The Puy de Fou theme park is about an hour's drive southwest of Madrid near Toledo. Far away from classic amusement park attractions, Puy du Fou is an interactive and partly immersive experience. Experience how Christopher Columbus is about to leave for

The Waldbröl Town Festival transforms the entire town centre into a lively fairground and is regarded as the largest fair in the Oberbergischer Kreis district. Over the course of several days, colourful fairground rides, traditional fairground stalls

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.

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By public transport:

- by train - Alsfeld railway

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- Festival tent: The centre of the festival is the

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