In 1829, the first Corpus Christi fair was held in Sterkrade. The small, contemplative market (six to eight traders) has developed into one of the largest city centre and street fairs in Germany. The festival now attracts over 1 million visitors a year.

In the west of France, or rather in the municipality of La Flèche in the Pays de la Loire region, you will find the oldest privately run zoo in France, the Zoo de La Flèche. Opened in 1946 as the Parc Zoologique du Tertre Rouge and run by the European

The Christmas Destination at Lakeside is the winter transformation of the leisure area at The Quay at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. It turns the entire site into a large, sparkling Christmas wonderland, creating a magical atmosphere for the whole

Grafschaft Bentheim borders on the Emsland on the one hand, and on the Dutch border on the other. from there, it is not even 10 kilometres into the interior of the kingdom to reach the town of Collendoorn. This is where PonyparkCity is located.

Since 1989, the Portuguese municipality of Guia, Algarve, about 10km from the centre of Albufeira, has welcomed the Zoomarine water amusement park. Less than five kilometres from the Mediterranean beach, a colourful mix of animal park, amusement park and

Recreational pool, outdoor pool, sauna area: all this awaits you in the privately run pool in Troisdorf, about 15km north-east of the former federal capital Bonn. There is a wide range of indoor relaxation options throughout the year: be it floating in

Plopsaland Germany – Family fun in the Palatinate

Plopsaland Germany is located in Haßloch in the Palatinate, around 32 kilometres from Mannheim and approximately 45 kilometres from Heidelberg. The amusement park is easily accessible via the A65 and A61

In Ortenburg in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau, around 20 kilometres west of the district town of Passau, you will find Irgenöd Zoo. What began in 1975 as a pure bird park has changed over the years and led to the former bird park being renamed

Around 22 kilometres north-east of Mallorca's capital Palma lies the Natura Parc animal park in Santa Eugénia, which has been in existence since 1998. Around 400 native and exotic animal species such as raccoons, lemurs, porcupines, vultures, parrots,

The traditional Britz tree blossom festival is a warm spring awakening under blossoming trees. The folk festival in the countryside invites you to the Parchimer Allee fairground next to the green Britz estate park.

Around 40 showmen have set up rides for