Baku / 01.11.18 / Turan: The European Union Representation in Azerbaijan held the opening ceremony of the Fantasy festival.
The purpose of the festival that will last 10 days is the preservation of the cultural heritage of Baku.
The name of the festival is taken from the Fantasy bathhouse, built in Baku at the end of the 19th century, and being a model of architecture uniting the Eastern and Western styles.
The festival will include exhibitions, concerts, tours of Icheri Shahar and the territory called Soviet, seminars, film demonstrations, and competitions.
The festival will begin with a concert of Miroc Parish, a singer from the Cabo Verde Islands, who in his work synthesizes the motifs of Portugal, Brazil, Cuba and African countries.
A performance of a children's dance group was held at the official opening ceremony, and the guests were offered dishes of the Azerbaijani national cuisine. -71D-
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