On 1 May, in addition to the amazement of the O-Parade, there is also fun at the fair in Genk, which always takes place from the end of April to mid-May. In total, there are more than 100 attractions and stalls in the area along the Dieplaan and

In the English port town of Chatham, on the south bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent, about 54 km south-east of London, you will find the Chatham Snowsports Centre. In addition to various ski and snowboard slopes, which you can use in summer

In the district of Harz, or rather in Schierke near Wernigerode, which is mainly known for its half-timbered houses, the castle and the "leaning house", there has been a 341 metre long Brocken Coaster for fans of mountain coasters since 2003. Open all

The Meppen Town Hall Fair is a large, multi-day folk festival that traditionally enlivens the entire city centre of Meppen in autumn. The colourful fairground activities extend across the city centre, particularly in the area between the historic town

In the Schleswig-Holstein town of Oesterwurth in the district of Dithmarschen, about 30 km south of St. Peter-Ording and 10 km from the district town of Heide, you will find the Land & Leute Erlebnishof Dithmarschen, which is still quite young, run by

This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

The Münchehagen Dinosaur Park features a roughly 2.5-kilometer-long loop trail where visitors can see more than 300 lifelike reconstructions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

This unique museum combines real nature, an archaeological site, and

Ahoy, landlubbers, all aboard: the hotel in ship design offers its guests the feeling of globetrotters in the middle of a paradisiacal harbour. It is located directly at the wave pool of the thermal spa and you can watch the splashing and hustle and

In Lehre-Essehof in Lower Saxony, about 12 km from Braunschweig, you will find the privately run Essehof Zoo, founded in 1968. Fifty different species of animals live here on an area of about 10 hectares. In addition to the native lynx, fallow deer and

Bodenmais am Silberberg is a small town in Lower Bavaria, 10 kilometres from the Czech border as the crow flies. To get here, take the A92 motorway from Munich to Deggendorf and then follow the B11 federal road for another 36 kilometres to the