The Salzburg Christmas Market, as it is known throughout the world today, has been around since 1974. Every year, the market opens with a festive ceremony on the Thursday before the first Sunday in Advent and closes its doors again on January 1. From

In one of the fastest growing cities in Poland, in Zory, 40km south of Katowice, Upper Silesia, there is the only park that deals with the United States of America. Twinpigs sees itself not only as an entertainment park, but also wants to convey

Deventer without a summer funfair? Unimaginable! At the end of May, the Brink, Grote Kerkhof and Nieuwe Markt are filled with all kinds of attractions for young and old. Of course, there is also an entertaining programme of rides.

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On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

The animal paradise Wildpark schwarze Berge has existed in the south of Hamburg since 1969. More than 100 animal species live on an area of 50 hectares and the wildlife park specialises in European domestic and wild animals.

In large, freely accessible

In Dudley in the West Midlands, around 16 miles (approx. 26 km) north-west of Birmingham, Dudley Zoo has been located in the ruins of Dudley Castle since 1937. There are over 1,500 animals from around 200 species to discover on the zoo's 16-hectare site,

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

The Christmas market in Gravelines, a charming town on France's Côte d'Opale, is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful in the entire region and attracts numerous visitors during Advent and Christmas. It transforms the central Albert Denvers

Spring and autumn are fair time in Heide. Great rides and merry-go-rounds, exciting prize stalls and a variety of culinary delights - the Heide funfair offers pure fun not only for children and young people.

Just in time for the start of spring, the new

In 1971 the Apenheul Zoo opened on an area of 11 hectares in Apeldoorn. Contrary to the usual variety of animals in other institutions, Apenheul has specialized in keeping primates. There are over 60 different types of monkeys in the park. A special