December transforms the historic city of Maastricht into an enchanting sea of lights, with the Magisch Maastricht Vrijthof event on the square of the same name at its heart. Surrounded by the venerable St. Servatius Basilica and other magnificent

Happy Wonderland in Budapest is the only temporary Advent amusement park in the country, transforming an area of the City Park (Városliget), not far from the castle grounds of Vajdahunyad Castle, into a magical winter wonderland. It offers a unique

The Regensburger Dult takes place twice a year, as the Maidult and the Herbstdult. On average, around 800,000 visitors attend the fair. The Dult itself consists of the "Warendult" (with spices, teas and goods from all over the world) and the large

North America's largest shopping mall is located in Alberta, Canada, around 300 kilometres from Calgary, and goes by the beautiful name of West Edmonton Mall. Until 2004, it was the largest mall in the world for more than two decades. The mall impresses

In Johannesburg, South Africa, the capital of Gauteng Province, about eight kilometres southwest of the Johannesburg city centre, you will find the Gold Reef City theme park. The theme park was built on one of the largest and deepest gold mines in the

In the bird park Marlow everything revolves around birds, but you can also discover other animal species. At the flight show you can see different birds of prey and owls in action. There are also show feedings, where you are guaranteed to learn a lot

Mirabilandia near Ravenna is a nice amusement park for the whole family.

As befits an amusement park in warm areas, it also has some rides on offer that can get you really wet.

From 1996 to 2006 the park belonged to the Löffelhardt family (Phantasialand),

Olmen is located halfway between Maastricht and Antwerp. Pakawi Park Zoo, which opened in Olmen in 1980, was known as Olmense Zoo until 2019 and covers an area of 12 hectares. The zoo specializes in big cats but is home to over 200 animal species in

Only about 25 kilometres east of the city of Antwerp, in Wechelderzande, a suburb of Lille, is the Mega Speelstad play park. This park not only has a 5,000 square metre indoor section, but also an even larger outdoor area. With its various attractions,

The tranquil municipality of Houthalen-Helchteren is located less than 15 kilometres north of Hasselt on the E314 from Aachen to Brussels. The Dutch city of Maastricht is 28 kilometres to the south-east and Brussels around 72 kilometres to the