The Winterberg Fair is a traditional folk festival that is considered one of the highest-altitude fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia. It takes place annually in August and transforms the central fairground ‘Am Rad’ into a lively festival site.

The festival

Based on a first zoo from 1770, the first zoo was opened in 1972 under the Franco government in the Spanish capital Madrid. In 1997, the zoo was sold to Parques Reunidos, which operates the Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Movie Park Germany and Tropical Island

Originally started as a Wet'n'Wild water park, the Texas park was acquired by Six Flags in 1995. With about 19 h a the water park is the largest in North Texas. Here you will find among other things a wave pool and lots of slides and areas to relax. The

In Styria, with a beautiful view of the Dachstein, an adventure mountain awaits you. Here you can ride an alpine coaster, try out a flying fox or simply hike and stop at a hut. For hot days there is also a lake.

SEA LIFE Benálmadena is located south of Malaga, directly at the port. 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 style of

In the Austrian town of Sankt Radegund, around 25 kilometres north-west of Graz, you will find the ‘Hexenexpress’ Alpine Coaster on the Schöckl, the southernmost peak in the Graz mountains, as well as a range of food and drink, mountain bike and

The largest folk festival in the canton of Zurich is the Knabenschiessen. Every year, around 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival weekend. The ‘Chilbi’ fair is known throughout Switzerland, and all of the approximately 200 showmen

"Pützchens Maat is anjesaat, Minschemasse an där Kasse,

Stundelang stonn mer in där Schlang, tausend Mann sin noch vür uns dran,

Fünnef Mark avjedrück, ham mer lang jespaart vür die kurte Fahrt,

Rinn in de Kis', Anschnallpflich, Alles zu spät,

In the middle of France, 110 kilometres east of Nantes and about 120 kilometres southwest of Tours, lies a small amusement park that you should pay attention to despite its size. Idyllically situated in a river valley is Parc de la Vallée. Over 30 rides

The Bockhorn Market is one of the largest and most traditional folk festivals in Lower Saxony. It takes place every year on the third weekend in September and is known far beyond the boundaries of the municipality. The festival is a unique mixture of a