In 1892, less than 2 kilometres from Sagrada Familia and only a few hundred metres from the Balearic Sea, the Barcelona Zoo opened in Barcelona. On an area of 13 hectares, around 300 animal species and also around 300 plant species are exhibited to the

Another theme park of the Cedar Fair Group. The park includes Intimidator 305, one of the world's 7 Gigacoasters. The amusement park covers an area of 160 hectares. There is also a smaller water park. The park has existed since 1975 and currently has

The 3-star Hotel Texas is located on the grounds of TwinPigs – Park Westernowy and is designed entirely in Western style. The rooms are individually decorated and feature themes such as ‘Mexico’, ‘Native Americans’ and ‘Old West’. This

Yagiyama Benyland (八木山ベニーランド) is the largest and most historic amusement park in the Tōhoku region and is located in the city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. Since its opening in 1968, this charming amusement park has delighted

The Kermis Bemmel is an annual folk festival in Bemmel, the Netherlands. It offers fairground attractions for young and old, marquees with live music and many food and drink stands. Traditional accompanying events such as the pony market, the Bemmelse

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

In Anif, just a handful of kilometres south of Salzburg, lies Salzburg Zoo. Opened in 1961 as the "Alpenzoo Hellabrunn", it has also been called the zoo or Zoo Hellabrunn over the years. The zoo itself is home to animals of around 150 species, divided

Originally started as a pancake restaurant (for Berliners: egg pancakes), Speelparadijs Pannenkoekenhuis, located about 15 kilometres east of Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland, has developed into a small theme park for families with young children.

The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

With over a million spectators, Bremen's Osterwiese is one of Germany's largest folk festivals. The 50,000 m² area on Bremen's Bürgerweide is supplied by more than 200 showmen, and in addition to rides, merry-go-rounds, sales, snack bars and pubs,