In 1829, the first Corpus Christi fair was held in Sterkrade. The small, contemplative market (six to eight traders) has developed into one of the largest city centre and street fairs in Germany. The festival now attracts over 1 million visitors a year.

The LEGOLAND® Discovery Centres are a colourful world, designed mainly for children aged 3-10 years.

There are many attractions, such as the 4D cinema, the Dragon Castle, the LEGO® factory and many other things to admire and build yourself.

Local landmarks

Maximare in Hamm is one of the most famous adventure and leisure pools in North Rhine-Westphalia and combines several worlds under one roof: action, sport and relaxation. The adventure area with its varied slides is particularly exciting for water park

The Marché de Noël des Tuileries, which bears the evocative nickname ‘La Magie de Noël’ (The Magic of Christmas), transforms the historic Jardin des Tuileries in the heart of Paris into a glittering winter wonderland. It is considered the largest

In the south-western English coastal town of Weymouth in the county of Dorset, you will find the SandWorld sand sculpture park, open daily from early April to mid-November, since 2011. The best sand sculptors from all over the world come here to Weymouth

In Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, you will find the Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Gardens in the Bad-Cannstatt district. Around 11,000 animals from all over the world live here on an area of around 30 hectares. Did you know that

In the Polish town of Inwałd in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 30 km northwest of Bielsko-Biała and about 60 km southwest of Krakow, you will find the Świat Marzeń Inwałd Game and Adventure Park, which consists of five parks. In addition to

Founded in 1967, the town of Exmouth on the North West Cape in Western Australia has a population of just a few thousand; during peak tourist season, the population grows to around 6,000. At the Discovery Centre, you can dive for about an hour and a half

The Cannstatter Volksfest, which is also colloquially called "the Cannstatter Wasen", is a two-week folk festival that has been held annually in Stuttgart from the end of September to the beginning of October since 1818. The same folk festival in spring

When one speaks of Dubai, many iconic buildings and achievements come to mind. One of these is Palm Jumeirah, a mounded archipelago of man-made islands. In the outer ring, right at the tip is the iconic Atlantis Resort. This consists of a massive hotel,