Every year on the last weekend before the summer holidays, a rare fellow makes his way to Friedrichshafen: on the Saturday of the festival weekend, the Seehas is rescued from the depths of Lake Constance with drums and trumpets and several ships - giving

The Marché de Noël de Metz is one of the largest and most atmospheric Christmas markets in France, transforming the historic capital of Lorraine into a glittering festive backdrop. What makes this market special is that it spans several squares in the

The Gaggenau May Market has been a firmly established highlight in the Murg Valley for years. It always takes place on Mother's Day weekend (second Sunday in May), lasting four days from Friday to Monday. The May market is traditionally the ‘club

The Fête foraine de Blois is an unmissable event in the Loir-et-Cher department's calendar and is considered one of the largest funfairs in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Every spring, usually over three weeks in March and April, the exhibition grounds

65km as the crow flies north of Bordeaux, directly on the Atlantic coast with a view of the Biscay, lies the Zoo de la Palmyre on the edge of Les Mathes. The zoo was opened in 1966 and extends between two forests on an area of 18 hectares. According to

When it's time to go home,

the snow can't be seen in the fields,

eann de Loft die Roawe fläije,

Keann as if the house were crowing,

When the white people wake up

quickly light a fire in the oven,

and the men curse inside

look for their old woollen woof

and the

In the mountain village of Gatlinburg in the east of the US state of Tennessee beneath the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will find the Moonshine Mountain Coaster. Operated as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster from 2014 to 2021 and renamed the

The Foire de Noël et des Rois in Reims is much more than a traditional Christmas market – it is a festive institution that celebrates the transition from the old year to the new with lots of energy and light. While the traditional Christmas market in

The Foire aux Attractions (funfair) is the vibrant heart of the larger Foire de Septembre in Tournai. It is known as one of the largest funfairs in Wallonia and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, who enliven the city for several weeks

Since 2024, there has been an Alpine coaster on the Fichtelberg in Oberwiesenthal, Saxony, not even a handful of kilometers from the Czech border. There are also trampolines and a flyline. In winter, you can also go skiing here. High up on the mountain,