The town of Pera has been the host for the famous Fiesa International Sand Sculpture Festival since it began in the year 2003. While the festival is happening it transforms the town and attracts visitors from all over the world to either spectate or sculpt their own sand sculpture. To keep the festival original it has a different theme each year and this helps to test the skills of the sculptors and give visitors something new to look at.
It takes the sculptors a tremendous amount of patience, accuracy and skill to create the sand sculptures and they also take a very long time to sculpt. So that the sculptors have enough time to create them and also so that lots of visitors can witness them, the festival goes on for months each time lasting from the middle or end of April until October. This allows most people visiting the area during the summer to visit the festival at some point.
In 2010 the theme for Fiesa was 'The Living World' at brought about some of the best sculptures to date. The detail in some of the animals was truly amazing and the sculptors were able to make them look fantastically lifelike despite being in many cases much larger than their real life form. With the festival open until midnight people can see the sculptures under the moonlight which really shows off their details.
When people visit the Fiesa International Sand Sculpture Festival there is lots for them to see and they have plenty of time to really take in the details of the sculptures. With the festival opening each day at 10am and remaining open until midnight people can experience the sculptures by daylight or by moonlight when they really come to life. What most visitors don't realise before getting into the festival is just how big the sculptures actually are.
Families on holiday close to the festival should definitely consider visiting as it makes for a really good day out. Admission isn't particularly expensive and there are lots of things to do other than looking at the sculptures including sculpting lessons for children. Of course it can get very hot because of the location but with shaded areas to sit and refreshments available visitors can sit down for a while before continuing to enjoy the festival.
It takes the sculptors a tremendous amount of patience, accuracy and skill to create the sand sculptures and they also take a very long time to sculpt. So that the sculptors have enough time to create them and also so that lots of visitors can witness them, the festival goes on for months each time lasting from the middle or end of April until October. This allows most people visiting the area during the summer to visit the festival at some point.
In 2010 the theme for Fiesa was 'The Living World' at brought about some of the best sculptures to date. The detail in some of the animals was truly amazing and the sculptors were able to make them look fantastically lifelike despite being in many cases much larger than their real life form. With the festival open until midnight people can see the sculptures under the moonlight which really shows off their details.
When people visit the Fiesa International Sand Sculpture Festival there is lots for them to see and they have plenty of time to really take in the details of the sculptures. With the festival opening each day at 10am and remaining open until midnight people can experience the sculptures by daylight or by moonlight when they really come to life. What most visitors don't realise before getting into the festival is just how big the sculptures actually are.
Families on holiday close to the festival should definitely consider visiting as it makes for a really good day out. Admission isn't particularly expensive and there are lots of things to do other than looking at the sculptures including sculpting lessons for children. Of course it can get very hot because of the location but with shaded areas to sit and refreshments available visitors can sit down for a while before continuing to enjoy the festival.
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