* How it all began

The Christmas market in Rostock has a long tradition. The history of the Rostock Christmas market began in the late Middle Ages with sales fairs in the city center in the run-up to Christmas. These sales fairs were a way for people to

In the English port town of South Shields in the South Tyneside district, in the north-east of England, you will find the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which has existed permanently since 1899. Similar to a fair, you have to pay for every attraction here;

A hotel with a huge water park and a small amusement park.

Here you can let off steam and ride all kinds of water slides and a few other attractions.

Definitely worth a visit when you're around!

Smell of moss, fresh air, soft forest floor. Strolling through the beautiful forest on the winding path and peering through the dense trees, you will feel as if you are in a time machine. A machine that transports you 150 million years into the past.

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

The Freiberg Christmas Market is known as one of the most traditional and beautiful Christmas markets in Germany and proudly bears the title ‘Original Bergmännisch im Erzgebirge’ (Original Mining Tradition in the Ore Mountains). It takes place

Erie in the US state of Pennsylvania is home to the Waldameer & Water World amusement and water park, the fourth oldest amusement park still in operation in the state. Since 1896, the 14-hectare site of the two parks has been all about fun. In addition

The Hoofddorp fair is a highlight in the Haarlemmermeer events calendar, regularly transforming the town centre into a showcase for modern fairground culture. As Hoofddorp is known as a relatively young and dynamically growing town, this character is

From Stralsund you can get to the Baltic Sea island of Rügen via the B96. There you will find the miniature and leisure park Rügen Park in the village of Ginst. In an extensive park landscape there are over 100 miniature models of domestic buildings to

In Ireland's capital, Dublin, you will find the world's fourth oldest zoo, Dublin Zoo. It was opened on 1 September 1831 by the Zoological Society of Dublin with 46 mammals and 72 birds donated by London Zoo. Today, Dublin Zoo is home to around 440