Britons rank their high 25 quirky cultural experiences in and round Europe – and the winner is France’s Pageant of the Large Omelette, whipped up with 1,500 eggs
The highest 25 quirky cultural experiences in and round Europe have been ranked – and it’s the Pageant of the Large Omelette in France that’s No.1.
The occasion, which takes place within the city of Bessieres and options an omelette sufficiently big to feed 2,000 folks, tops a brand new ‘bucket checklist’ of lesser-known, must-see-and-do experiences that may be discovered throughout the continent, drawn up from a survey of British holidaymakers.
Garnering 43 per cent of the vote, the Easter occasion celebrates the legend that Napoleon’s military as soon as feasted on an omelette within the village the place crowds now collect to observe a large 1,500-egg omelette being made.
In second place is the Sedlec Ossuary in Prague, Czech Republic (41 per cent), a 1,000-year-old church embellished with greater than 40,000 human bones, adopted by Austria’s Starkenberger Beer Swimming pools in third (40 per cent), a brewery-turned-spa that may allow you to soak in heat beer.
Finishing the highest 5 is a scenic bob-sledding observe in Prague (fourth, 37 per cent) and a charity zombie stroll by way of the streets of Stockholm, Sweden (fifth, 34 per cent).
The highest 25 quirky cultural experiences in and round Europe have been ranked – and it’s the Pageant of the Large Omelette in France that’s No.1
In second place is the Sedlec Ossuary in Prague, Czech Republic, a 1,000-year-old church embellished with greater than 40,000 human bones
Rating third is Austria’s Starkenberger Beer Swimming pools, a brewery-turned-spa that may allow you to soak in heat beer
In fourth place is bob-sleighing round a scenic observe in Prague (37 per cent)
The brand new bucket checklist was compiled by easyJet alongside high journey specialists and ranked by 2,000 British holidaymakers.
These trying to begin their bucket checklist a bit of nearer to dwelling may strive being a spectator on the UK’s centuries-old cheese-chasing competitors in Gloucester (joint seventh, 31 per cent) – the place cheeses are chased down a really steep hill – or Shetland’s little-known-to-tourists Up Helly Aa, a Viking pageant that culminates within the burning of a Viking ship (thirteenth place, 21 per cent).
Britons additionally appear to take pleasure in film-related sights such because the museum completely devoted to David Hasselhoff in Berlin, Germany, and Tunisia’s leftover Star Wars units from the unique 1977 movie set in Tozeur.
They each ranked joint sixth (32 per cent) together with the ‘La Raima’ grape battle in Pobla del Duc, Spain, which takes place with 90 tonnes of ‘ammo’ obtainable.
For a novel foodie expertise, Iceland’s Viking Sushi journey sees travellers exit on a fishing boat and eat what the nets usher in, uncooked (sixteenth, 17 per cent).
The highest-ranked UK attraction is Gloucestershire’s Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling, a centuries-old occasion the place cheeses are raced down a steep hill
A charity zombie stroll by way of Stockholm, Sweden, completes the highest 5
Whereas Finland’s Air Guitar Championship in Oulu (joint seventh, 31 per cent) invitations contributors to place their air guitar expertise to the take a look at in an occasion that promotes world peace by way of music.
In joint twelfth place (23 per cent) is Finland’s ‘Spouse Carrying Championship’, the place males carry their wives by way of an impediment course, and Greece’s ‘Rouketopolemos’, a firework battle over a ravine.
Different quirky occasions within the checklist embrace Sweden’s ceremonial releasing of the cows (eighth, 29 per cent), goat yoga within the Netherlands (joint fifteenth, 18 per cent) and Italy’s soccer matches from the Center Ages (18th, 14 per cent).
The ballot additionally revealed that 89 per cent of travellers say they’re searching for extra adventurous and experiential holidays post-pandemic.
Three quarters (76 per cent) say they’re now extra fearless with regards to journey and greater than 1 / 4 (28 per cent) of 65-and-overs say a very powerful factor on vacation is having one thing quirky to do.
Finland’s Air Guitar Championship in Oulu (joint seventh, 31 per cent) invitations contributors to place their air guitar expertise to the take a look at in an occasion that promotes world peace by way of music
Britons selected the experiences they’d most like so as to add to their bucket checklist from a longlist compiled by a panel of specialists together with journey presenter Lucy Hedges, Cassam Looch, artistic director at Tradition Journey, journey author Katie McConagle and Eleanor Ogilvie, head of community and airport technique.
Antonio Shabbir, easyJet’s Buyer Expertise Director, commented: ‘We’re at all times new tendencies and what prospects need from their travels to increase our unrivalled short-haul community in order that we’re flying to the locations folks need to go to. Our intention is to make it simpler for extra folks to expertise the unbounded pleasure of journey.
‘We hope that this checklist surprises folks and evokes them to strive one thing or someplace new. Whether or not that’s exploring extra of the locations they love or visiting a brand new vacation spot and its distinctive experiences for the primary time, we encourage would-be travellers to get on the market and do it.’