The Foire d'hiver de Dunkerque, the traditional winter fair in the northern French port city of Dunkirk, is a vibrant celebration of joie de vivre that defies the harsh weather on the North Sea coast with warmth and colour. In a city whose identity is

In the north of Osnabrück, the Nettebad is operated by the public utility company. Originally opened in 1883 as a river swimming pool, the baths have changed over the years. In the mid-1970s, an outdoor pool was added; the Nettebad was rebuilt in its

The Aquarium La Rochelle has been located in the western French port city of La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime department, around 150 km from Nantes and approximately 190 km from Bordeaux, since 1988. In over eighty different aquariums with a total

This year, the traditional spring festival in the town of Varel heralds the start of the outdoor season in mid-April. A market programme for the whole family is once again on offer in the town centre.

There will be around 35 fairground attractions this

When it's time to go home,

the snow can't be seen in the fields,

eann de Loft die Roawe fläije,

Keann as if the house were crowing,

When the white people wake up

quickly light a fire in the oven,

and the men curse inside

look for their old woollen woof

and the

The Hof Zoological Garden is located in Hof, Upper Franconia, in the north-east of the Free State of Bavaria and not far from the Theresienstein civic park. What began as an aquarium exhibition in 1954, was later expanded into a small animal zoo and then

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.

Mirabilandia near Ravenna is a nice amusement park for the whole family.

As befits an amusement park in warm areas, it also has some rides on offer that can get you really wet.

From 1996 to 2006 the park belonged to the Löffelhardt family (Phantasialand),

In the Swiss canton of Bern, or rather in Roggwil in the Schweitzer Mittelland region between Langental and Olten, you will find Belli's Mini Amusement Park, which opened in 2014. Run by the Belli family, who were once one of the largest circus families

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