Reinhard Mey once sang "Above the clouds, freedom must be boundless". You don't go quite that high, but the balloon you climb into is 100 metres above sea level. You'll be higher than Big Ben in London. Just a few metres from Disneyland Paris - in the

If you drive about 50 kilometres south from Koblenz on the federal motorway 61, you will inevitably come to the town of Rheinböllen. In 1976, the Hunsrück Game Park was opened there. Only a few years ago (2020) it was renamed the Rheinböllen Zoo.

In the Rhine-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, or rather in Königswinter, around 14 kilometres from the former German capital Bonn, you will find the Drachenwelt Königswinter. Here, halfway up Drachenfels, you can immerse yourself in the

Modriach is located in the middle of Styria along the A2 motorway. It is about 55 kilometres east of Graz. Since 2020, Steirarodl, an alpine coaster with a small amusement park, with flying fox, a slide and much more, has been available at around 1,000

With the May Market and the Autumn Market, there are funfairs twice a year in Pirmasens on the Meßplatz. In addition to various showmen with their rides, there is also live music in the beer garden, a market and a fireworks display.

The municipality of Ascheberg is known and loved as a centre for funfairs. The month of July each year is dedicated to the funfair. In terms of size, the St. Anna fair in Davensberg is a rather tranquil and cosy village fair. In contrast, the Jacobi

Twice a year, the Erfurt Folk Festival takes place on the Domplatz. In April as the "Erfurter Altstattfrühling" and in October as the "Erfurter Oktoberfest". Both festivals are among the largest in Thuringia.

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The Sommerrodelbahn amusement park in Ibbenbüren, in the middle of the Teutoburg Forest and not far from the impressive Dörenther Cliffs, is a charming destination for families, nature lovers and fans of nostalgic amusement parks. Founded in 1926 by a

In the Belgian town of Pelt in the province of Limburg, on the Belgian-Dutch border, you will find the swimming paradise LAGO Pelt Dommelslag. The pool, which belongs to the LAGO Group, which currently operates twelve swimming paradises in Belgium, is a

The Katharinenmarkt on the third weekend in September is considered a superlative folk festival in the region. It is based on over 400 years of tradition as a livestock and craft market. Over four days, the farmers' market, business and sales show,