In 1417, the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt was held for the first time as a folk festival in Bad Dürkheim on the German Wine Route. Marquees are erected and supplemented by numerous fairground rides. With over 600,000 visitors, the Wurstmarkt is considered the

The Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt is one of the most famous Christmas markets in the world. Hundreds of red and white stalls – the “city of wood and cloth” – shine brightly against the historic backdrop of the main market square. The scent of

The Plauen Easter Folk Festival starts again this year on Easter Saturday. Visitors can expect a colourful folk festival for the whole family with rides and amusement rides every day from 2 pm. The bumper cars, the historic chain carousel and children's

In the immediate vicinity of the Rennsteig, the mini-a-thür is located in the Wartburg district of Ruhla in Thuringia. Since 1999, over 100 1:25 scale models of Thuringian landmarks have been on display in an area of over 18,000 square metres. For

200 kilometres southeast of the Czech capital Prague lies the city of Brno (Brünn). On the eastern edge of the city lies the Alpine Coaster, which has been over 1021 metres long since 2016. At the highest elevation in Moravia, the track is suitable for

In Branson in the south-west of the US state of Missouri, just 44 miles (approx. 71 km) from Springfield, you will find Shepherd's Adventure Park. In addition to the Copperhead Mountain Coaster, a 1021 metre-long alpine coaster from Josef Wiegand GmbH &

Go on safari in Mallorca and meet giraffes, rhinos or zebras? This has been possible at the safari zoo in Porto Cristo on the east coast of the Balearic island since 1969. On the approximately three-kilometre-long safari route through the outdoor area of

Located about 3 kilometres from the Canadian border on Grand Island between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World is a combination amusement park and water park. It was founded in 1961 in New York State on just 5 hectares and

Loro Parque was opened in 1972 as a parrot park in Puerto de la Cruz, in the north of the Canary Island of Tenerife. On an area of more than 13ha, more than 500 animal species (including about 300 parrot species) are kept, about 100 of which have been

At Schwarzsee in the canton of Fribourg, about 50 km south of the Swiss capital Bern, lies a mountain full of experiences. With a view of the Kaiseregg, there is plenty to do in summer and winter. In winter you can go skiing and in summer you can go