The Salzburg Christmas Market, as it is known throughout the world today, has been around since 1974. Every year, the market opens with a festive ceremony on the Thursday before the first Sunday in Advent and closes its doors again on January 1. From

Five days that funfair fans look forward to for a whole year: The Heddesdorf Whitsun Fair takes place over the Whitsun weekend, and this year the organisers are once again expecting many visitors to travel to the Middle Rhine especially for the Whitsun

A small amusement park, whose trademark is on miniatures of the island of Walcheren.

In addition to the miniatures, there is also a large indoor playground and some smaller rides for the whole family.

Even if you don't find an adrenaline ride here, the

The Neumarkt Folk Festival has been a tradition for over 190 years. In 1954, it was renamed to its current name, the Jura Folk Festival. In the meantime, over 300,000 visitors flock to the festival site every year and enjoy the cheerful hustle and

The Kassel Spring Festival on the Schwanenwiese fairground heralds the start of the funfair season in North Hesse. Every year, numerous showmen present their stands and rides. Fireworks are also a regular feature of the spring festival.

The Helmond Zomerkermis takes place in the city centre and is slightly smaller than the Voorjaarskermis with around 40,000 visitors.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Helmond railway station (700 metres away)

- by bus - bus stop

The BattleKart Center Cologne will open in August 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, more precisely at MOTORWORLD in the Ossendorf district of Cologne. BattleKart offers the perfect combination of karting on state-of-the-art e-karts with speeds of

**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

If you've never seen a large herd of giant gray kangaroos, then head to Neuwied Zoo. On an area of 3.5 ha you will find the kangaroos together with other animals such as emus. You will also find a pack of Berber lions, which are already extinct in the

The CBeebies Land Hotel is located at the end of the monorail station and right next to the water park, just a few minutes' walk from the theme park Alton Towers. Have you always wanted to sleep in an octonaut's room? Then you have the opportunity to do