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

The longest toboggan run in Switzerland with a length of over 3 kilometres has been running since 1999 in Churwalden, Graubünden, just a 15-minute drive from the Grisons capital of Chur. In a 7 to 10 minute ride on this mountain coaster, you will

The Magdeburg Christmas market is considered one of the most attractive markets in Saxony-Anhalt and transforms the historic Alter Markt in the state capital into an atmospheric Christmas village during Advent. It is nestled against the backdrop of the

In 1937 the Straubing zoo opened on an area of 18 hectares. Over 200 animal species live here in several facilities and animal houses. The Straubing zoo takes part in conservation breeding programs and stocks Bali starlings, bison and African penguins.

In the Deichwelle fun and wellness are written in capital letters. A large tyre slide, diving towers, an adventure pool and an outdoor pool provide the ultimate in fun. In summer, in addition to the outdoor pool, the large outdoor pool opens with other

In Middlebury in the US state of Connecticut in the northeast of the United States, you will find the Quassy Amusement Park on around 8 hectares. Originally opened in 1908 as a trolley park on the tram line between Waterbury and Woodbury and operated as

The most beautiful time of the year is celebrated twice in Westerstede: The spring market takes place on the first weekend in May and the autumn market on the first weekend in November, both from Friday to Monday. In addition to various sweet and savoury

In Bonn, the funfair is the lively centrepiece of one of the most spectacular weekends on the Middle Rhine as part of the Rhine in Flames festival. While the Rheinaue is the venue for a huge public festival with concerts and cultural performances during

During Advent, Dortmund's Christmas market transforms the center of the Ruhr region into a sparkling winter wonderland and is one of the largest markets in Europe. Its unmistakable landmark is the famous largest Christmas tree in the world. It forms the

Forget all that typical marketing talk about ‘Ruhrpott romance’. At its heart, the spring fair in Castrop-Rauxel is quite simply the moment when the town realises that winter is finally over. When the first fairground rides start to be set up between