In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool Central Pier, one of the town's three piers, right on the Irish Sea. Near the disused Blackpool Central railway station, about 550

Meeting Santa Claus once is no problem here.

Elves, trolls, witches and other mystical beings can also be seen in various shows.

However, there are no rides here.

This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

A nice, small amusement park in the middle of the forest.

The park is home to some extraordinary attractions like a solar powered Harakiri slide and a people powered coaster.

There the empty train of the roller coaster is pulled up with the help of the

The Zetel market is probably one of the best-known and most traditional folk festivals in north-west Germany and will once again attract visitors from all over the region. For four days, Zetel will be the centre of Frisian lifestyle and joie de vivre.

Opposite Ostend, on the east coast of England, 25 kilometres east of Colchester or 100km east of Cambridge, the pier in Clacton-on-Sea has been around since 1871. Here you can experience not only 2 roller coasters, but a few more attractions as well.

In the north of Thuringia, in the district of Kyffhäuserkreis in the southern Harz Mountains, about 70 km east of Göttingen in Lower Saxony, you will find the adventure park Affenwald Straußberg in the district of Straußberg in Sondershausen since

Egypt's largest theme park is located in Madinat as-Sadis min Uktubar, a suburb of Egypt's capital Cairo. With the Great Sphinx as a backdrop just a few kilometres away, this park is a destination for around 2 million visitors a year. It is the result of

Just outside the centre of Perugia, the big fair takes place in a car park. In addition to many rides, there is of course also food and drink.

Travel information:

By car:

- Venue: Pian Di Massiano

Parking facilities:

- Large parking areas directly next to the

Experience a park in Belgium in Bruges where everything is on offer. There is a theme park section with a roller coaster. There are also animal shows and a small water park. The park has been around since 1963 and has been renamed twice. From 1963 to