The Christmas market in the City of Light Jena has a 200-year-old tradition and is one of the most beautiful markets in the whole of Thuringia. Traditionally, the Jena Christmas market opens with the popular cutting of a 4 metre long giant stollen and

Osnabrück Zoo is beautifully situated in a beech forest. Therefore, it is often called the forest zoo. Here you can marvel at 2213 animals aud 291 species. Through the different worlds, you can experience a trip around the world in one day.

Olmen is located halfway between Maastricht and Antwerp. Known as Olmense Zoo until 2019, Pakawi Park Zoo, which opened in Olmen in 1980, is spread over an area of 12 hectares. The zoo specialises in keeping big cats, but stocks over 200 animal species

The city's zoo has been located in Krefeld on an area of 14 hectares since 1938. With over 150 species of animals, the park exhibits a variety of animals, but is designed with its focus on the keeping of great apes, big cats and tropical bird species.

There is a great musical and culinary offer, as well as a great amusement park for the visitors. Traditional brass band music and show bands also provide entertainment.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Cham railway station (15 minutes'

The Bartholomäusmarkt in Bad Ems is one of the oldest and largest folk festivals in the region and has a long tradition dating back to 1379.

The festival is a mixture of a large funfair, folk festival and entertainment programme that lasts several days

The Meppen Town Hall Fair is a large, multi-day folk festival that traditionally enlivens the entire city centre of Meppen in autumn. The colourful fairground activities extend across the city centre, particularly in the area between the historic town

Opened in 1997 as The aquarium of the lakes, the Lakes Aquarium, renamed in 2008, shows fish from all over the world. It is located on the west side of the Windermere in Lakeside, about 45 kilometres by car north of Lancaster and about 90 kilometres

The Santa Pauli Christmas Market in Hamburg is Germany's only erotic Christmas market and represents a deliberate break with traditional, contemplative Christmas markets. It takes place annually on Spielbudenplatz in the heart of the famous red-light

The funfair takes place on the ‘Groten Markt’.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Ronse railway station (distance 650 m)

By car:

- Venue: Grote Markt

Parking facilities:

- Parking Portois (Oude Vesten)

- Parking Familia (Loozebeekstraat)