The Foire de Noël et des Rois in Reims is much more than a traditional Christmas market – it is a festive institution that celebrates the transition from the old year to the new with lots of energy and light. While the traditional Christmas market in

In June 2004, the BergTierPark Blindham, privately run by Josef Sedlmair, opened just 30 km from Munich, Rosenheim and Wolfratshausen. Native wild animals such as fallow deer, red deer and mouflon, wild boar, raccoons, nutria, ferrets and other species

The Schützenplatz in Hanover covers a total area of 10 hectares, making it one of the largest festival sites in Germany. The festival has been held since 1954 and is now the largest spring festival in Lower Saxony with around 700,000 visitors. The

Twenty kilometres south of the Gold Coast city centre and also only 97 kilometres south of Brisbane is Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Currumbin is world famous for feeding huge flocks of free-ranging rainbow lories. Since opening in 1947, this zoo has

In the south of France, about 25 kilometers west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Ensués-la-Redonne, is the small amusement park Magic Park Land, which opened in 2003 and inherited the previous park Eldorado City. The park awaits its guests with

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, is one of the largest and most famous aquariums in the United States. It opened in 1998 and is picturesquely located at Rainbow Harbour, directly opposite the Long Beach Convention Centre and the

This amusement park from 1974 covers an area of 6 hectares and offers a variety of attractions. Even if it no longer offers the big thrill attractions, you can still ride various rides here that you won't find in other parks.

Halfway between Malaga and Gibraltar, just a few hundred metres from the coastline of Gualdalmansa, lies the Selwo Aventura Zoo. Over 2,000 animals are presented to visitors on an area of around 100 hectares, divided into four themed areas. In Reserva de

Magic City in Suzano, in the state of São Paulo, is one of Brazil's most diverse leisure and water parks, offering fun, action and relaxation for all ages across more than 200,000 square metres. The park is particularly well known for its wide variety

Leiden Ontzet, also known as the Liberation of Leiden, is an annual city festival celebrated on 3 October to commemorate the liberation of the Dutch city of Leiden from Spanish siege in 1574. It is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in