As a Westphalian city, Hamm lies on the border with the Ruhr area and has had its own zoo since 1934. Over 80 animal species are presented on an area of over 9 hectares. You will not only find small budgies or porcupines, but also pumas and zebras.

The Zoo de Cerza in Hermival-les-Vaux, France, opened as recently as 1986. Spread across 70 hectares, it is home to 120 species and approximately 1,500 animals. The animals living here come from all five continents. Visitors can admire the diverse array

SEA LIFE aquariums are operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular walkway and shows animals in a classic environment. For

As the largest park on the North Wales coast, you'll find Log Flumes and a great go-kart track!

Since the park is set up like a funfair, many rides change from season to season, so there is something new to discover every year.

Look forward to an

In the east of Güstrow, the district capital of Rostock County in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, you will find the Güstrow Wildlife Park, which was opened in 1959 in the former GDR as the Güstrow Wildlife Park, later as the Güstrow Nature and

In Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, or rather in the Zündorf district of Cologne, you will find the small but beautiful Rolf's Petting Zoo. The petting zoo, which grew out of a volunteer parrot rescue centre, has set itself the task of taking in old,

Every year, the Christmas market in Meppen creates a particularly festive and lively atmosphere, bathing the city centre in a warm, wintery sea of lights. As the days grow shorter and a touch of frost settles on the rooftops, the historic city centre

* How it all began

The Christmas market in Rostock has a long tradition. The history of the Rostock Christmas market began in the late Middle Ages with sales fairs in the city center in the run-up to Christmas. These sales fairs were a way for people to

Opened in 2017, Poema del Mar is an impressive marine aquarium and oceanarium in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, and has quickly become one of the island's top tourist attractions. It belongs to the Loro Parque Group, which

As the largest funfair in the Rhine-Erft district and a crowd-puller for young and old, the annual Hubertusmarkt is a must for all funfair enthusiasts from Bergheim and the entire region. The traditional family funfair naturally has something for