The Ulm Folk Festival has been taking place since 1429. This makes it older than the Munich Wiesn and the Cannstatter Wasen together. Around 300,000 visitors come to the Volksfestplatz directly on the banks of the Danube every year. About 80 operators,

In the town of Bernkastel-Kues, the 5 days around the first Sunday in September are something very special every year. This is when one of the most beautiful wine festivals on the Moselle takes place - the Middle Moselle Wine Festival.

The highlights of

The Münchehagen Dinosaur Park features a roughly 2.5-kilometer-long loop trail where visitors can see more than 300 lifelike reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

This unique museum combines real nature, an archaeological site, and

Eckenhagen Monkey and Bird Park, which opened on May 1, 1981, is located halfway between Gummersbach and Olpe, just a few kilometers from the conveniently located Autobahn 4. The largest private zoo in North Rhine-Westphalia offers a mixture of animal

The Oltremare is a huge theme park divided into the areas of earth and sea. Very interactive and educational, the park tries to explain the origin of life. There is an IMAX cinema and a dolphin show. In addition, the "Adventure Island" invites you to

The Heilbronn Horse Market is a deeply rooted tradition that transforms the city centre into a lively venue for customs, trade and entertainment every year on the penultimate weekend in February. Originally established in 1770 as a cattle and horse

Around 15 kilometres inland from Dubai Airport, a small petting zoo called Dessert Oasis Petting Farm is located in Al Khawaneej next to Mushrif Park. Aimed at families with small children, familiar and less native animals are brought closer to families

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

One of the oldest cities in the world, Armenia's capital Yerevan, is home to one of the youngest zoos in the former Soviet Union. After planning began in the 1930s, the main construction of the zoo began in May 1941 on a total area of around 3 hectares.

The Alsfeld Whitsun Market is the largest folk festival in the region and takes place annually over Whitsun (from Friday to Whit Tuesday) on the forecourt of the Alsfeld Town Hall.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Alsfeld railway