**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

Spring is in the starting blocks and many showmen and market traders are getting ready for a new market season, which for many traditionally begins in Nidda. The popular Nidda spring market takes place there and all the citizens of Nidda, as well as

The Butzbach Faselmarkt is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in Upper Hesse and looks back on over 500 years of history. Originally created purely as a cattle market where breeding animals – known as ‘Faselvieh’ in the Hessian

Experience in Lower Austria, near St. Pölten, an alpine coaster that has existed since 2004, on a route of over 1000 meters. Since the latest there is also a VR coaster.

A good 55 kilometres east of Italy's capital Rome, on the A1 autostrada, lies the town of Valmontone with its more than 15,000 inhabitants. The mighty Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with its 365 rooms dominates the townscape from afar. It was built in 1654-1670

The city's zoo, also known as the mountain zoo, has been located in Halle an der Saale in the middle of the Reilsberg since 1901. Due to its size, it is one of the smaller zoos in Germany, but shows crocodiles, elephants, big cats and fur seals in

The Foire du Carnaval in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a folk festival deeply rooted in Walloon folklore, which transforms the town into a vibrant festival mile every year during the Laetare carnival. Unlike many modern fairs, which have been relegated to

Every year at the beginning of August, around 50 amusement, 50 catering and 60 trade show businesses as well as 180 stallholders gather around the Königsberg on an area of around 10 hectares. "Das" Arolser Kram- und Viehmarkt - the largest folk festival

The funfair is located in the town centre and offers around 25 attractions with rides and treats for the whole family.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Horst-Sevenum railway station (distance 3.3 km)

- by bus - Doolgaardstraat bus stop

The Coburg Spring Festival - which can now look back on decades of tradition - opens its doors every year on Coburg's Ketschenanger.

Lots of attractive rides, musical entertainment and a large selection of festival catering offer plenty of fun. So, pack