The long-established folk festival in Bad Mergentheim looks back on a history spanning more than 85 years and offers a four-day break from everyday life. The region’s largest folk festival attracts thousands of visitors every year to the fairground on

Just 20 kilometres north of Abu Dhabi Airport is Emirates Park and Zoo Resort. It was opened in 2008 as the first privately run zoo in the United Arab Emirates. It houses around one and a half thousand animals of various species: from birds and reptiles

In Schieder-Schwalenberg in the district of Lippe in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Funtastico family park is located on Lake Schiedersee, also known as Emmerstausee. Around 30 different attractions and rides await visitors young and old at the Funtastico

About 40 km from Bremen, you can experience a combination of play park and wildlife park. Here you can experience both a playground and a fairytale forest. Around 500 different animals await you on 18 hectares.

The city's zoo, also known as the mountain zoo, has been located in Halle an der Saale in the middle of the Reilsberg since 1901. Due to its size, it is one of the smaller zoos in Germany, but shows crocodiles, elephants, big cats and fur seals in

In the French municipality of Trappes in the Île-de-France region, around 13 km west of Versailles, you will find the Au paradis des enfants play and adventure park. This seasonal park is primarily aimed at families with children aged between two and

Divided into ten lifelike habitats such as the Rainforest, Barrier Reef and Reptile, the Cairns Aquarium is home to over 15,000 animals. Since 2017, the aquarium has been impressing visitors with its location, as it is only a few metres from the Pacific

With up to 300,000 visitors on the four days of the event, the Simon Juda Market is one of the most important city centre funfairs in Germany. There are up to 220 fairground companies and 30 rides on site.

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A world of delicious chocolate experiences? That's what awaits you at Cadbury World in Bournville in the north of England, around 6 miles (approx. 10 km) south-west of Birmingham. The delicious Cadbury chocolate has been produced here in the village of

The Straža Bled Alpine Adventure World awaits you in Bled, about 50 kilometres from Villach and about 50 kilometres from Ljubljana. In winter you can go skiing there and in summer a Brandauer mountain coaster over 500 metres long awaits you.