The oldest zoo in Belgium is located in Antwerp and opened in 1843. Together with its "sister park" ZOO Planckendael, it is home to over 900 animal species. On about 10 hectares there are not only giraffes, lions and other large animals, but also bred

The fourth Saturday before Easter sees the start of the Spring Folk Festival at Würzburg's Talavera, the first major folk festival in Bavaria in the course of the year. On average, around 50 rides of all kinds are represented there. In July, the somewhat

The Backnang Street Festival is the undisputed highlight of the region’s festival calendar and is proudly regarded as the oldest and largest street festival in the whole of Baden-Württemberg. Every year on the last weekend in June, the entire historic

The Montbéliard Christmas Lights (Les Lumières de Noël) is an annual event that transforms Montbéliard in the Franche-Comté region of France into a veritable city of lights (Cité des Lumières) during Advent. This market is considered one of the

The municipal zoological garden in Płock is located directly on the Vistula, just under 1.5 kilometres south-east of the old city centre. Since its opening in 1951, the zoo has expanded to cover an area of 17 hectares. The park publishes an annual

The oldest and highest falconry in Hesse, Falkenhof Großer Feldberg, is located on the Feldberg plateau in the Hochtaunus district of southern Hesse, more precisely in Schmitten im Taunus. In addition to hunting and working with birds of prey, a rescue

The Geilenkirchen Whitsun market is without doubt one of the most popular folk festivals in the region. What began over 550 years ago with the performances of jugglers and market criers on the market square in the centre of the town has developed over

The park was originally opened in 1976 as “Marriott's Great America Park” and became part of the Six Flags Group in 1984. With 16 roller coasters and nine themed areas, it is one of the 20 most visited parks in North America. The park also includes the

The Meppen Town Hall Fair is a large, multi-day folk festival that traditionally enlivens the entire city centre of Meppen in autumn. The colourful fairground activities extend across the city centre, particularly in the area between the historic town

If you drive north from Hamburg to Denmark and pass Aarhus, you will inevitably arrive in Aalborg, Denmark's fourth largest city, on the E45 motorway. As is customary for any larger city, Aalborg has been home to a zoo in the middle of the city since