We're gonna need a bigger bucket and spade! Incredible pictures of the world's most intricate sandcastles
By Daily Mail Reporter|
These spectacular castles have been built as part of the world's biggest sand sculpture festival.
Around
40 'sand artists' from around the world attended the Sand Sculpture
Festival on the beach of Blankenberge in Belgium. Over 10,000 tonnes of
sand was used to create the amazing 'sand village' as part of the
festival's 20th anniversary.
The
festival, which runs until the end of the month, has a fairytale theme
and includes magestic castles and enchanting palaces as well as a host
of comic book favourites.
A
spokesman said: 'This year the Sand Sculpture Festival in Blankenberge
will bring to life fairytales by the Brothers Grimm and Walt Disney, as
well as the magical stories of Charles Dickens and J.K. Rowling and so
many other famous tales from the world of myths and legends.
'Not
only will all the best-known and best-loved fairy tales be on show, but
also great legends and fables from the four corners of the earth, which
will allow you to relive that magical days of yesteryear."
Visitors
can take walk-through tours of the sand village where other comic book
favourites such as Tintin and the Smurfs are also on display.
Fairytale palaces: Two of the incredible castles
created for the annual 'Zandsculpturen' festival. 40 sand artists from
across the globe have gathered on the Belgian coast to create a
spectacular sand village
Sand smurf: Belgian cartoon favourites the
smurfs are recreated in amazing detail for one of the exhibits. An
incredible 10,000 tons of sand were needed for this project, which is
the biggest festival of that kind in the world
Detail: Comic book hero Tintin and his faithful
companions Captain Haddock and Snowy the dog draw the crowds at the
festival in Blankenberge, Belgium
The sand of make believe: This year's Zandsculpturen festival has a fairytales and cartoons theme
Goofy: The Disney favourite is one of the
exhibitions on show at the festival. The event is part of the 20th
anniversary celebrations for Eurodisney Paris
Record breaker: The event, which will run until
the end of the month is officially the biggest sand sculpture festival
in the world
Sleeping beauty: 40 of the world's top sand artists from across the globe to create the amazing spectacle
Photocall: Visitors pose for a picture in front of one of the amazing sand castles
Breathtaking: Another amazingly intricate sculpture on show at the Belgium festival
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