Madeira is a unique archipelago located more than 700 kilometres west of the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. As part of Portugal, Madeira, with its approximately 250,000 inhabitants, belongs to the European Union, but offers them only about 800

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

Greven's most traditional festival will once again be an event of superlatives this year. A successful mix of spectacular merry-go-rounds, family-friendly fairground rides and typical funfair stands awaits visitors of all ages.

Source: Greven town council

The SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Gardaland and Heide Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows animals in a classic

In the mountain village of Gatlinburg in the east of the US state of Tennessee beneath the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will find the Moonshine Mountain Coaster. Operated as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster from 2014 to 2021 and renamed the

The Merzig summer funfair invites young and old to celebrate for four days in the car park at the Stadthalle with a wide variety of attractive rides.

In addition to the open Sunday, which takes place from 13:00 to 18:00, the traditional market on Monday

During the Whitsun market, the small village of Angelbachtal suddenly becomes very big. Tens of thousands of visitors flock to the Kraichgau and want to attend this unique festival every year. There is something for everyone, starting with a market, a

The big spring fair takes place directly on the banks of the Rhine at the Tonhalle. If the attractions at the fair are not enough for you, you can finish off with a short detour to the "longest bar in the world" in the old town next door.

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St John's Festival - the festival of joy

Once a year - usually on the first weekend in July - Eschwege is "in a state of emergency" at the St John's Festival. For five days, all life in the town is centred on this traditional festival, and the

In the border area between Carinthia and Salzburg is the Katschberg at 2200 meters. You can easily reach it by car. There you will find, among other things, a summer toboggan run by Brandauer, a high ropes course, a playground and much more. In winter