Just a stone's throw from Germany's largest reservoir, the Bleiloch reservoir in Thuringia, not far from the A9 motorway, lies the Saalburg Fairytale Forest in the village of Saalburg-Ebersdorf. Stories have been coming to life here since 1990. Around 40

The Katharinenmarkt on the third weekend in September is considered a superlative folk festival in the region. It is based on over 400 years of tradition as a livestock and craft market. Over four days, the farmers' market, business and sales show,

The largest amusement park in Central Germany invites you to Leipzig.

On an area of more than 27 hectares, families experience a world trip in one day in the young amusement park "BELANTIS - Das Abenteuerreich".

In one day, the daring ones can be pharaoh,

The "Arnstadt Wool Market" is always held in Arnstadt on the penultimate and last weekend in June. The traditional folk festival, which was first held in 1850 purely as a market for wool and natural goods, has developed into a well-known fair over the

Opened in 1862, Melbourne Zoo is one of Australia's oldest zoos. Together with other zoos in the state, it has joined together to form Victoria's Zoos. Only a few kilometres from the city centre, over 300 animal species are shown to visitors on 22

The funfair in 's-Hertogenbosch stretches through the city centre. Lots of showmen provide good entertainment.

On the funfair's website (linked here) you can still get discount vouchers for various rides.

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The wine festival in Meissen takes place on the penultimate full weekend in September. From then on, there will be around 20 venues offering a colourful programme on the festival grounds between Roßmarkt and Domplatz. The Youth City Council stage in the

SEA LIFE Blankenberge is just a few hundred meters from the beach promenade. It is one of several aquariums run by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland or Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the

The oldest zoo in Belgium is located in Antwerp and opened in 1843. Together with its "sister park" ZOO Planckendael, it is home to over 900 animal species. On about 10 hectares there are not only giraffes, lions and other large animals, but also bred

The location of the Hanse Market is the fairground on the Hauer (Hauerplatz), the neighbouring part of Medebacher Landstraße plus the open-air area behind it and the part of Karpatenstraße adjacent to the fairground.

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