Prague
This former hockey rink next to the Výstaviště complex now hosts occasional music concerts, skating shows and other events. Check the website for details…
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Chişinău
The home stadium of FC Zimbru Chișinău, one of the country's leading football (soccer) teams.
Iraklio
Located in the Talos Plaza mall on the waterfront west of the centre, Odeon is good for non-dubbed Hollywood blockbusters. Buy tickets in advance at www.i…
New Town
The once-cool Opal Lounge has gone the way of many other mass-market nightclubs – over-loud, overcrowded and overpriced. Expect to queue on weekend…
Brno
This booking office sells tickets to both the Janáček and Reduta theatres.
Plovdiv
See recent foreign films in original languages (with Bulgarian subtitles) at this cinema, 3km southwest of Plovdiv's old town in the Trakiya neighbourhood.
Veliko Târnovo
The cinema at the western edge of the city offers up a standard movie menu of Hollywood blockbusters and family films. A taxi costs around 4 lv to 5 lv.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian-language theatrical productions take place inside this brutalist-style theatre on the main pedestrian street. Performances cost around 19 lv.
Mariehamn
Punters can take advantage of Åland's autonomous gambling laws at this casino inside the Hotell Arkipelag.
Konstantin Kisimov Dramatic Theatre
Veliko Târnovo
Dance and drama performances take to the stage at Kisimov Theatre every few days, usually around 7pm. Performances are usually in Bulgarian only.
Dubrovnik
An open-air cinema in the heart of the old town, often used for screenings during the Summer Festival.
Sochi
This popular venue caters to a slightly older crowd with a wide variety of live music, dance performances and even late-night strip tease.
Amsterdam
This mid-sized venue has excellent acoustics and lighting, plus an on-site restaurant. Expect rock and pop acts from medium to big names.
Yakutsk
A strikingly modern venue in the centre of the city that has theatre in Yakut and far more accessible traditional music performances.
Dubrovnik
Screenings start after sundown at this open-air cinema. Large live sporting events are sometimes featured on the big screen as well.
Bucharest
Comfortable multiplex cinema with about a dozen screens, located in the Bucureşti Mall.
Antalya State Opera & Ballet Ticket Booth
Antalya
Sells tickets for performances from Carmen to Çanakkale (a Turkish production about the Gallipoli campaign).
Sofia
Modern multiscreen cinema showing the latest Hollywood releases on the top floor of the Mall of Sofia. Also has an IMAX screen.
Transylvania
This striking 1975-built cultural emporium hosts opera and theatrical productions, and serves as a festival venue.
Chişinău
This is where Chişinău's choral synagogue was located until WWII. Plays in Russian are now performed here.
Veliko Târnovo
This club is only for ardent fans of chalga, Bulgaria's inescapable brand of high-energy folk pop.
Bulgaria
Dramatic performances, from Chekhov to Shakespeare, are staged in Bulgarian at the Geo Milev Drama Theatre.
Reykjavík
Comedic play about Icelandic lore. Shows are only arranged for group bookings (50,000kr).
Pirin Mountains
One of the town's major cinemas, showing recent Hollywood releases and other films.
Friars' Gate Theatre & Arts Centre
County Limerick
Hosts art exhibitions and has a fine little theatre for plays and music events.
Historic Mitte
Tickets for the Komische Oper can be bought online or at the box office.
Geneva
Buy tickets for performing-arts events at this store on Rue de Rive.
Copenhagen
At the main Tivoli entrance and good for tickets of any kind. Not only does it sell Tivoli performance tickets, but it’s also an agent for BilletNet,…
Kaunas
This Vilnius institution has been delighting young and old since 1958, taking its productions across Europe and even South America. At the end of August…
Crimea
If overexposure to ex-Soviet pop music makes you feel lobotomised, here is a place to escape. DJs, sometimes accompanied with a live bass player, strive…
Southern Estonia
The garden behind this cultural centre hosts occasional concerts and folk festivals, while the centre itself acts as the town’s cinema and theatre. Check…
Sevastopol
Sevastopol's Russian theatre stages costumed historical dramas amid the ruins of ancient Khersones. Tickets are sold on the day at the entrance to…
Eastern Ukraine
This imaginatively designed place claims to have the longest bar in Eastern Europe. The catwalk stage is placed so that musicians find themselves in the…
