📸 SUMMER STARTS: The sun rises over Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England, on the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
People gather during sunrise as they take part in the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A seemingly curious alliance of druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun.
For the thousands making the pilgrimage to Stonehenge, approximately 80 miles southwest of London, it is more than looking forward to Elton John at Glastonbury or a few ciders in the sun. Many of those present at Stonehenge will be making the short 50-mile journey further west to Glastonbury over the coming days.
Stonehenge is a symbol of British culture and history and remains one of the country’s biggest tourist draws, despite the seemingly permanent traffic jams on the nearby A303 highway, a popular route for motorists traveling to and from the southwest of England.
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