The Zwiesel Borderland Festival is one of the most traditional folk festivals in the region and is one of the highlights in the glass town's calendar of events.

In the past, large folk festivals in rural areas were only known in larger towns such as

With its focus on European animal species, the Wildpark Bad Mergentheim is all about sustainability. The wildlife park was opened in 1974 and today covers an area of 35 hectares. Otters, bison or European lynxes can indulge their existence in a largely

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 privately run Plättli Zoo has been located in Frauenfeld in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, around 30 kilometres from Constance, since 1958. The small but charming zoo is home to around 200 animals from around 50 species, including Barbary macaques,

In the English port town of South Shields in the South Tyneside district, in the north-east of England, you will find the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which has existed permanently since 1899. Similar to a fair, you have to pay for every attraction here;

In Disentis/Mustér in Switzerland, a monastery village in the canton of Graubünden in the Surselva region that is mainly known to hikers and winter sports enthusiasts, fans of Alpine Coasters have been able to enjoy an Alpine Coaster 2.0 from Josef

The West Coast Park & Robbarium St. Peter-Ording, founded in 1992, is located in St. Peter-Ording on the German North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. The zoo, which is open all year round, is home to over 800 animals from 200 species on an area of 16

Llandudno Pier is located in Llandudno, a well-known seaside resort in North Wales, approx. 57 miles (approx. 92 km) south-west of Liverpool. This listed building, which at 700 metres is the fifth longest pier in England, is home to various bars and

In Anif, just a handful of kilometres south of Salzburg, lies Salzburg Zoo. Opened in 1961 as the "Alpenzoo Hellabrunn", it has also been called the zoo or Zoo Hellabrunn over the years. The zoo itself is home to animals of around 150 species, divided

In Bardonecchia in the Italian region of Piedmont, around 90 kilometres west of Turin, the Bardonecchia Alpine Coaster opened in 2019. Built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG from Germany, the 835-metre-long Alpine Coaster is open all year round, but is