For five days, from Friday to Tuesday, Esens is always characterised by the Schützenfest on the second weekend in July. The "fifth season" begins. Shooting festival fans traditionally get in the mood on Friday at the square concert followed by a

Lapland borders directly on the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea and lies in the centre of Finland. Ranua is a good two hours' drive north of Oulu, and the journey from Rovaniemi to Ranua takes only about an hour. The route takes you along the E75

Townsville is located on the east coast of the Australian continent around 350 kilometres south of Cairns, directly opposite the Great Barrier Reef. In 1987, the world's largest living coral reef aquarium was opened under the name Great Barrier Reef

The Gallusmarkt in Kirchheim unter Teck is a traditional event lasting several days, which transforms the entire half-timbered town into a lively festival site every autumn, continuing a centuries-old tradition. Although the actual market, one of the

The Straubing Christmas Market takes place in the Lower Bavarian ducal town of Straubing on the picturesque town squares (Ludwigsplatz & Theresienplatz). This market is characterised by its traditional and family-friendly atmosphere, which is deeply

In the Hungarian municipality of Szilvásvárad in northern Hungary, about 23 km north of Eger and about 6 km northeast of the county seat of Bélapátfalva, you will find Hungary's first monorail alpine coaster, the X-TRÉM BOB Szilvásvárad, which

In Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, about 25 km from Trier and about 20 km from the Luxembourg and French borders, you will find the Saarburg summer toboggan run, which opened in 2001. The most convenient way to get to the start of the summer toboggan run

In Nieder-Werbe, a district of Waldeck in Hesse, about 20 km from Korbach and 24 km from Lake Edersee, you will find the Edersee summer toboggan run. In addition to the 680 m long toboggan run, which leads through nine steep curves and over two bridges,

Located in Walchsee-Durchholzen in the Austrian state of Tyrol, around 16 kilometres from the German Reit im Winkl, you will find the Zahmer Kaiser, which belongs to the Kaiser Mountains and lies 691 metres above the Adriatic Sea. It offers a worthwhile

The fair has always (and even earlier) been an integral part of the streetscape of our village around Queen's Day (and later King's Day)! This is because Ouderkerk aan de Amstel was one of the first villages in the area to organise a fair on Queen's Day.