In the middle of endless green expanses, about 7km from the small town of Ripon, you will find Lightwater Valley in the English county of North Yorkshire. Lightwater Valley offers a fun-filled day out for families with younger children whose focus is not

In the middle of Holstein Switzerland, a few kilometres from the Hohwachter Bay / Baltic Sea and about 27 kilometres north of Hansa Park, lies the donkey and country play farm Nessendorf. If you've always wanted to pet or groom a donkey, then you've come

In the Rhine-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, or rather in Königswinter, around 14 kilometres from the former German capital Bonn, you will find the Drachenwelt Königswinter. Here, halfway up Drachenfels, you can immerse yourself in the

A good 65 kilometres east of Australia's southernmost city, Melbourne, lies Healesville Sanctuary, which opened in 1934 under the name Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary and was later renamed. This zoo specialises in native animals and is home to, among

The largest themed water park in Europe invites you to really get your adrenaline rush in the Cyprus sun. It offers many opportunities to relax as a family or to have a lot of fun with the children. There are a lot of play options for the kiddies here,

The Göppingen May Day is one of the oldest and most traditional local festivals in southern Germany and has been combining tradition and modernity for over 350 years.

The original peace and thanksgiving festival was held for the first time in 1650 on 11

The town of Unterschleißheim, the innkeepers and the showmen invite you to the Lohhofer Volksfest, the highlight of Unterschleißheim's social life.

The Lohhofer Volksfest is a long-standing, much-loved tradition and is eagerly awaited every year by young

The animal and plant park Fasanerie, which is run by the state capital Wiesbaden, is located in the city forest in the north-west of the Hessian state capital. The 23-hectare site, which was opened in 1955, is currently home to around 250 animals of 50

The Heinerfest in Darmstadt

The Heinerfest is one of the largest city centre festivals in Germany and takes place every year in Darmstadt, Hesse. It is traditionally celebrated on the first weekend in July and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to

In Bonn, the funfair is the lively centrepiece of one of the most spectacular weekends on the Middle Rhine as part of the Rhine in Flames festival. While the Rheinaue is the venue for a huge public festival with concerts and cultural performances during