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Celebrate Oktoberfest in Monaco
2011-10-14 11:39
What: 6th annual Oktoberfest
Where: Café de Paris
When: 21 to 30 October, 7pm to 12.30am
Tickets: €15 (choice of special menu)
Reservations +377 98 06 76 23
Website : http://www.montecarloresort.com
E-Mail : brasseriecp@sbm.mc
To Italians, the word 'Monaco' means two places: the principality on the Côte d'Azur, and Monaco di Bavaria, or Munich, as we call it in English. And it's from Monaco di Bavaria that the tradition of Oktoberfest has spread across the world. For years, they've been celebrated the coming of autumn in Germany with vast
quantities of bratwurst, sauerkraut, music, dancing and - of course - plenty of beer. And here in the other Monaco, where there never needs to be an excuse for a party, that tradition is live and kicking!
From Friday 21 to Sunday 30 October 2011, Oktoberfest takes place once more in the splendid surroundings of the Café de Paris. In a marquee on the terrace, specially decorated in true Bavarian style, you can enjoy entertainment from Bavarian group Echt Guat as well as a traditional Oktoberfest menu cooked up by top chef Jacques Lambert.
The opening ceremony takes place in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II and a Bavarian delegation, with the cracking open of the first barrel of beer to cries of 'O’Zapft is!' (The barrel has been tapped!). Following this comes an evening of merrymaking provided by representatives from both countries, dressed in traditional costume, led by yodelling girls and 'front man' Michael Stumberger.
But the main focus will be the beer. For this special event, Weihenstephan, the oldest brewery in the world, now owned by the State of Bavaria, will offer its finest traditional Bavarian beers, including their 'Kristallweissbier' white ale which won the Grand Champion Trophy in Melbourne.
