Dublin Zoo, located in the Irish capital of Dublin, is the fourth-oldest zoo in the world. It was opened on September 1, 1831, by the Zoological Society of Dublin with 46 mammals and 72 birds, which were donated by the London Zoo. Today, the 28-hectare

Just a stone's throw from Germany's largest reservoir, the Bleiloch reservoir in Thuringia, not far from the A9 motorway, lies the Saalburg Fairytale Forest in the village of Saalburg-Ebersdorf. Stories have been coming to life here since 1990. Around 40

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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In Lehre-Essehof in Lower Saxony, about 12 km from Braunschweig, you will find the privately run Essehof Zoo, founded in 1968. Fifty different species of animals live here on an area of about 10 hectares. In addition to the native lynx, fallow deer 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

The time has finally come! In Wittmund, the fifth season of the year is celebrated in style with the citizens‘ market on the third weekend in July. The three-day programme of events is extensive, colourful and varied. In addition to traditional events

In Wingst, Lower Saxony, in the district of Cuxhaven, around 35 kilometres south of the mouth of the Elbe into the North Sea and just west of the lower reaches of the Baltic Sea, you will find the Wingst play park. Children and adults can romp, play and

In the small village of Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva in the canton of Valais, model railway fans of real steam locomotives and steamships will find the Swiss Vapeur Parc, which has been in operation since 1979. On the grounds of the park, which is run by

Everything is always different in Hövelhof on the first weekend in October - that's when the Senne community at the source of the River Ems celebrates Hövelmarkt with thousands of guests. One of the most traditional events in the Paderborn region is

Every year, the Uetze shooting club organises a three-day shooting and folk festival on the fairground on Marktstraße. The festival kicks off with the children's parade followed by the children's royal shooting. In addition to the various rides for