Avifauna Vogelpark is a zoo specializing in birds in Alphen am Rhein between The Hague and Amsterdam. In 1950 the zoo was opened as the first bird park in the world and presents penguins, kiwis and rainbow lorises on 15 hectares.

The Kronacher Freischießen, usually simply called Freischießen, is the shooting festival organised by the Kronach Shooting Society. It takes place every year in August and is the largest public festival in the Franconian Forest with around 300,000

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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Swimmers' and non-swimmers' pools, as well as the adventure pool invite you to engage in sporting activities.

For young and old, the highlight of every visit to the Nautilla is the rapid ride through the covered, 52m long water slide.

Another attraction of

The Kamenz Forest Festival is a traditional school and local festival that has been celebrated in its current form for more than 150 years. The colourful parades, which take place on Monday and Thursday, are at the heart of the forest festival week.

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This is the place to be! A park of superlatives with lots of attractions.

There are now 5 roller coasters.

But Thomas the locomotive also steams through the park and delights the younger children.

A park for every taste.

The park also includes a zoo, which

In the middle of the Bavarian Forest, near Bad Kötzting, more precisely in Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut (yes, that's the real name of the place), lies an exciting mountain that is popular in both summer and winter. In summer there is a summer toboggan

Lübben celebrates with its guests!

A mixture of tradition and party atmosphere

Every third weekend in September, thousands of visitors from near and far flock to the Spreewald town of Lübben to celebrate the largest annual festival in southern

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a federal state in south-east Europe. It consists geographically of the region of Bosnia in the north - which takes up around 80 percent of the national territory - and the smaller region of Herzegovina in the south and became

At the end of March, the Paradeplatz is once again a hive of colourful fairground activity! Numerous rides and stalls invite young and old to enjoy themselves. Of course, there is also a selection of typical sweet and savoury treats on offer.

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