The Nordhorn Zoo opened its doors in 1950 and is home to around 100 animal species on an area of around 12 hectares. In addition to domestic duck birds, you will find Amur leopards and large maras in the South American enclosure.

The largest folk festival in the canton of Zurich is the Knabenschiessen. Every year, around 800,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival weekend. The ‘Chilbi’ fair is known throughout Switzerland, and all of the approximately 200 showmen

In eastern Styria, about three quarters of an hour's drive east of Graz, you will find the Herberstein Animal World at Herberstein Castle. The Styrian State Animal Garden was opened in 1960, but has its origins as early as the 17th century. It covers a

Three times a year, the Hanseatic City invites you to the Hamburg Cathedral. It is celebrated as spring dom, summer dom and winter dom. Hamburg Dom is considered the largest public festival in the north. On 3 kilometres the rides and amusement arcades of

The Saint-Romain Fair in Rouen is the second largest fair in France with over 200 attractions, including around 60 rides. A total of around 1.5 million visitors attend the fair every year.

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By car:

- Venue: Esplanade Saint-Gervais

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The Isla Mágica theme park is located near Seville.

It features numerous themed areas that will transport you to the age of knights, the Amazon rainforest, and the world of pirates. A variety of roller coasters, a swing boat, carousels, Ferris wheels, and

Just a handful of kilometres from Poland in the north-east of the Czech Republic lies this alpine adventure world. About 180 km east of Prague and about 118 km from Brno, Bobová Dráha Pastviny offers an alpine coaster over 700 metres long, pedal boats

When Marburg celebrates its Harbour Festival, the city shows its most relaxed side. Even though Marburg doesn’t have a huge seaport, the banks of the Lahn are transformed for a weekend into a maritime promenade that perfectly captures the university

In the west of England, more precisely in Wallasey at the tip of the Wirral peninsula and only 6 miles (approx. 10 km) from Liverpool, you will find the New Brighton Funfair amusement park on the Marine Promenade, which is operated by the Wilkie Leisure

In Geleen in the Dutch province of Limburg, one of the largest funfair events in the south of the Netherlands, the Gelaender Kirmes, takes place every year. Every year, over 90 different showmen present their rides, shooting, lottery and throwing stalls