Leiden Ontzet, also known as the Liberation of Leiden, is an annual city festival celebrated on 3 October to commemorate the liberation of the Dutch city of Leiden from Spanish siege in 1574. It is one of the oldest and most important folk festivals in

In the south of France, in Antibes on the Côte d'Azur, a Lunapark awaits you, which has been around since 1981. There are a variety of attractions, including 3 roller coasters. At the Lunapark's it is basically so that these open only in the evening and

In Eschenbach in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, at an altitude of around 824 metres above sea level and above Lake Zurich, you will find the Atzmännig sports and leisure centre. While the area invites you to go skiing and snowboarding in the winter

One of the oldest cities in the world, Armenia's capital Yerevan, is home to one of the youngest zoos in the former Soviet Union. After planning began in the 1930s, the main construction of the zoo began in May 1941 on a total area of around 3 hectares.

The Blijdorp Zoo is officially called the Royal Rotterdam Zoo and was opened in 1857, making it one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands. Situated in the centre of Rotterdam, it borders on a festival site and is divided by a railway line into an eastern

The largest animal stock, the most species-rich representation and the oldest zoo in Switzerland: all this is combined in the Zoological Garden Basel. Numerous animals have been presented on an area of around 11 hectares in Basel since it opened in 1874.

The Forest Coaster in Gura Humorului is a new highlight in the Suceava region in north-eastern Romania and a must for anyone who wants to combine nature and adrenaline. Opened in 2025, the facility was built by German manufacturer Wiegand and winds its

The German-American Friendship Festival in Wiesbaden is considered one of the most important intercultural events in Hesse and is a fixed fixture in the state capital's calendar of events. It is much more than a traditional folk festival; it is a

Every August, the Zomerkermis Zwolle transforms the historic Hanseatic city into a dazzling spectacle and is one of the most atmospheric funfairs in the Netherlands. What makes this fair so special is its location in the medieval city centre: the rides

In the coastal town of Monterey Country in the US state of California on Highway 1, about 185 km north of San Francisco and about 560 km south of Los Angeles, you will find the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which opened in 1984 and is one of the largest show