If you think that tobogganing is only possible in winter, you've got the wrong idea. Carinthia's longest summer toboggan run climbs a good 400 metres in altitude over a distance of almost two kilometres, from the Madritsche mountain station on the

The Lüner Himmelfahrtskirmes is one of the most traditional and popular folk festivals in the region and transforms the city centre into a lively fairground every May. The festival extends across Pfarrer-Bremer-Platz and the theatre car park, giving the

SEA LIFE Melbourne is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Gardaland or Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circuit and shows animals in a classic setting. For example,

Kassel in Hesse is the only major city in northern Hesse with a population of just over 200,000. TerraZoo Sontra in Hesse, located around 55 kilometres south-east of Kassel, has existed as a reptile sanctuary since 2008 and as a reptile zoo since 2010.

Rhenen, in the province of Utrecht, has been home to the Ouwehands Zoo since 1932. The park allocates its animals to areas on 22 hectares. While you can find mandrils and polar bears on one side, visitors are also shown giant Chinese pandas.

The Hagenbeck Zoo is located in Hamburg and has become as much a part of Hamburg as the port is. Here you can marvel at more than 1 850 animals that come from all continents. The animals are kept in large spacious enclosures. The zoo has a beautiful

You can toboggan on the highest mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate in Hilscheid near Thalfang (Trier is about 50 kilometres to the west by car), on the Erbeskopf. This mountain in Hunsrück is just over 26 kilometres from the Moselle. Here you can

In the centre of Amsterdam, a 5-minute walk from the Dam or a 15-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station, you will find The Amsterdam Dungeon, a chamber of horrors that opened in 2005. Take a journey through 500 years of Amsterdam's terrifying past.

When a Ferris wheel suddenly appears in the sky next to the cathedral and Speyer's fairground is transformed into a colourful fairground after a long, cold winter, Speyer once again invites visitors to its spring fair. In addition to a large number of

Less than 20 kilometres from Germany's oldest city, Trier, which borders directly on Luxembourg, there is a lot to experience in the small village of Riol on the Roman wine route by the lake. Not only can alpacas be stroked, but you can play golf or