Ústí nad Labem is located 70 kilometres south of Dresden and 90 kilometres north of Prague. In 1908, a merchant founded the present-day Ústí nad Labem Zoo here, originally as a bird park. Over the years, the original 6 hectares that the bird park had

The Christmas market in Gera is known nationwide as the Gera Fairy Tale Market and is one of the most atmospheric Advent markets in Thuringia. It transforms the historic city center around the market square into an enchanting fairy tale landscape that

Over 100 fairground families come to Strasbourg for the Foire Saint-Jean to entertain you with rides of all kinds. The Ferris wheel is traditionally always there, but there are also plenty of rides for adrenaline junkies or for the little ones. Of

With a population of almost three million, Toronto is Canada's largest city and the capital of the province of Ontario. The Wet'n'Wild Toronto water park is located in Brampton, 34 kilometres from Toronto and just 9 kilometres from the airport. The park

The 380-hectare reserve, 35 hectares of which are open to visitors, serves as the starting point for the bird park. The Parc des Oiseaux is located 26 kilometers north of Lyon and about 90 kilometers from Geneva. Opened in 1970, the bird park is home to

Hlubočky, or Hombok in German, is located directly on the Bystřice River. Just over 22 kilometres north-east of Olomouc / Olmütz and about 300 kilometres from Prague, there has been an Alpine coaster with a length of over 600 metres since 2013. There

The longest toboggan run in Switzerland with a length of over 3 kilometres has been running since 1999 in Churwalden, Graubünden, just a 15-minute drive from the Grisons capital of Chur. In a 7 to 10 minute ride on this mountain coaster, you will

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

The first traces of a fair in Nancy date back to 1339. According to Henri Lepage, the Nancy Fair was already held in 1341, as Duke Raoul de Lorraine refers to it in a document from that time.

Since then, the fair has become one of the largest in the

In the French municipality of Huez in the Département Isère in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, about 28 kilometres from Grenoble, you will find the alpine adventure world L'Alpe d'Huez. L'Alpe d'Huez is particularly well known as a stage stop for the