featuring traditional crafts, foods and wines. It is also a great place to celebrate the New Years Eve. New Years eve celebrated with grad fireworks, music concerts and fire crackers in the streets and most of bars and pubs stay open till the 6 am morning.
January 16th and 17th is the birthday of St. Anthony. Mamoiada is also a great celebration where 12 frightening masks called mamuthones represents the 12 months of the year. Another great festival of the Alghero is the Bogamarì Sea Urchin Festival and restaurants and hotels stay open throughout the night and the festival is celebrated by local foods and wines. There are huge numbers of car rental services and they always offer very cheap car hiring services. If you hire a car then you can really enjoy this city. This city is very small and walled city so there is no chance of getting misdirected. So you must hire a car in Alghero. For airport travelling purpose you can also hire a car in Alghero airport.
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