**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

The Black Forest model railway in Gutach is a fascinating excursion destination for railway fans, families and model-making enthusiasts. Covering more than 500 square metres of exhibition space, the largest European model railway based on a real H0 gauge

In Mönchengladbach-Rheydt, spring is welcomed with a truly traditional event: the Frühkirmes (early fair) on Grachtplatz. As soon as the days get longer, this central location in the Rheydt district is transformed into a vibrant world of experiences.

It is an institution in the Olympic Park and a wonderful attraction, especially for families spending their summer holidays in Munich: the Summer Festival in the Olympic Park.

Munich's showmen will be there with all kinds of rides – from the Ferris

Schlitterbahn Water Park in Galveston opened in 2006 and covers an area of 26 acres. It offers a great abundance of thrill slides and even has a former world record holder of the world's tallest water coaster, called "Masiv Monster Blaster." However, the

Rides, good food, live music, ladies' night, fireworks and much more...

The fireworks display takes place on Fridays and Tuesdays at around 22:45.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Celle railway station (1.4 km on foot)

- by bus - no

In Wackersberg in Bavaria, around 6 km south of Bad Tölz, you will find the jack-of-all-trades Blomberg in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps. At 1203 metres above sea level, hikers, winter sports fans, but also fans of summer toboggan runs and alpine

Once again this year, many people are expected to attend the North Hessian folk festival and guests from near and far will celebrate the parades together with the people of Kassel, Kasselan and Kasseläner and let themselves be carried away by the

Twice a year, the large folk festival takes place on the Square of Friendship between Peoples.

Travel information:

By car - Platz der Völkerfreundschaft - parking directly at the festival site, day ticket 2.00 euros.

By public transport - tram lines 4, 5

800m ascent, a total length of 1,000 meters at 150 meters of altitude that goes downhill. If these figures impress you, you've come to the right place: The Petersberg leisure center in Saarland can experience a 6-minute ride at up to 42km / h on a summer