The traditional Whitsun fair always stretches through the entire city centre. Many rides and other attractions are spread throughout the city and make the Whitsun Fair an exceptional event. Of course, the physical well-being is also taken care of, here

The Augsburg Osterplärrer, Swabia's largest folk festival, marks the festive start of the Bavarian open-air season every year and transforms the Kleiner Exerzierplatz into a dazzling centre of joie de vivre just in time for Easter Sunday. This event is

In Lausanne on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's fourth largest city, you will find Europe's largest freshwater show aquarium vivarium, AQUATIS Lausanne, which opened on 21 October 2017. On around 3,500 square metres, you will find around 10,000 fish, around

Knies Children's Zoo in Rapperswil on Lake Zurich is much more than a traditional zoo – it is a place where closeness, encounters and learning are the focus. Since its opening in 1962, it has become a popular destination for families, combining the

The Whitsun Festival Week in Bad Kötzting always takes place from Whitsun Saturday to the following weekend. The festival week starts on Saturday with the horse market on Amberg Island. The official opening of the Whitsun folk festival then follows in

In the Bavarian city of Augsburg, one of the oldest cities in Germany, you will find Augsburg Zoo, which was opened in 1937 as the "Park of the German Animal World" and later renamed. Around 1230 animals from over 240 species live here on an area of 20

The Europa-Park Hotel El Andaluz takes you directly to the sunny world of Spain. As soon as you enter the hotel, you will feel the Mediterranean flair with warm colors, winding courtyards and loving details that will immediately put you in the holiday

Less than 20 kilometres east of Victory Square in Adelaide is Cleland Wildlife Park. Since 1967, it has been a major attraction in South Australia to promote a greater appreciation of nature. In the park itself, more than 130 animal species are kept on

Aquamarine Fukushima is a modern marine museum and aquarium in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. It opened in 2000 and is now one of Japan's most important institutions for environmental education and marine research. With its striking glass

The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a