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Over the past decade, in addition a growing number of excellent property choices, Playa del Carmen real estate has come to offer Americans and Canadians an increasingly cultural lifestyle; the most recent example of this is the area's new wine festival.
The dates for Playa del Carmen's first Mexican wine festival are from March 9th to 12th. The event will bring together over 40 experts and the main wine producers in the country to promote awareness, tasting and appreciation of wine industry through a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and tasting sessions which are expected to draw about 3 thousand people.
Many vacationers, retirees and investors have been drawn to Playa del Carmen real estate because of the area's extraordinarily beautiful beaches, which offer soft, white sand, and the turquoise color of the Caribbean sea, high quality properties, modern services, and ever increasingly, a variety of international cultural events.
Other events include:
an international Jazz Festival, held directly on the beach
an international film festival
a food and cooking show
a PGA golf tournament
various culture presentations, including food, music, dance and handicrafts, from different cultural areas throughout Mexico
a weekly "art esplanade"
At a press conference, Fleet Dario Ocampo, director of the Trust for Tourism Promotion of the Riviera Maya, explained that the first Mexican Wine Festival will be a great opportunity to bring Mexican wine specialists together in one place to connect with local restaurants, while also promoting international tourism for this culinary destination.
In addition to being a new attraction for Playa del Carmen as an incentive for yet another type of specialized tourism, it is a great benefit to expats who have chosen Playa del Carmen as their year-round or part-time home.
During this first year, the Festival has the support and active participation of the leading exponents and companies involved in the wine industry in a high quality event which represents a total investment of around five million pesos.
The opening of the Festival will be held on Wednesday, March 9th at Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, in Playa del Carmen's main downtown dining and shopping area, and will continue on March 10th and 11th with a series of lectures at the Royal Hotel with the participation of winemakers and chefs.
Buying Playa del Carmen real estate is much more than buying good property, and even more than living on a beautiful beachfront; it's beginning a complete lifestyle.
