About 20 kilometres south of the Saxon city of Chemnitz lies Gelenau in the middle of the Ore Mountains. There is an alpine coaster there at over 500 metres. It goes down steep curves, racy bends and even a jump at over 40km/h. Right next to it is also

In 2022, Barbarossaland will be history and the Lautrer Kerwe will take place again. In May and autumn there are again two big festivals with lots of showmen. All kinds of rides and games await you, and of course there's also food and confectionery. In

As the first Disney theme park outside the USA, the Tokyo Disney Resort was opened on 15 April 1983 in the Japanese city of Urayasu, less than 20 kilometres from Tokyo. The park is operated under licence by The Oriental Land Company and since 2001 there

It is certainly one of the biggest attractions in southern Germany - the Markgröninger Schäferlauf. Its roots go back to the 16th century and its ingenious mixture of tradition and folk festival with modern elements fascinates around 100,000 visitors

It's St Andrew's market. The smell of almonds and candy floss wafts through the centre of Rheda again in November. Afterwards, many showmen have to set up their shops in the squares of the Christmas markets. But before that, the Andreasmarkt will offer

On the French Riviera, or rather in the holiday resort of Antibes between Cannes and Nice, you will find the animal and leisure park Kid's Island. This park, which belongs to the Parques Reunidos group, is located right next to the Marineland Zoo and

The Foire aux Attractions (funfair) is the vibrant heart of the larger Foire de Septembre in Tournai. It is known as one of the largest funfairs in Wallonia and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, who enliven the city for several weeks

Around 15 kilometres inland from Dubai Airport, a small petting zoo called Dessert Oasis Petting Farm is located in Al Khawaneej next to Mushrif Park. Aimed at families with small children, familiar and less native animals are brought closer to families

Herborn Zoo has been located in the Lahn-Dill district of central Hesse, more precisely in the Herborn district of Uckersdorf, around 47 km southwest of the university town of Marburg, since 1966. Around 300 animals from 80 species live on the grounds of

There is still a funfair in Leipzig during the Christmas season. The organiser, the Volklandt family, is a fixture in the fairground industry and a sixth-generation family business. They organise a large pop-up winter leisure park at the Paunsdorf Center