Gettorf is located halfway between Kiel and Eckernförde, less than 10 kilometres from the Baltic Sea beach. The Gettorf Zoo emerged from a private hobby in 1968. Through extensions, the small zoo in Schleswig-Holstein has grown to a total area of 4ha.

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

When Marburg celebrates its Harbour Festival, the city shows its most relaxed side. Even though Marburg doesn’t have a huge seaport, the banks of the Lahn are transformed for a weekend into a maritime promenade that perfectly captures the university

The Schneekoppe is the highest mountain in the Czech Republic and is located in the border region with Poland, about 180 kilometres northeast of Prague. In 2007, an Alpine Adventure World was opened in the village of Petzer, which houses an Alpine

In Bensheim on the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, the Bergstrasse Wine Festival takes place every year in September and lasts nine days. It traditionally starts on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September with the coronation of the Bergstrasse

The Spremberger Heimatfest in August, with over 30,000 visitors every year, has a high status in the south of Brandenburg among the folk festivals in the region and beyond. The unique island and valley location of the town is what makes Spremberg/Grodk

During Advent, Potsdam's Christmas Magic transforms the historic city centre of Brandenburg's capital into a vast, festive sea of lights and a shopping experience. The market extends from Luisenplatz across the entire length of Brandenburger Straße to

Plohn Amusement Park not only features East Germany’s wildest wooden roller coaster, “El Toro,” but also family-friendly coasters like “Plohseidon” and the wonderfully themed powered coaster “Miniwah & the Secret of Gold Creek City.” But that’s not

There are over 100 animal species to discover at Kaiserslautern Zoo. In the north-western district of Siegelbach, the Siegelbach Zoo was founded and opened for the first time in 1968, which became the Kaiserslautern Zoo in 2003. On a good 7 hectares,

Less than 2 kilometres from the beach on the Gulf of Oman is the country's largest theme park, Marah Land, in Qurum Natural Park in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Located on the eastern edge of the city along the A1 motorway, the park is easily accessible