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In Neuss in the Lower Rhine region, around 10 km south-west of the North Rhine-Westphalian capital Düsseldorf, you will find Alpenpark Neuss. What began in 2001 on the former site of the Neuss-Grefrath landfill site with Germany's first indoor ski hall
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Who hasn’t heard of it? “U96 – Das Boot” is a world-famous film about the
…In eastern Styria, about three quarters of an hour's drive east of Graz, you will find the Herberstein Animal World at Herberstein Castle. The Styrian State Animal Garden was opened in 1960, but has its origins as early as the 17th century. It covers a
…Around 18 km from Gdańsk city centre and just 7 km from the Baltic Sea as the crow flies, the Plopsa Group, whose parent company is Studio 100, opened its third indoor amusement park in Poland in May 2024.
The Grafenau Folk Festival is one of the most popular festivals in the region and attracts around 60,000 visitors each year. The festival always begins on the first Friday in July and lasts for six days. The traditional parade, featuring marching bands,
…The Swiss zoo Sikypark has been located in the Swiss canton of Bern, more precisely in Crémines, around 60 kilometres south of Basel, since 1972. Around 550 animals from over 70 species, including tigers, wolves, lynxes and parrots, live on the park's
…A good 55 kilometres east of Italy's capital Rome, on the A1 autostrada, lies the town of Valmontone with its more than 15,000 inhabitants. The mighty Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with its 365 rooms dominates the townscape from afar. It was built in 1654-1670
…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 Barry Island, a peninsula off Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, about 16 km from the capital Cardiff, you will find the Barry Island Promenade Fun Park right on the promenade. This small amusement park has a roller coaster and several
…In the French winter sports resort of La Bresse-Hohneck, in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region, you will find the Schlitte Mountain alpine coaster, which was built in 2010. The 460 metre long alpine coaster from Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG
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