The Irma West Children's and Local History Festival in Hechingen is much more than just an ordinary fair – it is the emotional heart of the town's calendar of events and one of the most traditional celebrations at the foot of Hohenzollern Castle. Named

Alice Springs is located quite centrally on the Australian continent. In 2005, Chris 'Brolga' Barns founded the Baby Kangaroo Rescue Centre and subsequently (2011) built The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs, a 188-hectare sanctuary for rescued and

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

The Kermis Heeze is the annual traditional funfair in the Dutch municipality of Heeze. Over five days, it offers a colourful mix of classic and modern rides, game stalls and a variety of food stands. The fair mainly takes place on Jan Deckersstraat and

The Oeschinensee toboggan run has been located on the Swiss Oeschinensee, above Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland, since 1995. The 920 metre-long summer toboggan run built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG from Germany, promises a speedy descent with its

In San Michele al Tagliamento, Italy, in the Veneto region, about 100 km north-east of Venice, you will find the Luna Park Adriatico in the district of Bibione, which is well-known to tourists. Open seasonally from mid-May to mid-September, Luna Park

The domains of the Han caves are 55km south of Namur and 110km from Luxembourg. Opened in 1970, numerous animals live on over 250 hectares. The wildlife park proudly presents the European Big 5 in particular: bison, wolf, brown bear, lynx and wolverine.

In Mautern, Austria, in beautiful Styria, in the Liesing Valley, not far from Leoben, Graz and Liezen, lies the "Wild Mountain Mautern". More than 300 alpine animals such as wolves, bears, owls, donkeys and ibexes as well as many other animal

Text folgtThe fair takes place three times a year on the Karlsruhe fairgrounds. In April as the Easter Spring Festival (Kleine Mess), in May the Frühjahsmess' and in October the Herbstmess'. Many showmen ensure lots of fun and a good atmosphere. Even

Reinhard Mey once sang "Above the clouds, freedom must be boundless". You don't go quite that high, but the balloon you climb into is 100 metres above sea level. You'll be higher than Big Ben in London. Just a few metres from Disneyland Paris - in the