The Alençon funfair, often known locally as the ‘Foire de la Chandeleur’, is the first major festival of the year in the Orne region and a deeply rooted tradition in Normandy. It takes place every year around February and marks the end of the winter

Beverland is located in Maaseik on the Belgian side about 1.5 kilometres from the Dutch border and about 15 kilometres from the German town of Gangelt. It has a large indoor area that includes a butterfly, a LunaLoop, a bumper car, a carousel and several

The Haaner Kirmes is a crowd-puller for the region and far beyond. Every year, it attracts around 400,000 visitors to our town. It has a loyal fan base among funfair fans and is also popular with the showmen. The Haaner Kirmes offers space for around 200

Leiden Ontzet, also known as the Liberation of Leiden, is an annual city festival celebrated on 3 October to commemorate the liberation of the Dutch city of Leiden from Spanish siege in 1574. It is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in

The “rheinwelle” sauna and bathing world is located in Gau-Algesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate, approx. 10 km east of Bingen and approx. 20 km west of the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz. The building, which is modeled on the course of the

The Jackelino Safari indoor playground is located in the city of met K, also known as Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium or Cologne, which is primarily known for its cathedral and 86 neighbourhoods and is the fourth largest city in Germany with over 1.1

In Neuss in the Lower Rhine region, around 10 km south-west of the North Rhine-Westphalian capital Düsseldorf, you will find Alpenpark Neuss. What began in 2001 on the former site of the Neuss-Grefrath landfill site with Germany's first indoor ski hall

In Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, more precisely in the district of Gräfrath, around eighteen kilometres from Wuppertal and around thirty kilometres from the state capital Düsseldorf, the Fauna Zoo has been open all year round for over ninety

The Sylt Aquarium – insights into the fascinating underwater world

The Sylt Aquarium is located in Westerland, on the popular North Sea island of Sylt. It offers visitors exciting insights into the marine worlds of the North Sea and exotic tropical

The cultivation and marketing of the Bühl plum after the First World War helped the town of Bühl and its citizens to enjoy an economic boom and prosperity. The Bühl plum was and still is a household name throughout Germany and beyond. The memory of