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The Oktoberfest, Munich's annual beer festival, kicks off with the mayor of the city tapping the first keg at noon. The festival will go on until 3 October 2023. IMAGES
What better way is there to ring the fall season than with a good old traditional giant pumpkin contest? One such contest takes place every year in the German city of Ludwigsburg, where farmers from all over Europe roll out the biggest pumpkins you can imagine. 24-year-old Belgian farmer Mathias Willemijns won Ludwigsburg's pumpkin competition on Sunday, with a gourd that weighed in at 1,008 kilograms, or 2,222 pounds.
Oktoberfest is the biggest party in Germany, but you've got to dress the part. In the run-up to this year's Oktoberfest, which will kick off on Saturday, September 16, Stuttgart designer Kinga Mathe unveiled what may be the world's most expensive dirndl, which costs a whopping $32,000. The price tag for the dirndl may seem shocking, but every item is custom made for each individual client with only the finest materials and precious stones.
The supplier to the worlds best restaurant Noma in Copenhagen is featured in the documentary 'Good things await'. He teaches us that farming is not just a style, it's a life style.
Pilgrims begin arriving for the start of World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. The week-long event is the world's largest Catholic gathering, with around 300,000 people expected to attend this year. World Youth Day kicks off on Tuesday and Pope Francis will attend on Wednesday, his first trip overseas since undergoing surgery. IMAGES
Automobili Pininfarina is honouring a motorsport icon with an exclusive new limited-edition version of its award-winning electric hyper GT – the Battista Edizione Nino Farina. The design edition will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it will be piloted up the famous hill by former F1 star and hillclimb record holder, Nick Heidfeld. In his role as an advisor to Automobili Pininfarina, ‘Quick Nick’ has played a key role in the Battista story so far. Following the success of the limited-edition Battista Anniversario, the latest model represents the fascinating story of F1 racing legend Nino Farina, the first ever F1 World Champion and nephew of design icon Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina. Fittingly, it will make its dynamic debut just a few hundred metres from the Goodwood Circuit, where Nino drove to victory in the 1951 Goodwood Trophy (a non-championship F1 race).With just five examples to be crafted for clients worldwide, bespoke features adorning the exterior and interior of the Battista Edizione Nino Farina pay tribute to the racing legend born in Torino. Each car in the series celebrates one of five milestones in Nino Farina’s incredible racing career, ensuring each collector will own a one-of-a-kind Italian design masterpiece.