Over in Zaragoza, Spain, the party's just about to begin... And it's a 10 day festival in celebration of the city's patron saint - the Virgen del Pilar. There will be activities including live music performances, a funfair, tons of food and drink and even the city's own Oktoberfest everyday of the festival. The main events of the festival, however, happen on the 12 and 13 October where you can witness special parades with people dressed in traditional costume offering flowers. Read our post to find out more. And if you're looking to book a low-cost Spain car hire to help get you there and around, we can help you with that too.

Love a good dose of culture? Well, you can have that and make a night of it with a tour of the city if they have a museum night (also often referred to as the long night of museums). I'm in Antwerp for their Museumnacht. Here's a little more about it... Don't worry that you've missed this one either, we give you a heads up as to museum nights coming up soon.

Happy midsummer! Hope you've got some sunshine to help you enjoy yours... Midsummer always makes me think of Sweden so I thought we'd head back there for a little on the Swedish way to celebrate midsummer as well as to Rosendals Tradgard, a positively summery place to visit if you're in Stockholm. Although if you are there for midsummer, you'll find it closed and all the staff probably around a maypole dancing and singing songs... This is what you should be doing too!

Thinking about where to go this year? How about Derry~Londonderry? It's this year's UK City of Culture as well as in Lonely Planet's top ten cities to visit! I go to see what the fuss is about and although I find I'm there on a quiet day for culture, it just gives me an excuse to enjoy its beauty as well as learn more about its troubled history. Sitting just north of the Irish border, it's also a fantastic location to base yourself whilst you explore the coastlines of both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Continuing our series on carnival celebrations in Europe, here we look at one of the most famous around the world - Carnevale in Venice. Mask up and enjoy traditions that are centuries old. It's extravagant, colourful and just a bold a spectacle as those carnivals of Rio and Tenerife... but different. Read on to find out what you could expect...

If you're in London this weekend and love good design, see beyond outside of buildings as over 750 places open up their doors to the public. From schools to religious and cultural spaces, sports venues and government buildings to people's homes, satisfy your curiosity and see London differently. With volunteer guides giving tours and talks, learn a little more about the Capital. If you're looking for a car hire whilst you're here, we can help you with that too...