* 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

Less than three kilometres from Merimbula Bay (New South Wales) and the Pacific coast, on Australia's south-east coast, is the small park Merimbula's Magic Mountain. The park was opened in 1982, about 450 kilometres south of Sydney and about 250

The “rheinwelle” sauna and bathing world is located in Gau-Algesheim in Rhineland-Palatinate, approx. 10 km east of Bingen and approx. 20 km west of the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz. The building, which is modeled on the course of the

The Neptune Festival in Zarrentin am Schaalsee is one of the most traditional and popular events in western Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Located in the heart of the UNESCO Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve, the festival uses the picturesque backdrop of the

An old Bavarian gem

The famous Dachau Folk Festival, with its more than 350-year history that began with horse races, is an outstanding event of its kind every year for all of Upper Bavaria and also for large parts of Swabia.

It is easy to explain where

Dymchurch Amusement Park is located in Romney Marsh, a marshland in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England, around 19 miles (approx. 31 km) from Dover. This amusement park, which is just a stone's throw from the seafront,

In the north-eastern part of Saarland, more precisely in Freisen in the district of St. Wendel, approx. 47 km from the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Kaiserslautern, the Freisen Nature Wildlife Park has been located since 1999. The natural wildlife park,

The Dierenrijk Zoo in Mierlo near Eindhoven opened its doors for the first time in 2004. Today, around 100 animal species are presented on 16 hectares. Originally designed as a children's zoo, the concept has been adapted in recent years and now sees

Funfields is a 16-hectare theme park located in the suburb of Whittlesea, about 40 kilometers north of Melbourne. In 1985, the park was opened under the name Alpine Toboggan Park. Over time, however, the park has evolved into a multifaceted theme park

The Wolfsburg shooting festival was held for the first time in 1951, has since moved several times, but has been held in the Allerpark since 1980. With around 400,000 visitors, it describes itself as "the largest folk festival between the Harz Mountains