The oldest zoo in Portugal is in Lisbon. North of the city centre in Sete Rios, just a few hundred metres from Parque Recreativo do Alto da Serafina, is Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa. Opened in 1884 and moved to its present location in 1905, the zoo covers

The Oeschinensee toboggan run has been located on the Swiss Oeschinensee, above Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland, since 1995. The 920 metre-long summer toboggan run built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG from Germany, promises a speedy descent with its

In Buttes, Neuchâtel, about 85 kilometres west of Bern, a 1,200-metre-long Alpine coaster has been waiting for you since 2004. An exceptionally beautiful view and a fast ride, where you can individually influence the speed using the brake lever, make a

65km as the crow flies north of Bordeaux, directly on the Atlantic coast with a view of the Biscay, lies the Zoo de la Palmyre on the edge of Les Mathes. The zoo was opened in 1966 and extends between two forests on an area of 18 hectares. According to

This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

In Melide on Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, you will find Swissminiatur, which has been in operation since 1959. On an area of around 14,000 square metres, you will find over 130 models of various interesting buildings in Switzerland on a

The oldest of the Six Flags Parks. It opened in 1870 and started out under the name "Gallup's Grove". The park became famous with Superman the Ride and has won several awards. At 95 hectares, it is not quite as big as other Six Flags, but still offers 12

With a real, decommissioned Concorde, this supersonic aircraft towers over all other objects even from a long distance. Easily visible from the A8 motorway, it is only a stone's throw to the Technik Museum Sinsheim. If you are interested in technical

In the Algarve, or rather in Quarteira, about 22 kilometres east of Albufeira and just as far west of Faro, on the N396, lies the Aquashow water park and the indoor water park of the same name. The water park always opens its doors in the

In the French municipality of Sautron in the Pays de la Loire region, around ten kilometres north-west of Nantes, you will find the Parc des Naudières. Open since 1971, this amusement park offers families with children up to around 12 years of age a