**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

Meifoor Brugge is a folk festival that dates back as far as the year 1200. Indeed, in that year an International Annual Fair was organised in Bruges for the first time. Meifoor Brugge takes place in the city centre at locations including Koning Albert

Erse Park Uetze is a family-friendly leisure and adventure park in Lower Saxony, idyllically situated between Hanover, Braunschweig and Celle. Since 1976, the park has offered a unique blend of nature, adventure and nostalgic charm. Visitors can expect

One of the most beautiful spring festivals along the banks of the Main takes place in Rüsselsheim every year. Once again this year, you can expect a great programme with something for all ages.

A wide range of food and drink is on offer to cater for all

The Martinimarkt in Sondershausen, which despite its name strongly resembles a regional fair, is an annual autumn folk festival and a traditional highlight in the calendar of events in this music and mining town. The event attracts visitors from across

The Foire de Pâques in Reims is regarded as one of the most vibrant signs of spring in the whole of Champagne and transforms the city every year into a bustling hub of fairground culture. Along the Chaussée Bocquaine, right on the banks of the Vesle, a

In 1995, L'Aquàrium Barcelona opened in the old port of Barcelona, less than a thousand metres from Barcelona Zoo. In 2001, L'Aquàrium was extended by one floor to present permanent exhibitions to visitors. Around 450 different animal species live in

In Stuer, Mecklenburg, at the southern tip of Lake Plauer, 35 km from Waren an der Müritz, you will find the BÄRENWALD Müritz, opened by the animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten in 2006. In the near-natural enclosures, where the bears can

The Bosch Winters Paradepaardje is the annual festive highlight of the winter programme in 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in the Netherlands and is considered the beating heart of the so-called ‘Bossche Winter’ initiative. This winter paradise

In Wackersberg in Bavaria, around 6 km south of Bad Tölz, you will find the jack-of-all-trades Blomberg in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps. At 1203 metres above sea level, hikers, winter sports fans, but also fans of summer toboggan runs and alpine