The Grafenau Folk Festival is one of the most popular festivals in the region and attracts around 60,000 visitors each year. The festival always begins on the first Friday in July and lasts for six days. The traditional parade, featuring marching bands,

The Christmas market in the historic imperial city of Goslar in the Harz Mountains is known for its unique atmosphere against the backdrop of the UNESCO World Heritage Old Town.

A special highlight is the Goslar Christmas Forest on Schuhhof square: over

In Sevierville in the Great Smoky Mountains in the US state of Tennessee, around 35 kilometres west of Knoxville, you will find the NASCAR SpeedPark, which opened in 1999. In addition to eight different race tracks, which you can drive on with karts and

Indonesia is a fascinating and diverse country in Southeast Asia, known for its rich culture, breathtaking landscapes and remarkable biodiversity (with animals such as the orangutan, Komodo dragon and Sumatran tiger). As the largest island nation in the

The water park is the largest of its kind in Northern California. It is located directly on Lake Cunningham and offers fantastic views. Children, adrenaline junkies, and water park fans alike will find a park here that offers them a wide variety of

The Johanniskirmes in Bad Sobernheim is the traditional highlight of the town’s folk festival calendar and, every year on the last weekend in June, transforms the central Johannisplatz into a lively meeting place for the whole region. The four-day

With up to 300,000 visitors on the four days of the event, the Simon Juda Market is one of the most important city centre funfairs in Germany. There are up to 220 fairground companies and 30 rides on site.

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In the south of France, near Spain, you can experience an Alpine coaster on a track. There is also a gondola where you can just ride up the mountain and enjoy the view. In winter you can also ski here.

In the elegant art city of Aix-en-Provence, the Foire aux Manèges provides a lively contrast to the otherwise tranquil Provençal way of life. Every spring, the area around the Stade Carcassonne is transformed into a dazzling sea of lights that attracts

In the district of Görlitz in Upper Lusatia, in the south-east of Saxony, not far from the borders with the Czech Republic and Poland, is the Oderwitz Toboggan Park, which opened on 30 September 1995. You can compete in speed duels on the 587-metre-long