Germany - they don't call it the holiday country for nothing #potato holidays

Potato holidays are approaching and if you would like to spend some quality time abroad with your children, we can't imagine a better destination than Germany: There are so many reasons that we don't even know where to start. At parks, forests, hiking and biking trails, fairs, sights, ... You see! But in the following, we will still try to put everything together in a handy guide, in which we will present you some of the best ideas where you can go with your family in Germany, if you want to spend a fun, active or calm autumn vacation.

Germany it is not only a promised land for business and education, but also for families who want to spend quality time beyond their home borders. Potato holiday will be an ideal opportunity for such a thing, and Germany offers many "arrangements", regardless of your preferences. Here they are theme parks, indoor/interactive centers, adventure parks and zoos. We suggest you visit one of the water parks (Tropical Islands south of Berlin or Sea Life Adventure Park in Oberhausen), or an adventure with dinosaurs in Gondwana The Prehistoric World in Posar, and he will take care of the adrenaline rush karting center of ex-Formula 1 racer Ralf Schumacher, winding near Hamburg.

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They are still here Zeiss Planetarium in Jena, yes Babelsberg Film Park in Potsdam and Europa-Park, which this year is also preparing a Halloween program that is second to none. If you like birds, the top choice is the bird park Walsrode Bird Park near Bremen, and if the weather is kind to you, we also recommend a visit to the cute park with otters Otterzentrum near Hannover, Phantasialand near Cologne and Tripsdrill Adventure Park in Cleebron near Stuttgart, which is one of Germany's oldest amusement parks for children.

Germany is not only about theme parks, but also the land of thousands of hiking trails and natural parks, and we have prepared for you selection of the best. Just like Slovenia, it is a hidden natural pearl, and its beauty extends further than the eye can see, as it "stretched" from the northern German coast all the way to the Alps in the south. It looks like 16 national parks, more than 100 natural parks and what 15 UNESCO biosphere reserves. We highly recommend the hiking trail Rheinsteig at Wiesbaden, which will take you past along the Rhine River romantic mansions and vines, or wandering through the Hainich National Park, where you can walk right through the treetops. If you are looking for panoramas, we suggest visiting the former volcanic landscape Eifel, Black Forest, alpine Allgäu and the largest German nature park Altmühltal. But we must not forget the fairy-tale rock formations of the landscape Saxon Switzerland and lush forests Thuringia, which are a kind of lungs of the heart of Germany.

If walking on solid ground isn't enough of a challenge for you, it's your choice climbing walk in Ruhr, where you step between closed blast furnaces. Even otherwise, this piece of Germany will impress you with its most unusual sights and sports activities rich industrial heritage but it is best to explore in the autumn sun on two wheels along the Ruhr River. For those who yearn for adrenaline, you will get your dose by visiting the attraction "indoor" wind tunnel in Parachute Center in Bottrop, where the first free fall simulator is located (for getting to know the feeling of flying), which is also suitable for beginners and the youngest.

Autumn in Germany is the best thing that can happen to you this autumn.

If you want to stop the steel horse as quickly as possible for a quality vacation in Germany, then it is south-east of Bavaria, which is only a good 3 hours drive from Ljubljana, the place for you. Nature lovers will be in for a treat hiking and cycling trails of all difficulty levels could admire the mountain paradise of Bavaria, visit the only German national park in the Alpine world, take a boat ride along the picturesque Lake Königssee or take the mountain cable cars to the surrounding peaks and to the famous Eagle's Nest. There are also thermal parks, gorges and museums, and a spa town Bad Reichenhall, which made its name with white gold (read salt).

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Visit the Bremer Freimarkt, one of the oldest German fairs, which has been held since 1035 (!) and is also the largest fair in northern Germany. More than 4 million visitors visit it every year. This year it will take place from October 16 to November 1, 2015.

Autumn prize draw of the German Tourist Board:

Compete for yours a relaxing vacation in a German thermal town Bad Staffelstein, located in the north of Bavaria near the beautiful Bamberg. Send us your most beautiful family autumn photo or a drawing of your youngest with autumn motifs. We will reward the cutest photo or drawing with two nights with breakfast in a wellness hotel Best Western Plus Kurhotel an der Obermaintherme****, located in the very center of Bad Staffelstein and not far from one of the largest and most beautiful German nature parks - Altmühltal Nature Park, which impresses in all its beauty, especially in autumn, and offers visitors many wonderful golden-colored panoramas.

What does a free vacation smell like to you? Take part in the prize draw and you might go to Germany for free!

Send your contributions by November 31, 2015 to the representative office of the German Tourist Board via e-mail at maja.horvat@germany.travel or by regular mail to the address of the German Tourist Organization, Poljanski nasip 6, 1000 Ljubljana with the note "Autumn prize draw".

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