Opened in 1862, Melbourne Zoo is one of Australia's oldest zoos. Together with other zoos in the state, it has joined together to form Victoria's Zoos. Only a few kilometres from the city centre, over 300 animal species are shown to visitors on 22

The Augustuskermis in Sint-Truiden is the city's largest and most traditional folk festival and an annual highlight that attracts thousands of visitors.

The fair transforms the entire city centre into a huge open-air amusement park.

- Size and attractions:

In the English county of Leicestershire, about 24 km north-east of Leicester and 29 km south-east of Nottingham, you will find Twinlakes Family Theme Park, which opened in September 2003 after only eleven months of construction. The park is open all year

Centre Parcs Allgäu is located in the south of Germany, more precisely in the state of Baden-Württemberg, near the town of Leutkirch im Allgäu. The resort is located in a picturesque region between the foothills of the Alps and the hilly landscape of

In Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, the aquarium looks back on a history rich in tradition: it was first opened in 1927 and reopened in 1950 after being closed due to the war. After several extensions and renovations, it was closed again in 2001 and

The Silesian Christmas Market takes place every year in the romantic old town of Görlitz, Germany's easternmost city. It is characterised by its picturesque backdrop, surrounded by the magnificent historic buildings of Upper Lusatia.

What makes this

The Jackelino indoor playground in Niederkassel is located in Niederkassel, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Rhein-Sieg district between Bonn and Cologne. Visitors young and old can really let off steam in the over 4000 square metre indoor hall at

Alice Springs is located quite centrally on the Australian continent. In 2005, Chris 'Brolga' Barns founded the Baby Kangaroo Rescue Centre and subsequently (2011) built The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs, a 188-hectare sanctuary for rescued and

The Nürtingen May Day is the traditional festival of the schools and the Nürtingen ‘bank holidays’ par excellence. First documented in 1602, the Nürtingen May Day is one of the oldest children's and local festivals in south-west Germany. Over the

If you think that tobogganing is only possible in winter, you've got the wrong idea. Carinthia's longest summer toboggan run climbs a good 400 metres in altitude over a distance of almost two kilometres, from the Madritsche mountain station on the