In 1954, the Gdansk Zoo, Gdańsk in Polish, was founded. The facility is world-famous for breeding large condors, as they regularly give birth to offspring. Poland's largest zoo covers a total area of 125ha and in terms of visitor numbers it is also one

The animal and plant park Fasanerie, which is run by the state capital Wiesbaden, is located in the city forest in the north-west of the Hessian state capital. The 23-hectare site, which was opened in 1955, is currently home to around 250 animals of 50

Magliaso, on the right bank of Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, has been home to the privately run Zoo al Maglio-Neggio since 1974. Over 300 animals of around 60 species from various continents live on the zoo's 2.2 hectare site. In addition to

The Ketteler Hof is a play and leisure park for the whole family.

In the past we would have called it an adventure playground, but the Ketteler Hof is much more than that.

It offers a huge selection of play equipment for children and young people to climb,

**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

In the town of Bernkastel-Kues, the 5 days around the first Sunday in September are something very special every year. This is when one of the most beautiful wine festivals on the Moselle takes place - the Middle Moselle Wine Festival.

The highlights of

SEA LIFE aquariums are operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular walkway and shows animals in a classic environment. For

In the Oberallgäu, or rather in the climatic health resort of Oberstaufen, about 17 km west of Immenstadt and 13 km from Austrian Springs, you will find the Hündle summer toboggan run, which opened in the Allgäu Alps in 1998. Directly at the valley

The Easter Fair in Halle (Saale) is the largest spring festival in southern Saxony-Anhalt and is traditionally held at the fairground on Gimritzer Damm. In contrast to the more tranquil Easter market on the market square, the focus here is on classic

In Weilrod-Hasselbach in the Hochtaunus district of Hesse, around eleven kilometres from Bad Camberg and around thirty-three kilometres from Limburg an der Lahn, you will find Vogelburg Weilrod, which opened in 1981. The privately run Vogelburg Weilrod