May 10, 2010
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Bicaz Gorge – enjoy some of the most spectacular views of the Romanian countryside Updated: February 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More You will find the Bicaz Gorge in the north-eastern part of Romania. It is here where the Bicaz River cut a passageway that connects Transylvania and Moldova; allowing easier access between […]
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Categories: Nature, Romania
May 9, 2010
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The Seegrotte (Lake Grotto) in Hinterbrühl, Austria, is home to the largest underground lake in Europe — a surreal subterranean body of crystal-clear water, 60 metres below ground, formed when a gypsum mine flooded in 1912 and creating a spectacular underground world where visitors can glide across the lake’s surface by electric boat through vast, […]
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Categories: Austria, Nature
May 8, 2010
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Museum of Liptov Village – learn more about the folk architecture in Slovakia Updated: March 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are travelling through the Liptov region in Slovakia, it is important to take the time to stop by and visit the Museum of Liptov Village. This is a very attractive landmark […]
Tags: 12th-century, 17th-centuries, apartment, artesian, arts-and-crafts, basket-work, bee-keepers, collections, doors, folk-architecture, lace, landmark, last-sunday, liptov-village, liptovska-mara, museum, romanesque-church, slovakia, sunda, wicker
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
May 7, 2010
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Spiš castle in Slovakia – one of the largest castles in Central Europe Updated: March 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Monumental, amazing, powerful. These are attributes which can characterize Spiš Castle, the largest castle ruins in the Slovak Republic and one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe. The castle was added […]
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Categories: Sights, Slovakia
May 6, 2010
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The Ruidera Lagoons (Lagunas de Ruidera) are a unique natural wonder in central Spain — a chain of 15 interconnected turquoise-blue lakes stretching for 30 kilometres along the Pinilla River valley on the border of Castilla–La Mancha, formed by travertine barriers that create a natural staircase of cascading pools reminiscent of Plitvice Lakes on a […]
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Categories: Nature, Spain
May 5, 2010
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Penyal d’Ifac (Peñón de Ifach) is the smallest Natural Park in Europe — the 332-metre-high limestone monolith rising dramatically from the Mediterranean at Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca that is, despite its tiny 45-hectare size, one of the most biodiverse protected areas in Spain, home to over 300 plant species including several endemics found nowhere […]
Tags: bird-species, calpe, costa-blanca, earlier-times, endemic-species, magnificent-views, mediterranean, mediterranean-coast, nature, nature-reserve, nice-weather, penon-de-ifach, penyal-difac, protected-area, rock-formation, sea-gulls, seaside-town, spain, square-kilometers, strategic-location, surroundings, valencia, valencia-region, visual-attraction, watchtower
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 3, 2010
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Slovak Paradise National Park – one of the most beautiful landscapes in Slovakia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | More Are you going on vacation to one of the greenest countries in EU – Slovakia? So let’s head straight to the Slovak Ore Mountains, where in its north-east part you can find one […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
May 2, 2010
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Triglav Mountain & The Julian Alps in Slovenia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More At the north-western part of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps, stretches Triglav National Park, which is the only national park in the country. Got its name after the highest mountain Triglav, which rises above the surrounding peaks […]
Tags: alpi-giulie, alpine-world, claire-caesar, dinaric-alps, dolomites, freshwater-area, friuli, glacial-lakes, glacial-origin, highest-mountain, julian-alps, julijske-alpe, karst, lake-bohinj, map, mountain, mountains, nature, nature-lovers, northern-italy, northwest-edge, perfect-mountain, plants-and-animals, protected-areas, rare-plants, slovene, slovenia, square-kilometres, steep-cliffs, triglav, triglav-national-park, walking-holiday
Categories: Nature, Slovenia
May 1, 2010
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Domica Cave is the largest cave in Slovakia and one of the crown jewels of the UNESCO-listed Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst World Heritage site — a vast underground system on the Slovak-Hungarian border featuring magnificent flowstone formations, pagoda-like stalagmites, and a navigable underground river that visitors can explore by boat. Discovered in […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia