The Schützenplatz in Hanover covers a total area of 10 hectares, making it one of the largest festival sites in Germany. The Oktoberfest has been taking place since 1964 and is now the largest of its kind in northern Germany with around 600,000 visitors.

Reinhard Mey once sang "Above the clouds, freedom must be boundless". You don't go quite that high, but the balloon you climb into is 100 metres above sea level. You'll be higher than Big Ben in London. Just a few metres from Disneyland Paris - in the

Parque Warner Beach is right next to Parque Warner Madrid. Here you have the opportunity to let off steam on the water slides and in the wave pool.

It is an independent park and accordingly requires its own entry.

On Monday, the Krämermarkt for the traditional Märzenmarkt transforms the city centre into a colourful shopping paradise. The funfair will be accompanied by the amusement park on the Ziegelwasen with numerous rides and fairground stalls from Friday to

In the middle of the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Mtatsminda Park was founded by the Soviet government in the 1930s and was one of the top three public parks in the USSR. Perched on a mountain plateau 770 metres above sea level, the park towers over more

The first fair in Pforzheim after the Second World War took place in 1947. The fair was first established at the "old Messplatz" on the eastern side of the city and from 1953 to 1959 in the Stadtgarten, and since 1960 the "Pforzemer Mess" has been set up

In 1417, the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt was held for the first time as a folk festival in Bad Dürkheim on the German Wine Route. Marquees are erected and supplemented by numerous fairground rides. With over 600,000 visitors, the Wurstmarkt is considered the

In the centre of the square city of Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg, in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, you will find Luisenpark, which is the largest park in the city and is divided into two parts. The attractive park grounds, consisting of more

Krüzen Zoo is located in Krüzen in the Duchy of Lauenburg district, about five kilometres northeast of Lauenburg/Elbe on the B209 in Schleswig-Holstein. The private zoo covers around six hectares and is home to around 600 animals from around 70

The Gentse Winterfeesten transform the entire historic city centre of Ghent into an extensive, sparkling winter wonderland that lasts throughout the Advent and Christmas season. The centrepiece of the festivities is the Ghent Christmas Market, which