Midsummer is celebrated here at the end of June, just as on every island, and it is the biggest summer event in the Finnish calendar.

BBC: Island hopping in Finland

LONDON, England (CNN) -- For European workers the summer vacation season is here.

CNN: Stressed out in the sunshine

Here Comes The Summer: The Undertones Story is part of BBC Northern Ireland's programming to mark Derry-Londonderry as the UK City Of Culture 2013.

BBC: Teenage Kicks: The story of The Undertones

Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the streets...

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In high summer, it seems that everyone in Italy is here, but June and September are the Gargano's finest months, when the carnival-like crowds are gone, but not everything is closed.

BBC: Like the Amalfi coast? Try the Gargano promontory

But, you know, what's clear, Michele, is that each side right now, each party is making a play for the narrative here, the story that will be told about how this Congress operated this summer.

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