In Upper Bavaria near Tegernsee there is a mountain coaster by Brandauer, a climbing forest and also a playground. There is also a restaurant on site. In winter you can ski here, so the mountain coaster is built only in summer.

In the Bavarian town of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, about 100 km east of Nuremberg and 35 km west of the border with the Czech Republic, the five-day Weidener Volksfest always takes place in September. On the large fairground in Conrad-Röntgen-Straße you

In Melide on Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, you will find Swissminiatur, which has been in operation since 1959. On an area of around 14,000 square metres, you will find over 130 models of various interesting buildings in Switzerland on a

Just 20 kilometres north of Abu Dhabi Airport is Emirates Park and Zoo Resort. It was opened in 2008 as the first privately run zoo in the United Arab Emirates. It houses around one and a half thousand animals of various species: from birds and reptiles

In Timmendorfer Strand, not even 1 kilometer away from the Baltic Sea, on the way towards Travemünde, you will find the Niendorf bird park on an area of 7 hectares. In the immediate vicinity of the Aalbeek-Niederung nature reserve you will find a

In Duisburg Zoo you can discover 9,000 animals from 400 species. The zoo has become famous by having the first permanent and long unique keeping of koalas in Germany. The large tropical hall Rio Negro shows the fascinating world in South America. Here

In the middle of a large shopping mall, in the feeder to Disneyland Paris, you will find SEA LIFE Paris. 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

Visulahti is a themed water park with associated flat rides. It was opened in Mikkeli in 1980 and is beautifully located by Lake Saimaa. The campsite is open all year round, while Visulahti is open only in the summer months.

Since 2006 there is a mountain coaster with a length of almost 800 meters. The mountain coaster is available only in summer. In winter you can ski here. The alpine adventure world is located about 230 km from Prague and about 170 km from Brno.

**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed