In Königstein in Saxon Switzerland, in the south-east of Saxony between Pirna and the Czech border at the mouth of the Biela into the Elbe, model railway enthusiasts will find the Miniature Elbe Valley. The members of Miniaturelbtal Königstein e. V.

In Bensheim on the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, the Bergstrasse Wine Festival takes place every year in September and lasts nine days. It traditionally starts on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September with the coronation of the Bergstrasse

The Lindau Fair is a traditional folk festival that transforms the entire island town on Lake Constance into a lively fairground at the beginning of November. This multi-day event looks back on centuries of history, as it originally served as a grocer's

A leisure park with an attached swimming pool invites you to play and splash around.

There is also a looping roller coaster "Vildkatten" by Pinfari in the amusement park, so there is something not only for the little ones.

The main focus is on families

The Mecklenburg seaside resort of Bansin on the island of Usedom is home to what is probably Germany's smallest zoo, TropenZoo Bansin, which opened in 1970. Around 150 animals from 70 species, including ring-tailed parakeets, iguanas, tortoises, snakes,

The Schützen-Collegium of the town of Lehrte invites you to the annual Schützen- und Volksfest on the Schützenplatz in Lehrte. In addition to food and drink, the showmen invite you to enjoy their attractions over the three days of the festival.

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Between the two cities of Wollongong and Sydney, just off Helensburgh on the east coast of the Australian continent lies Symbio Wildlife Park. Conveniently located at the top of the Illawarra escarpment, just minutes from Stanwell Park Beach, the

The Lutherstadt Eisleben has been hosting the annual Eisleber Wiesenmarkt since 1521, which attracts about half a million visitors and around 350 showmen to Eisleben every year. The festival, called the Wiese, takes place over two weekends and is divided

In Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, or rather in the Zündorf district of Cologne, you will find the small but beautiful Rolf's Petting Zoo. The petting zoo, which grew out of a volunteer parrot rescue centre, has set itself the task of taking in old,

Anyone visiting Thorpe - just 11 kilometres south of London's Heathrow Airport - should definitely pay a visit to Thorpe Park, one of Europe's thrill parks. And since a single day is not enough for a visit, the park offers its guests fantastic