It is certainly one of the biggest attractions in southern Germany - the Markgröninger Schäferlauf. Its roots go back to the 16th century and its ingenious mixture of tradition and folk festival with modern elements fascinates around 100,000 visitors

In beautiful Bergen aan Zee, right on the Dutch coast just off Texel, the Zee Aquarium was opened in 1956 - when Sealife was not even in the planning stage - on the site of the former Hotel Nassau. Over 350 species of fish live here in more than 850,000

The Butzbach Faselmarkt is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in Upper Hesse and looks back on over 500 years of history. Originally created purely as a cattle market where breeding animals – known as ‘Faselvieh’ in the Hessian

The Klötzer Martinimarkt can be traced back to St Martin's Day. On this day, all the farmers' harvest work was completed and the financial year ended, so to speak. Maidservants and farmhands changed employers at the St Martin's market. People traded at

In Wales' largest seaside resort, Llandudno, in the northern part of Wales, you will find the Llandudno Snowsports Centre. In addition to various ski and snowboard slopes, which you can use in summer and winter, you will find two tubing tracks, a 9-hole

The Sesame Place Philadelphia theme and water park has been located in Langhorne, USA, around 25 miles (approx. 40 km) from Philadelphia, the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, since 1980. The approximately 5.7-hectare park, which is entirely

In 1954, the Gdansk Zoo, Gdańsk in Polish, was founded. The facility is world-famous for breeding large condors, as they regularly give birth to offspring. Poland's largest zoo covers a total area of 125ha and in terms of visitor numbers it is also one

From Stralsund you can get to the Baltic Sea island of Rügen via the B96. There you will find the miniature and leisure park Rügen Park in the village of Ginst. In an extensive park landscape there are over 100 miniature models of domestic buildings to

The Rostock Hanse Sail is primarily a major international maritime event focusing on traditional ships. Nevertheless, an extensive range of fairground attractions is an integral part of the land programme and a popular attraction for families and

Recreational pool, outdoor pool, sauna area: all this awaits you in the privately run pool in Troisdorf, about 15km north-east of the former federal capital Bonn. There is a wide range of indoor relaxation options throughout the year: be it floating in