In 1956, the Opel Zoo in Kronberg im Taunus (Rhine-Main area) was founded by Georg von Opel as a research enclosure. The park is home to well over 200 animal species. The park is particularly proud of its keeping of the Mesopotamian fallow deer, its 2

The Christmas market in Altötting is one of the most atmospheric Christmas markets in Bavaria. It transforms the historic Kapellplatz, the spiritual heart of the pilgrimage town, into an Advent wonderland. The festively lit stalls are harmoniously

The Foire de Printemps in Colmar is the first major fair highlight of the year in Alsace, bringing life and colour back to the heart of the city after the winter break. Unlike many other large-scale events, it does not take place on a remote exhibition

About 50 kilometres northeast of Katowice and 65 kilometres northwest of Poland's most beautiful city, Krakow, lies the village of Ogrodzieniec. The Kolejowy Rozrywki Park, also known as the Railway Park, has been located there since 2011. It is a unique

In the centre of Great Britain's capital London, directly on the south bank of the Thames near Westminster Bridge, you will find the 135-metre-high London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, which opened on 9 March 2000. The original plan was to

About 220 kilometres south of Perth lies the tranquil little town of Busselton with just 25,000 inhabitants. Busselton is a popular tourist destination with a huge long special feature: an approximately 2-kilometre-long wooden jetty dating from 1853 to

In May 2024, the town of Norden celebrated 475 years of the Whitsun market around Norden's market square.

With the funfair, a colourful stage programme on the square in front of the bell tower, a jumble and flea market on the street opposite the former

On the Tasman Highway in Tasmania, a handful of kilometres north of the small town of Bicheno on the east coast of the Australian island, lies East Coast Natureworld. Set amidst a vast expanse of 150 hectares of natural coastal bushland, East Coast

About 6 kilometres off the coast of the Indian Ocean and about 4 kilometres south of the small Australian town of Margaret River, in the midst of the wine-growing region, Eagles Heritage was established in 1987 to provide a home for disabled birds of

The Easter Fair in Halle (Saale) is the largest spring festival in southern Saxony-Anhalt and is traditionally held at the fairground on Gimritzer Damm. In contrast to the more tranquil Easter market on the market square, the focus here is on classic