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

If you’ve always wanted to drive through Africa, South America, and Asia, a trip to Aywaille in Belgium—located just under 30 kilometers south of Liège—will do the trick. While kangaroos from Australia hop across the steppe, you can watch giraffes

DierenPark Amersfoort is located northeast of Utrecht in the Netherlands in the medium-sized Dutch city of Amersfoort. Since 1948, the zoo has been home to a large number of exotic animal species on 20 hectares. Divided into the areas De Savanne / Die

De Tovertuin is a new theme park that opened in spring 2026 on the site of the former Vakantiepark Familyland. The park was taken over by Van Hoorne Studios and completely redesigned. Visitors are immersed in a lovingly staged fantasy world centered

In Bad Doberan in Mecklenburg, twenty kilometres from Rostock, you will find the Bad Doberan summer toboggan run, which opened on 18 August 2013. The 721-metre-long track takes you through a ten-metre-high roundabout, seven steep curves and a bridge.

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

With the Hôtel Cabaïana, Nigloland has expanded its accommodation offering to include an exceptional nature resort right next to the theme park. Since 2025, comfortable stilt houses have been waiting for you here, set amidst lush gardens and nestled

In Les Diablerets in Switzerland, a small village at 1200 metres in the canton of Vaud, you will find the year-round excursion destination Glacier 3000. The ski area at around 3000 metres offers various ski and snowboard slopes, a snow park, the Peak

Only a 20-minute drive from Überlingen on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, the Salem Monkey Mountain has been located west of the town of Salem since 1976. Covering an area of 20 hectares, there are around 200 Barbary macaques that can move freely

Avonturenpark Hellendoorn is a small amusement park for the whole family.

It offers around 35 attractions for young and old, which are connected by short walking distances. Many shows, ranging from fun to action, offer entertainment for every park