During Advent, Dortmund's Christmas market transforms the center of the Ruhr region into a sparkling winter wonderland and is one of the largest markets in Europe. Its unmistakable landmark is the famous largest Christmas tree in the world. It forms the

Bruck likes to celebrate a lot! The Bruck folk festival marks the start of the festival season in the town. Our traditional festival is known far beyond the city limits and attracts many guests to the Volksfestplatz every year.

A successful mixture of

1913 opened in Bremerhaven as a themed zoo, which specializes in Nordic and aquatic animal species, on less than 12,000 square meters, the zoo by the sea. It also counts as the smallest scientifically managed zoo in Europe. In addition to penguins, one

The Gallimarkt in Leer has been held since 1508 and is the largest public festival in East Frisia. It is visited by about half a million people annually.

The Galli cattle market takes place every year on the 2nd Wednesday in October. This is also the

The former free mountain town and present-day health resort of St. Andreasberg is located in the district of Goslar. Thanks to its location in the Harz Mountains, St. Andreasberg is very popular with skiers in the winter. But even when there’s no snow,

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

Rhenen, in the province of Utrecht, has been home to the Ouwehands Zoo since 1932. The park allocates its animals to areas on 22 hectares. While you can find mandrils and polar bears on one side, visitors are also shown giant Chinese pandas.

With its focus on European animal species, the Wildpark Bad Mergentheim is all about sustainability. The wildlife park was opened in 1974 and today covers an area of 35 hectares. Otters, bison or European lynxes can indulge their existence in a largely

Burgers’ Zoo opened in 1913 on a total area of 45 hectares, with approximately 18 hectares dedicated to the zoo itself. Originally located about 35 km away, the zoo reopened ten years later at its current site. In 1968, the “Safari” area opened for

The Wissen Schützenfest is known for its large amusement park, which delights visitors to the festival year after year with both tried-and-tested and new attractions.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Wissen railway station (distance to