The Hundshaupten Wildlife Park in Franconian Switzerland is an ideal destination for a varied trip into nature. More than 40 species of animals live on around 40 hectares of land, mostly forest, which you can observe on the extensive circular trails.

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

The Mecklenburg seaside resort of Bansin on the island of Usedom is home to what is probably Germany's smallest zoo, TropenZoo Bansin, which opened in 1970. Around 150 animals from 70 species, including ring-tailed parakeets, iguanas, tortoises, snakes,

The Schobermesse (Luxembourgish D’Schueberfouer, called d’Fouer) has existed since 1340. It is a large folk festival that is celebrated every year in late summer on the glacis field in Luxembourg City. The fair is attended by an average of around two

The Waltroper Parkfest is a major annual city festival that transforms Moselbachpark and the surrounding areas in Waltrop into a vibrant festival and celebration zone. The festival has established itself as one of the most important regional events and

Since 2025, there has been a new festival on the market square in Kusel. The Braun family of showmen from Niederalben organises the new Easter funfair and provides great entertainment for young and old. From action-packed rides for the brave, to family

In Schiffweiler in Saarland, less than 5km from Autobahn 8, there is an excursion destination for the whole family: Gondwana - Das Praehistorium. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Gondwana was a major geological continent - today this museum is a

Around 32 kilometres southwest of Melbourne lies the small town of Werribee with a population of just over 50,000. The Werribee Open Range Zoo was first opened here in 1983. Unlike many other Australian zoos, the focus here is on African animals. You can

1913 opened in Bremerhaven as a themed zoo, which specializes in Nordic and aquatic animal species, on less than 12,000 square meters, the zoo by the sea. It also counts as the smallest scientifically managed zoo in Europe. In addition to penguins, one

Twenty kilometres south of the Gold Coast city centre and also only 97 kilometres south of Brisbane is Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Currumbin is world famous for feeding huge flocks of free-ranging rainbow lories. Since opening in 1947, this zoo has