In 1880, the municipal council decided that the three fairs held simultaneously on the Grand Place, the Place des Martyrs and the Marché-aux-Grains should be combined into a single large fair to be held on the Boulevard du Midi at the beginning of July.

Only a 20-minute drive from Überlingen on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, the Salem Monkey Mountain has been located west of the town of Salem since 1976. Covering an area of 20 hectares, there are around 200 Barbary macaques that can move freely

Little Amerricka amusement park, which opened in 1991, is located in the American city of Marshall in the state of Wisconsin. Founded by Lee Merrick, who built a miniature railway here back in 1987, the park's four-hectare site is now home to an 18-hole

The SEA LIFE Oberhausen is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows animals in a classic setting.

The Edersee Wildlife Park, founded in 1970 and open all year round, is located in Edertal-Hemfurth, Hesse, with a view of Lake Edersee with its dam wall and Waldeck Castle. Covering an area of 53 hectares, it is now home to around 250 animals from around

Around 22 kilometres north-east of Mallorca's capital Palma lies the Natura Parc animal park in Santa Eugénia, which has been in existence since 1998. Around 400 native and exotic animal species such as raccoons, lemurs, porcupines, vultures, parrots,

In Duisburg Zoo you can discover 9,000 animals from 400 species. The zoo has become famous by having the first permanent and long unique keeping of koalas in Germany. The large tropical hall Rio Negro shows the fascinating world in South America. Here

In the Austrian town of Sankt Radegund, around 25 kilometres north-west of Graz, you will find the ‘Hexenexpress’ Alpine Coaster on the Schöckl, the southernmost peak in the Graz mountains, as well as a range of food and drink, mountain bike and

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 SEA LIFE Loch Lomond, Scotland, is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows