FOTTBALLONIA PROGRAM – IS FRIENDLY MATCHES WITH SPANISH TEAMS
FOOTBALLONIA – is a program for children’s and youthful football clubs.
The organizer is Spanish host party FIESTALONIA
Don’t forget, “Barḉa” is the best football team in the world! And every beginner football player dreams to play in this club one day!
What causes the birth of genius? Who can, in the obvious way, say that this particular child will grow up as the Great? It doesn’t matter who – a chemist, a mathematician, a sportsman or a writer… It is impossible to divine. Football is not an exception. Multitude factors must compose for a plain boy, who kicks the ball in the yard, to become a world-class player, who will be a model for next generations. Outstanding players of “Barcelona” of different epoch symbolize the club, these were they who made a great history of “blue and maroon”, and many of them continue creating it at the present time. They formed the philosophy of the club that now is possible to be expressed with a plain but very capacious phrase – “more than the club”. It is our proposition, our tournament that adds new strength to your team and gives your players a new stimulus to victory!
EVENT DATES:
The whole year round
GROUP’S MINIMUM:
25 persons
INFORMATION SUPPORT:
TO TEAMS’ COACHES:
From 25 persons dwelling, transfers and full board are at the expense of the organizers
REQUIREMENT:
-To participate in a match, send an application of standard pattern on our e-mail: info@fiestalonia.com
- In reply to the application and to confirm receive of the documents on intension, we will send you FORMAL INVITATION to participate in a match.
- The team must have a CD with Hymn of its country;
- The banner of its country;
- The banner of club/school (if it has one);
- Two football uniform sets with differing range of colors;
AIMS AND TASKS:
- popularization of your football club in Spain;
- strengthening of many-sided youth, sport and club relations, and also intercourse of directors of the clubs and departments of youth and sport with Spanish partners;
- improvement of skills level of teams and individual players;
- your team becomes a sworn brother with Spanish football team;
- acquaintance with national culture and football industry of Spain.
AWARDS:
On the match’s results the umpire’s board awards the players of the following category:
- the best player of the match;
- the best halfback of the match;
- the best forward of the match;
- the best goalkeeper of the match;
PRICES:
- accommodation in a room for three is 340 euro per person – extra day is 38 euro per person
- accommodation in a double room is 448 euro per person – extra day is 53 euro per person
- accommodation in a single room is 480 euro per person – extra day is 68 euro per person
WITHIN THE PACKAGE:
- Not less than three-star hotel rooms – accommodation for three, breakfasts and dinners + beverages + wine. Note: accommodation for two and one is possible, for extra payment ;
- Transfer - hotel - airport;
- Transfer- hotel- stadium - hotel;
- Sightseeing tour, walking tours around Lloret de Mar + Maritime museum;
- Diploma of European standard;
- Letters of thanks письма on special letterheads for the participants of the match;
- Letters of thanks for club directors and sponsors on state stamped paper of the Kingdom of Spain;
- Souvenirs for match participants;
- CD-disc with photos (for team’s coach);
- Video devoted to match;
PROGRAMME:
1st day – arriving at Barcelona, transfer at Lloret de Mar, accommodation at a hotel, dinner;
2nd day – 8a.m. breakfast, 11a.m. – meeting with the organizers of the match, 12:30p.m.-presentation of excursion programs. 142p.m. - training, 8p.m. - dinner, 9p.m. – meeting with the organizers of the match (at a lobby hotel). At 10p.m. - introduction evening;
3rd day – 8a.m.-breakfast, at 8:45a.m. – departure for the stadium; 11a.m. – the ceremonial opening of the match, greeting of the participants of the match by the Spanish authorities; 11:30p.m. – beginning of the match; 1:30p.m. – ceremonial award of the match participants by match results; 2p.m. – return to the hotel; 8p.m. - dinnner;
4th day – 8a.m. - breakfast, 10:00 p.m. – walking tour around Lloret de Mar + Maritime Museum; 7p.m. - LA SIESTA party with dinner and drinks for extra payment for those who desire; 8p.m. – dinner.
5th day - 8a.m. - breakfast, 10a.m. – departure for the most striking city of Europe – Barcelona for extra payment. During this excursion you will see the most interesting sights of Catalan capital. You are to see round Temple Expiatory de la Sagrada Familia that gas become the symbol of the whole Spain – a creation of genius architect Antonio Gaudi, masterpieces of Catalan Modernism of the beginning of the 20th century, that are located in L’Eixample area- a golden square of Barcelona. You will have the possibility to enjoy panorama of the city from the Montjuic hill, to see Olympic Ring of Barcelona, Columbus monument, Avinguda Diagonal, Pedralbes area. You will be able to walk along the narrow small streets of medieval Gothic Quarter that keep Roman civilization trails, to walk along the famous pedestrian boulevard La Rambla. An excursion includes a visit to a famous stadium Camp Nou*. A visit to a museum of a famous “Barḉa” club. A visit to a brand shop of “ Barḉa” club where everybody can buy brand club goods and souvenirs. At 8p.m. – return to a hotel, dinner;
6th day – 8a.m. - breakfast, 10a.m. – departure to Carcasson (France)- a true medieval town, for extra payment. It is situated in a province of Roussillon in the south of France. The ancient town is surrounded by mighty fortifications, which in the past times were the biggest fortified citadel of Europe. Majestic fortress was built by Louis IX in the XIII century, after his brilliant victory over the Cathars. However, after the province of Roussillon had been annexed to France, the bastions lost their former significance. Carcasson still empresses with its might and impregnability. It was fortified by everyone who owned it: the Romans at first, who settled it down in the 1st century B.C., then Visigoths, Saracens, Franks, Trencavels feudal lords, kings of France. Might of these walls played its role during the Hundred Years’ War, when the son of the King of England Edward III, called the Black Prince wanted to capture Langedoc. He captured Lower Town but citadel. For a few centuries the town seemed to fall asleep and woke up in XIX century only. At that time ancient buildings were restored and new buildings were built that didn’t ruin the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, though. In Carcasson even new hotels are stylized as medieval castle that rise above the hills or are buried in verdure, - since the beginning of the XX century it is one of the most favorite holiday destinations of European élite that is attracted here by the south sun and leisurely, measured mode of life., 8p.m. – return to the hotel, dinner in a hotel.
7th day – 8a.m. - breakfast; 10a.m. - sea, beach, 8p.m. - dinner; 10p.m. – disco for the participants of the match
8th day - breakfast at a hotel, departure for an airport;
* Attention: the program may be adjusted!
MORE TOURS:
- Barcelona review
- Montserrat
- Tossa de Mar (a fortified town) /for groups of more than 50 persons this excursion is free of charge!/
- Carcasson (France)
- Joust
- Siesta with dinner
HOW TO ARRANGE A TRIP:
To arrange a trip to the Festival contact us
Our e-mail: info@fiestalonia.com
Telephone: +34 972 376550
And we will refer you to an authorized travel agent in your country
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OUR FESTIVALS HELP TO:
Cultivate tolerance. To direct energies to popularization of peace, friendship, brotherhood and solidarity of the peoples of the world by means of art of dance and music, by means of rich revered folk standards of self-expression and intercourse. Associating by means of imagination and art, the representatives of various nations of the world meet and share the most secret: the works of cultural and artistic expression.
Consolidate the image of their own country, republic or city. Just by means of popularization of culture, skills demonstration, our young artists the world will learn your country, nation and even a small settlement…
Self-discipline. Every festival of ours has its own regulations and program, its own features and level of complexity of scoring system. Deviation from the program without agreement with Organizing Committee is not allowed. Clear communication between the Organizing Committee and the teachers, clear adherence to the rules by all the participants of the festival is required.
Mutual help. You should offer your help to producers and teachers because it is a big festival world and during the festival we all are one, big family regardless of the competition on the stage!
Information value. It is advisable to prepare information booklets about your group, to bring souvenirs typical to your country or city because you will be met by officials and some souvenirs will fall into a special museum of “Fiestalonia”. Be ready for the interview with foreign media!
Motivation. The main idea of our festivals is to give an opportunity to boys and girls (schoolchildren and students of Institutes or Universities) to put their dreams into reality, to show other people their abilities, to demonstrate their skills to audience, to enable teachers to share experience! That is the reason why the festival organized by us is big art laboratories for children and youth. Festival is a cultural event that presents work of various groups of the world!
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Barcelona - is a capital of Catalonia, a city, which can’t be forgotten if you have visited it at least once. Various styles and epoch mixed in a diverse and unique architecture of this world famous city. A famous, full of majestic antiquity, Barrio Gotico – a Gothic area is situated in a centre, whose highest point is Barcelona Acropolis, here there is a Cathedral which was erected within six centuries. On the northeast from the Gate of Peace, cleaving an old city, a famous boulevard La Rambla, that absorbed all charm, grandeur and immortality of Barcelona’s soul extends. Here at art school studied Pablo Picasso, Catalans Joan Miro, Bunuel and Antonio Gaudi – a genius architect, who never in his life left his Barcelona, who put his dreams and love, all his life in it, who created truly unique city. … Park Guell, Casa Mila, Palacio Episcopal, El Capricho de Gaudi, La Pedrera, Casa Batllo, balustrades, bowers, all sorts of gratings, fencings, stained-glasses!… After all the Sagrada Familia church – one of the most unbelievable and fantastic structures of the 20th, that has become unofficial symbol of today’s Barcelona.
You will never regret the time spent in this city, which is quite often called “the pearl of Catalonia”!
Montserrat as the phenomenon, where nature, culture, self-perception, symbol (Natura, Cultura, Identity, Simbol) are seeking for their unique combination. The whole world of futility is left below. You should only take nutrition, boys with unbroken voice, before their voices change, for a choir accompanied by organ.
Every day at noon, the hymn to God’s Mother- a famous in Catalonia psalm “Virolai” (лат. Virolai de Montserrat) sounds in a church, performed by the boys’ choir who study at musical school at monastery «Escolania de Montserrat». Well-known all over the world musical school was founded in the 13th century and is one of the most ancient educational institutions of Europe. The boys’ choir will take part in all solemn liturgies.
Organ’s music here is like breath of «dissected» space itself (Montserrat – jagged mountain), forge bellows (organ-pipes) are larynxes and lungs of these speechless towered mountains, that gave their voices to a little man at the keys. He, this small fry, is allowed to voice all this power and not to fall to pride. It is not an easy task to place all power of Nature that was sanctified by God, within the limits of prayers, choirs and religious performances.
The first mention of Montserrat monastery is dated 880 year. In the 11th century four small secluded monasteries were there, one of them was devoted to God’s Mother. In 1025 Benedictine Abbey in Romance style was laid here. By 12th century there was a modern architectural ensemble of monastery. During his second travel Christopher Columbus named in honor of Montserrat monastery an island in an archipelago of Lesser Antilles, the British colony now. In 1522 the founder of the Jesuits order Ignacio de Loyola made pilgrimage in Montserrat. In 1592 consecration of a new Cathedral, constructed in style of the Renaissance with the Gothic style elements, was carried out. The Cathedral was notable for its big size, especially if take into account, that it was situated on a rocky precipice. In 1811 the monastery was set on fire and destroyed by Napoleon’s armies. Only the Romance portal of the cathedral and the rests of the Gothic cloister remained from the original buildings of the monastery. Benedictine Abbey was in ruins and desolation. In 1844 monastery restoration, that took about a hundred years, began with Benedictine community and Catalans support. In the 20th century Montserrat became the most tangible symbol of Catalonia and support at a hopeless time in its history. Only inside the cathedral of Montserrat, Masses and weddings in forbidden then Catalan language were held at the time of Franco’s dictatorship.
Montserrat monastery keeps national shrine of Catalonia — a statue of God’s Mother with the baby on her laps of the 12th century, which attracted pilgrims from around the world to the monastery. Because of its dark color 95-centimetric statue made from a black poplar in golden clothes was named «Notre Dame», and Catalans gently name it «La Moreneta» (cat. «Swarthy»). Thanks to care of believers’, who hid it, the statue escaped destruction during monastery’s plunder in 1811. In a Throne room, a queue rise to the sanctuary to warship the saint patroness of Catalonia, to touch her with a hand.
According to the legend a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary was found by settlers in one of the caves at the time of the Reconquista.
Girls in Catalonia are named Montserrat in honor of the Virgin of Montserrat (Montse for short). For example, a famous soprano Montserrat Caballe has this name.
Tossa de Mar - is one of the most picturesque towns of Costa Brava, that was glorified by poets and that was an inspiration source of many artists that was famous as a holiday resort of rich Europeans at the beginning of the late twenties of the last century.
An extensive town’s beach on one side borders indented rocky shore, where sea rocks form deep mainsails, narrow straits and isolated bays that attract dreamers, romantics and the underwater world explorers. One of the most famous national monuments of Costa Brava a fortified medieval town Villa Vella is situated on the other side of the town’s beach. It was founded in the 12th century and is surrounded with battlemented stone walls with three tall cylindrical towers, this medieval citadel gives particular charm to the whole town. Almost all perimeters of the fortification and the most part of the guard road have remained up to now. One of the most favorite by tourists walking rout passes a stone ladder, and gradually rises to this fortified town and to its twisting footways, that were specially made for visitors. At the highest point of the fortress an admirable view of the sea and the nearest environs opens, and numerous restaurants and cafes, located on the way, invite all interested persons to rest, to listen to colorful Spanish tunes and to taste local delicacies.
Girona+Figueres+Salvador Dali Museum – Girona - is a romantic and mfairy city, where one begins to believe in miracles walking its medieval streets you still in the twilight.
According to the legend, the city’s name came from a three-headed monster Gerio, which came here from the south of Spain. Gerio fell in love with the local beauty called Pyrene, who ran away into the woods surrounding the city. Gerio, who got furious with her recalcitrance and burnt the forest. Pyrene died in a fire. Hercules being the legendary founder of Spain, was also in love with Pyrene and therefore avenged her death and slew Gerio. Thereafter he buried his beloved and piled a huge mountain of stones on her grave – that’s how Pyrenees were formed. Gerio’s three sons in honor of their father founded a triangle citadel on the bank of the river Onyar and called it Girona.
For romanticists Girona is a real treasure. Almost every street, every house has a legend: there s a witch here, who frighten children, a two-tailed mermaid with luxuriant hair, a sly imp who help to get rid of debts, a fool who once heroically amused citizens in a dying from epidemic city and paid with his life for it. Generally accepted habit to throw a coin in a fountain to return, in Girona is substituted with original ritual. There is a proverb in the city “Who doesn’t kiss a back of lioness (leon), won’t be able to become a citizen of Girona”. Now for those who desire to come here once again there is a ladder that is put against the lioness’ back and formerly they had to climb a pillar.
Nowadays some of the buildings and old churches are used as theatres and practice rooms of universities, but an ancient bell is still beats time on the bell tower of the city’s Cathedral that is considered to be the widest in the world, built in Gothic style.
Not far from there, there is a half-ruined tower Gironeya, which reminds heroic scene of city’s defense against Napoleonic soldiers. Girona is called three times immortal for a good reason – three times Napoleon tried to take the city, one third of citizens died and only when Girona lost its defendants, French were able to enter fuming ruins. Then they restored the city and planted plane-trees in a city park among which it is still a great pleasure to walk at any season.
Figueres – can boast of the biggest fortress in Europe and Dali Theatre-Museum. A building under a transparent cupola with eggs on its top was built by Dali’s project on the ruins of the Municipal Theatre, which was destroyed by bombing in the Civil War. Museum’s exposition, if it is possible to call this attraction, was created by Dali: from Cadillac where snails creep on two mossy mannequins in artificial rain in front of the entrance, to the last optical illusion inside. As a matter of fact Dali’s paintings in the museum is not as many (none of them is famous). The grave of the painter in a crypt under the museum is a part of exposition- in spite of the fact that he wanted to be buried next to his wife in her castle in Pubol, he himself even made a gravestone there.
LA SIESTA – a Spanish Night – is a performance of Spanish dances and Flamenco which is successfully held before any public.
Spanish Flamenco play is an evolution of artistic art, which has been improved in La Siesta during the recent years, which has been seen and applauded by thousands of spectators every year.
LA SIESTA is not a simple performance of flamenco, but a work of art, which is distinguished by the highest quality level, an excellent choreography and a large variety of costumes, lighting effects and stage decorations. Our show is the big riches of music and typical dances of Spanish folklore. The show begins with classical Spanish dances performance like Pasodobles and Zarzuelas, next are Flamenco dances with drumbeat percussion carried out with rhythm using boxes, followed by “bulerias” and “solo de pies” or zapateado (akin to tap dance) and ends with livelier and festive dances like Sevililanas and La Rumba Catalana.
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