Asterix in Germany: France's irrepressible Gaul to conquer neighbour

A file photo from 2021 showing the Asterix theme park in Plailly, France. Compagnie des Alpes recently announced that it will be transforming the German theme park Belantis into an Asterix park, the first outside France. — AFP

A theme park based on the beloved French comic strip series Asterix is set to open in Germany, the first time the adventures of the pugnacious Gaul are to be the focus of an attraction outside France, its operator said recently.

An existing theme park called Belantis outside the east German city of Leipzig is to morph into an Asterix theme park by 2030/2031, operator Compagnie des Alpes said.