In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool North Pier amusement park, one of a total of three piers in the town, directly on the Irish Sea. The pier, which opened in 1863 and

With over 50 attractions, Lille is home to the largest funfair north of Paris.

Travel information:

By public transport -.

Metro line 1: République Beaux-Arts stop.

Bus Liane 1: Champ de Mars stop.

Bus Liane 90: Champ de Mars stop.

Bus Liane 12: Jardin Vauban

Flickering lights, the scent of candy floss and whirling rides

Showmen from all over Thuringia and Germany come to the Saalfeld fairground on the Weidig every year in July.

You can take a spin on the bumper cars and other attractive rides.

You can try out

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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 2000, ZooParc Overloon opened on an area of 20 hectares. Located between the cities of Nijmegen, Venlo and Helmond, the zoo presents many animals. You go on a safari in seven different expedition areas and you meet red pandas, lions or calicoes. In

The Speyer Pretzel Festival is a public festival in the city of Speyer that takes place every year on the second weekend in July from Thursday to Tuesday.

History

The festival was initiated by the Speyer Tourist Association to promote the sales of Speyer's

The Bocholter Kirmes (Bokeltse Kermis in Low German) is the largest fair in the Westmünsterland region with around 500,000 visitors. About 300 showmen can be found along the 3.5-kilometre route. Unlike many other folk festivals, the Bocholter Kirmes

Every year, the large gymnastics fair takes place on the Rennwiese in Zweibrücken. Originally, the fair was founded by the Männerturnverein (MTV), a predecessor of the previous organiser Vereinigte Turnerschaft Zweibrücken 1885 e.V. (VTZ). The

If you drive about 50 kilometres south from Koblenz on the federal motorway 61, you will inevitably come to the town of Rheinböllen. In 1976, the Hunsrück Game Park was opened there. Only a few years ago (2020) it was renamed the Rheinböllen Zoo.