The largest indoor playground in the country, Elevenpark, is located in the Hungarian capital and metropolis of Budapest, more precisely in the Újbuda shopping centre. On an area of around 3,500 square metres, children aged between 2 and 12 can enjoy

When the ‘Berg’ calls in Westmalle, everyone in the village knows: it’s time for the Bergkermis again. Forget anonymous mega-parks or cookie-cutter, over-styled funfairs – this is all about pure, unadulterated Flemish joie de vivre, right on your

The Foire de Mars in Troyes is one of the most important and traditional funfairs in north-eastern France. It has an impressive history dating back to 1848 and traditionally marks the start of the fair season in the region. While it originally took place

Kirw Sunday is always on the 2nd Sunday in August. The Hülzweiler fair ('Helzwella Kirw') begins on the Saturday before and ends on the Wednesday after. Johannes Knoll, known as "Kirwenhannes", rules the village of Hülzweiler over the 5 days.

With around

The Christmas market of 1,000 stars in Cottbus is considered the largest and probably also the most luminous Christmas market in the Spreewald region and is deeply rooted in Brandenburg tradition. Its characteristic and eponymous feature is the

The Neumarkt Folk Festival has been a tradition for over 190 years. In 1954, it was renamed to its current name, the Jura Folk Festival. In the meantime, over 300,000 visitors flock to the festival site every year and enjoy the cheerful hustle and

Since 1989, the Portuguese municipality of Guia, Algarve, about 10km from the centre of Albufeira, has welcomed the Zoomarine water amusement park. Less than five kilometres from the Mediterranean beach, a colourful mix of animal park, amusement park and

A good 55 kilometres east of Italy's capital Rome, on the A1 autostrada, lies the town of Valmontone with its more than 15,000 inhabitants. The mighty Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with its 365 rooms dominates the townscape from afar. It was built in 1654-1670

The domains of the Han caves are 55km south of Namur and 110km from Luxembourg. Opened in 1970, numerous animals live on over 250 hectares. The wildlife park proudly presents the European Big 5 in particular: bison, wolf, brown bear, lynx and wolverine.

SEA LIFE New Jersey is located in the "American Dream" mall, less than 10 kilometres west of the Empire State Building as the crow flies, and is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Madame