The Cannstatter Wasen, near Stuttgart, hosts one of the biggest beer festivals in the world. Founded in 1818 by King Wilhelm of Wurttemberg as a harvest festival, the Cannstatter Volksfest resembles the larger Oktoberfest in Munich.
The fair, also known as the Stuttgart Beer Festival, retains traces of its past - look out for a 24-metre-high column of fruit. A big parade with horses and decorated brewery and peasants' wagons plus a fireworks extravaganza add to the festive atmosphere.
Showmen offer rides and attractions at the festival fair, including a Ferris wheel and water rides. The large beer tents are decked out in fir branches, waterfalls and other reminders of village life in the nearby hills.
Food fanciers might seek out the French tent for its Gallic delicacies - the people in this part of Germany make a point of their ties to the land just over the Rhine.
Showmen offer rides and attractions at the festival fair, including a Ferris wheel and water rides. The large beer tents are decked out in fir branches, waterfalls and other reminders of village life in the nearby hills.
Food fanciers might seek out the French tent for its Gallic delicacies - the people in this part of Germany make a point of their ties to the land just over the Rhine.
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