During Advent, the city on the Rhine and Moselle rivers is transformed into an atmospheric pre-Christmas paradise every year: the scent of freshly roasted almonds, mulled wine, and gingerbread wafts through the streets.

At the arts and crafts market,

In October, Hückelhoven's town centre is transformed into a colourful funfair area with lots of attractions. Rides for young and old offer fast-paced rides around Hartlepooler Platz, the town hall and Breteuilplatz.

On Sunday, in addition to the funfair

The Bergkirchweih in Erlangen is the Franconian Oktoberfest and also the oldest beer festival in the world. The first Bergkirchweih took place in 1755, so the festival is over 265 years old. The festival takes place on the "Burgberg" and in a total of 13

The Montbéliard Christmas Lights (Les Lumières de Noël) is an annual event that transforms Montbéliard in the Franche-Comté region of France into a veritable city of lights (Cité des Lumières) during Advent. This market is considered one of the

The tranquil municipality of Houthalen-Helchteren is located less than 15 kilometres north of Hasselt on the E314 from Aachen to Brussels. The Dutch city of Maastricht is 28 kilometres to the south-east and Brussels around 72 kilometres to the

Lapland borders directly on the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea and lies in the centre of Finland. Ranua is a good two hours' drive north of Oulu, and the journey from Rovaniemi to Ranua takes only about an hour. The route takes you along the E75

The Puy du Fou theme park is about an hour's drive southeast of Nantes. Far away from classic amusement park attractions, Puy du Fou is an interactive and partly immersive experience. In front of a medieval ruin you watch picturesque knight tournaments

The All Saints' Fair in Soest is the largest old town fair in Europe and also the oldest fair in Westphalia (documented since 1338). Around 400 showmen are on site on an area of around 50,000 square metres, including more than 40 rides/runs. A total of

Auckland is located in the north of New Zealand's North Island. In the big city with around 1.5 million inhabitants, more precisely in Manukau, there has been an amusement park since 1982. Rainbow's End is the largest amusement park in the country,

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