The West Coast Park & Robbarium St. Peter-Ording, founded in 1992, is located in St. Peter-Ording on the German North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. The zoo, which is open all year round, is home to over 800 animals from 200 species on an area of 16

20 kilometres from the sea and about 50 kilometres north of Rennes, the French theme park Cobac Park is located on an area of 12 hectares. It was first opened in 1975 as a theme park in Mesnil-Roc'h ( Lanhélin ) in Ille-et-Vilaine. Around thirty

Kyabram is located about 30 kilometres from the New South Wales border and more than 200 kilometres north of Melbourne. It was there that the decision was made to build a fauna park on a piece of arable land that had originally lain fallow for many

The Koersefoor in Waregem is a traditional folk festival in the Belgian province of West Flanders, inextricably linked to the famous horse race ‘Waregem Koerse’. The festival transforms the city centre into a lively festival mile, combining

Around 15 kilometres inland from Dubai Airport, a small petting zoo called Dessert Oasis Petting Farm is located in Al Khawaneej next to Mushrif Park. Aimed at families with small children, familiar and less native animals are brought closer to families

Less than 10 kilometres east of Northampton, which is about halfway between London and Birmingham, Billling Aquadrome Holiday Park awaits you. Nestled in 235 acres in the Nene Valley, Billing Aquadrome offers a natural retreat with lakes, rivers, locks

Veldhoven Zoo was opened in 2014 and is one of the younger zoos. It emerged from the Papegaaienpark N.O.P., which was closed in 1992 and 2013. Only a few kilometres west of Eindhoven, birds of prey and exotic birds have an area of around 17 ha at their

In beautiful Bergen aan Zee, right on the Dutch coast just before Texel, the Zee Aquarium opened in 1956—when Sea Life wasn’t even in the planning stages—on the grounds of the former Hotel Nassau. Over 350 species of fish live here in more than

The Lutherstadt Eisleben has been hosting the annual Eisleber Wiesenmarkt since 1521, which attracts about half a million visitors and around 350 showmen to Eisleben every year. The festival, called the Wiese, takes place over two weekends and is divided

The Mariä Himmelfahrtskirmes in Sögel is a traditional folk festival that takes place every August and is considered one of the oldest fairs in the Emsland region. It attracts numerous visitors from across the region and is a highlight of the annual