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Could you help me out with this review?It's the first review I've written and to be honest it was quite difficult because I've never been to a music festiva, and to make up events is a hard task.Summer Star Festival MorairaI must admit that I'm not a huge fan of music festivals. When my best friend Sara showed up with two tickets for the Summer Star Festival in Moraira I was quite skeptical. I've never liked the atmosphere on this kind of events, especially the ones that are supposed to be aimed for young people.The ticket included acommodation in a three stars hotel in Moraira which turned out to have a beautiful sight towards the sea. It was confortable and clean more than enough for our purpose.The festival itself was located next to the village at a beach called “Las Rocas”. The venue was stunning, the sea was beside us, there were a lot of palm trees which gave us shadow, stands to get drinks, etc. The event started early in the morning at eight o'clock and it lasted for 3 days without any interruptions. The music was mainly Spanish, but not only pop, which is very common, also rock, indie and hip hop. It certainly, was n interesting mix of music. We could take a look at the programm thanks to a brochure they gave us at the beginning of the concert, as such we could decide which groups were worth and with we could leave out, and do some sightseeing instead. The only thing I can criticize is the fact that there wasn't much choice from the non-alcoholic drinks.To sum up, I would definitely recommend visiting the Summer Star Festival in Moraira not only for the  great entertainment but also for  the beauty of the village.

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I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of music festivals. When my best friend Sara showed up with two tickets for the Summer Star Festival in Moraira, I was quite skeptical. I've never liked the atmosphere on at ~~this~~ these kinds of events, especially the ones that are supposed to be ~~aimed~~ for young people.

The ticket included accommodation in a three-stars hotel in Moraira, which turned out to have a beautiful ~~sight towards~~ view of the sea. It was confortable and clean and more than ~~enough~~ adequate for our purpose.

The festival itself was located next to the village at a beach called “Las Rocas”. The venue was stunning, the sea was ~~beside us~~, nearby, there were a lot of palm trees which gave us shade ~~shadow~~, and there were many stands to get drinks~~, etc~~. The ~~event~~ festival started early the first day, ~~in the morning~~ at eight o'clock in the morning, and it lasted for 3 three days without ~~any~~ interruptions. The music was mainly Spanish, ~~but~~ not only pop, which is very common, but also rock, indie and hip hop. It certainly, was an interesting mix of music. ~~We could take a look at~~ Thanks to the programme t~~hanks to a brochure~~ they gave us at the beginning of the festival, ~~concert~~, ~~as such~~ we could decide which groups were worthwhile and which ~~with~~ we could skip ~~leave out, and~~ to do some sightseeing instead. The only thing I can criticize is the fact that there wasn't much choice ~~from~~ ~~the~~ of non-alcoholic drinks.

To sum up, I would definitely recommend visiting the Summer Star Festival in Moraira not only for the great entertainment but also for the beauty of the village.

Teechr · Answer

Summer Star Festival Moraira

I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of music festivals. When my best friend Sara showed up with two tickets for the Summer Star Festival in Moraira, I was quite skeptical. I've never liked the atmosphere in such ~~on this kind of~~ events, especially the ones that are supposed to be aimed ~~for~~ at young people.

The ticket included accommodation in a three-stars hotel in Moraira which turned out to have a beautiful view ~~sight~~ towards the sea. It was more than comfortable and clean ~~more than~~ enough for our purposes.

The festival itself was held ~~located~~ next to the village at a beach called “Las Rocas”. The venue was stunning, and the sea was beside us. There were a lot of palm trees which gave us shade ~~shadow~~, and plenty of stands to get drinks, etc. The event started early in the morning at eight o'clock and it lasted for 3 days without any interruptions. The music was mainly Spanish, ~~but not only pop, which is very common,~~ and it included mostly pop but also rock, indie and hip hop numbers. It certainly, was an interesting mix of music. We could take a look at the programme, thanks to a brochure they gave us at the beginning of the concert, and as such we could decide which groups were worth seeing and ~~with~~ which ones we could leave out, and do some sightseeing instead. The only thing I can criticize is the fact that there wasn't much choice ~~from the~~ of non-alcoholic drinks.

To sum up, I would definitely recommend visiting the Summer Star Festival in Moraira not only for the great entertainment but also for the beauty of the village.

Kanou · Answer

Thanks so much! Both of you were of great help.

I just have one question, why can't you use sight in this context? Isn't it a synonym of view? What is the difference between them?

Deadrat · Answer

What an excellent question! Yes, the two words are synonyms, so why is there a preference for "view" over "sight" in this usage? I'll give you my opinion, which may not be satisfactory.

"Sight" is often used for a particular person (or party of persons) for a particular occurrence: "The explorers had to climb the mountain before they had sight of the sea."
"Sight" is often used in a narrow sense: "He was jolted by the sight of a zebra in the park." Big place, one animal. This is re-enforced by the use of "sight" for the device on a gun to improve accuracy.
"Sight" is often used to mean "glimpse," something fleeting: "I caught sight of him, but he disappeared into the crowd."
"Sight" can be used to describe an unusual occurrence: "They were covered in mud. It was quite a sight."

"View," in contrast labels something more general, more enduring, and something not dependent on the looker. The view of the sea from the hotel is a broad picture -- a seascape, if you will -- and it is always there for anyone to see at any time. In fact, it's there whether or not anyone is looking. The broadness in "view" carries over to the metaphorical when we say about an entire subject, "That's my view."

Note what happens to the words in combinations. An overview is a panoramic look; an oversight is a particular error.

Kanou · Answer

I think I've got what you mean.
But especially sight is a bit difficult to understand for a non-native speaker, I have to do another exercise where I have to write a sentences with "sights" (the plural form) and I'm not convinced with what I 've written.

Because I've written: "The sights we saw during our hiking trip in fall were beautiful" But with your explanation it seems like "view" would be more suitable here and I would write "views". The problem is I can't come up with anything else =/

Deadrat · Answer

The choice of word depends on what you saw on your hiking trip. If you saw several unconnected, but remarkable things, then you'd use "sights." For instance, if you saw a glimpse of a waterfall through the trees, a rare bird, an ancient ruin, and a field of beautiful wild flower, then you'd use "sights."

On the other hand, it you saw several panoramas on the trail -- the rocky coast, a lush valley, a large expanse of old-growth forest -- then you'd use "views."

Kanou · Answer

Ok! I think with this last example I definitely got it!

Thank you for your patience!

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