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Lignano in Fiore 2008: Big Festival in the Hemingway Park

Last days of feverish work for the opening ofAmerican writer Ernest Hemingway, who called
the 22nd Lignano in Fiore, festival for andLignano  "The  Florida  of  Italy".
of the children of all Friulian seaside
resort. The longevity of this festival showsShows of city sports clubs, concerts,
the affection of all inhabitants to eventsanimation, puppet theatre for children, but
that  have  children  as  protagonist.also a lot of opportunities for domestic
animal lovers. Every year the Lignano in
For two weekends, from the 25th of April toFiore organization dedicates a day to the
the 4th of May, the green lung of Lignano,four-legged friends with dog agility
the Hemingway Park will be invaded bydemonstrations and competitions, walks and
tourists and residents that want to enjoyshows of dogs with their masters. Often they
days in the open air, surrounded by a lot ofare children that seize the opportunity to
happiness and by the opportunity to help theplay  with  their  pets  in  a  big  park.
present  charitable  associations.
The attention for animals has every year more
As the name suggests, the main features ofand more important role: a lot of people have
this festival are flowers and plants and thea domestic animal and they are in difficulty
joy that they bring. Colours and scentswhen they must go on holiday. The bigger
spread all over the park, giving thedifficulty is to find an accessible
sensation of being in a magic atmosphere,accommodation also to their four-legged
where children and their smiles are thefriend. Particularly the seaside resorts feel
centre of the festival. This event drawsabout this problem, so the local government
every year more and more visitors, that takeof Lignano decided to reserve a stretch of
advantage of these weekends to spend thebeach to dogs and their masters in Riviera,
first days in the seaside resort on the upperthe western end of the city, near the mouth
Adriatic Sea, walking on the beach andof  the  Tagliamento  river.
warming themselves in the hotter and hotter
sun. For this reason, besides the ferment forIn the same wake are moving several travel
the imminent opening of the coloured Festaand tourist agencies in Lignano, like the
dei Fiori (Flowers Festival), many hotels andEureka, that works from years in letting
apartments in Lignano make the finishingholiday flats in the seaside resort. The
touches to give the opportunity to touristsagency owners offer to their guests that come
to stay in the city during these longon holiday with a dog or a cat about ten
weekends.apartments in Lignano where the domestic
animals are allowed. These apartments are
Pineta and Sabbiadoro are the most requestedlocated in peaceful areas in Sabbiadoro, the
districts by guests: the first iscity centre, and are equipped with garden and
characterized by the ancient, green, freshall modern services: air conditioning,
and peaceful pine wood, where the Hemingwaymodern furnishing, TV or TV-SAT, dishwasher,
Park is immersed. The second zone is thesafe, car place and beach material included
historic centre of Lignano and the centre ofin the price. So tourists can spend a
the seaside resort's life, near the goldencomfortable holiday with their pets in an
beach.apartment in Lignano Sabbiadoro, near the
beach and few minutes from the Hemingway
During the weekends of the 25th of April andPark.
of the 1st of May tourists can take relaxing
walks on the beach with the amusing andA park where dogs can run and play, a private
coloured afternoon in the park. Lignano inbeach and accommodation in modern apartments
Fiore offers tourists in the seaside resort ain Lignano: the seaside resort is the right
full programme of events in the open air,place for people that don't want let the
under the characteristic pagoda in the centrefour-legged friend at home.
of the park, that is dedicated to the famous



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