Gut Aiderbichl is a unique meeting place for people and animals: It is an institution for animal protection within Europe. Thousands of animals live on the Gut Aiderbichl farms that have been rescued from a wide variety of situations: be it that they

The Erlibacher Chilbi is the big folk festival in the municipality of Erlenbach on Lake Zurich. It traditionally takes place on the first weekend in September and lasts from Saturday to Monday.

The festival transforms the village centre into a lively

In Voigtsgrün, a district of Hirschfeld in Saxony, 12 kilometres south of Zwickau, you will find Hirschfeld Zoo, which opened in 1956. Around 600 animals from 90 species such as raccoon dogs, wild boars, bears, wolves, pot-bellied pigs, wading birds,

In Mainz on the Adenauer-Ufer - between Kaisertor and Kurfürstenbrunnen - the big Mainzer Rhein-Frühling ("Spring Fair") takes place every year. The showmen set up their rides, games and snack shops directly on the Rhine and look forward to many

Seahorse World is located just a 45-minute drive north of Launceston and 45 minutes east of Devonport on picturesque Beauty Point in northern Tasmania. Seahorse Australia was originally established to breed seahorses to supply the traditional Chinese

In 1954, the Gdansk Zoo, Gdańsk in Polish, was founded. The facility is world-famous for breeding large condors, as they regularly give birth to offspring. Poland's largest zoo covers a total area of 125ha and in terms of visitor numbers it is also one

The United Kingdom includes the countries of Scotland and Wales. Wales, with its capital Cardiff (more than 360,000 inhabitants), has the Barry Island Pleasure Park on the coast of Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, around 16 kilometres from the

After a two-year break, the spring fair is back in Osnabrück. On the grounds of the Halle Gartlage, the carousels are finally turning again. Roller coaster, giant swing, break dance and much more can be found here. Of course, the Ferris wheel will be

The SEA LIFE Manchester is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows animals in a

When you think of Mega Park in Aix-les-Bains, the image that immediately springs to mind is that of mountains reflected in the deep blue water, whilst in the foreground colourful lights flash and the bass from the rides makes the air vibrate. The