The fourth Saturday before Easter sees the start of the Spring Folk Festival at Würzburg's Talavera, the first major folk festival in Bavaria in the course of the year. On average, around 50 rides of all kinds are represented there. In July, the somewhat

Welcome to the Passau Dult. One of the largest folk festivals in Eastern Bavaria that takes place twice a year. Many beer tents with thousands of seats, many action-packed rides, a Ferris wheel and much more await you. Take a look and come by.

Combine your visit to Karls Erlebnis-Dorf in Döbeln with an overnight stay at ‘Die Karls Bande – Das Hotel.’ Opened in June 2025, the hotel has 60 themed rooms, some of which are wheelchair accessible. In addition to a private terrace area with a

In Dudley in the West Midlands, around 16 miles (approx. 26 km) north-west of Birmingham, Dudley Zoo has been located in the ruins of Dudley Castle since 1937. There are over 1,500 animals from around 200 species to discover on the zoo's 16-hectare site,

Water attractions around the theme of the 'Wild West' have been created here.

More than 30 attractions and adventurous slides await young and old water rats.

The western show is one of the best in Europe!

In the Kidzworld, even the little guests get their

The Zwiesel Borderland Festival is one of the most traditional folk festivals in the region and is one of the highlights in the glass town's calendar of events.

In the past, large folk festivals in rural areas were only known in larger towns such as

The Essen International Christmas Market is one of the largest and most atmospheric markets in Germany and is known for its unique, international flair. It stretches picturesquely through the entire city centre of Essen, starting at Willy-Brandt-Platz,

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 cultivation and marketing of the Bühl plum after the First World War helped the town of Bühl and its citizens to enjoy an economic boom and prosperity. The Bühl plum was and still is a household name throughout Germany and beyond. The memory of

In Lausanne on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's fourth largest city, you will find Europe's largest freshwater show aquarium vivarium, AQUATIS Lausanne, which opened on 21 October 2017. On around 3,500 square metres, you will find around 10,000 fish, around