In Stuer, Mecklenburg, at the southern tip of Lake Plauer, 35 km from Waren an der Müritz, you will find the BÄRENWALD Müritz, opened by the animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten in 2006. In the near-natural enclosures, where the bears can

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.

The Nordsee-Spielstadt Wangerland is the ideal destination, especially for families with younger children. Since all attractions are in the hall, the weather does not matter when you visit.

In addition to many playgrounds, there are some rides that can be

The Katharinenmarkt on the third weekend in September is considered a superlative folk festival in the region. It is based on over 400 years of tradition as a livestock and craft market. Over four days, the farmers' market, business and sales show,

In Schiffweiler in Saarland, less than 5km from Autobahn 8, there is an excursion destination for the whole family: Gondwana - Das Praehistorium. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Gondwana was a major geological continent - today this museum is a

Twice a year, the Erfurt Folk Festival takes place on the Domplatz. In April as the "Erfurter Altstattfrühling" and in October as the "Erfurter OKtoberfest". Both festivals are among the largest in Thuringia.

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If you are looking for a varied outing in nature, the Wildpark-MV in Güstrow is a real highlight for the whole family. On around 200 hectares of forest and meadowland, you can experience native and rarer wild animals up close. Particularly impressive

In Bardonecchia in the Italian region of Piedmont, around 90 kilometres west of Turin, the Bardonecchia Alpine Coaster opened in 2019. Built by Josef Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG from Germany, the 835-metre-long Alpine Coaster is open all year round, but is

AquaSplash is a water park near Lignano with many different slides.

Here are great opportunities to finally test a "jump slide", where you fly up to one meter through the air.

Of course, there are also more comfortable slides and enough sunbathing areas

Weert city centre turns into one big amusement park with over 130 attractions. Visitors walk from square to square along the ‘fun fair route’ of no less than 1.7 km.

7 squares will each be transformed into a complete fun fair. There is something for