Opened in 1997 as The aquarium of the lakes, the Lakes Aquarium, renamed in 2008, shows fish from all over the world. It is located on the west side of the Windermere in Lakeside, about 45 kilometres by car north of Lancaster and about 90 kilometres

In Disentis/Mustér in Switzerland, a monastery village in the canton of Graubünden in the Surselva region that is mainly known to hikers and winter sports enthusiasts, fans of Alpine Coasters have been able to enjoy an Alpine Coaster 2.0 from Josef

The Geilenkirchen Whitsun market is without doubt one of the most popular folk festivals in the region. What began over 550 years ago with the performances of jugglers and market criers on the market square in the centre of the town has developed over

In 1971 the Apenheul Zoo opened on an area of 11 hectares in Apeldoorn. Contrary to the usual variety of animals in other institutions, Apenheul has specialized in keeping primates. There are over 60 different types of monkeys in the park. A special

Versmold's St. Petri market, also known as Sünne Peider, attracts almost 100,000 visitors from near and far every year in February. But what is the secret of this success?

Sünne Peider presents a spectacular funfair with state-of-the-art rides that are

The fourth Saturday before Easter sees the start of the Spring Folk Festival at Würzburg's Talavera, the first major folk festival in Bavaria in the course of the year. On average, around 50 rides of all kinds are represented there. In July, the somewhat

As the largest funfair in the Rhine-Erft district and a crowd-puller for young and old, the annual Hubertusmarkt is a must for all funfair enthusiasts from Bergheim and the entire region. The traditional family funfair naturally has something for

The fair takes place at Place Scheurer Kestner. The fair is not very big, but there is still a lot on offer. However, you shouldn't come with too much hunger, there isn't much to eat. But there are many great restaurants in the town of Colmar.

Every year, the Duisburg Christmas market transforms the city centre into an impressive, sparkling sea of lights and is one of the largest Christmas markets in the Ruhr area.

The festive scene stretches along the central shopping streets such as

The Mannheimer Mai-/Herbstmess is a funfair held on the new Meßplatz. It should not be confused with the Mannheim May Market, which takes place at the same time, but this is a real fair with an equestrian tournament.

At the Mai-/Herbstmess, many showmen