The people of Kaufbeuren have taken their festival host family to their hearts. It is reported that a Kaufbeuren family always gave the festival host family a warm welcome with flowers and sparkling wine when the first rolling accommodation arrived at

In the French town of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, usually just called Chamonix, in the department of Haute-Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the ski resort of Les Planards is located on the outskirts of the town. In addition to various ski and

The Winterfoor in Sint-Niklaas is a deeply rooted, annual folk festival that transforms the Flemish city into a vibrant amusement park during the cold season. This traditional event is an integral and vibrant part of the city's winter programme and is

About 50 kilometres east of Graz, in the middle of Austrian Styria, lies the village of Stubenberg am See with its 2,500 souls. There you will find the Stubenberger See amusement park, a children's paradise and a world of adventure for young and old.

SEA LIFE Berlin, originally opened as AquaDom & SEA LIFE Berlin, is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland, Gardaland and Heide-Park parks. Each of the aquariums is designed as a tour and shows animals in a

Located directly on Lake Geneva, this large water park is a real paradise for adrenaline junkies. Regardless of whether it is about looping slides and high-speed slides, there is a lot on offer for the slide fan.

In summer you also have the opportunity to

Hofis Erlebnispark, a new family attraction in Bavarian Swabia, has opened on the site of the former Westerncity in Dasing. Located directly off the A8 near Augsburg, the approximately 5.7-hectare family amusement park in Bavaria has been welcoming

The Vilshofen Folk Festival is a traditional folk festival on the Danube that takes place every year in late summer. It is one of the largest events in the town and attracts visitors from across the region.

The festival combines Bavarian tradition with

The people of Regen have been celebrating the well-known Pichelstein Festival with the local community and many guests from near and far for decades. The Pichelsteiner committee and the many helpers have spared no effort this year and have once again put

In Anif, just a handful of kilometres south of Salzburg, lies Salzburg Zoo. Opened in 1961 as the "Alpenzoo Hellabrunn", it has also been called the zoo or Zoo Hellabrunn over the years. The zoo itself is home to animals of around 150 species, divided