May 27, 2011
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Błędów Desert – a unique desert area in central Europe | Poland Updated: May 3, 2020 | By Claire | More Błędów Desert (or Pustynia Błędowska in Polish) is a unique desert area in central Europe. It is located outside of the city of Olkusz, northwest of Krakow in southern Poland. Błędów Desert covers an […]
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Categories: Nature, Poland
May 25, 2011
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Peričnik waterfall – one of the most beautiful and famous waterfall in Slovenia Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Peričnik Waterfall is one of the most beautiful and famous waterfalls in Slovenia. It is situated in the Julian Alps, about 5 km from the village of Mojstrana. Falls from the Ice Age […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovenia
May 23, 2011
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Koli National Park – one of Finland’s best known national landscapes Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Koli National Park (Finnish: Kolin kansallispuisto) is one of the best known protected areas in Finland. It lies on the eastern part of the country, on the southwestern shore of Lake Pielinen. Koli National Park […]
Tags: advanced-skiers, bears, beautiful-view, eskers, finland, forested-hills, hiking-trails, koli, koli-national-park, lake-pielinen, mainland, national-park, nature, one-of-finland-best-known-national-landscapes, pine-forests, sandy-islands, siliceous-rocks, southwestern-shore, square-kilometres, two-ski-resorts
Categories: Finland, Nature
May 22, 2011
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Kriváň Peak (2494,7m) – the symbol of Slovakia Updated: May 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Kriváň is one of the highest peaks in the High Tatras Mountains and one of the most famous tourist destinations in High Tatras National Park. It is located in Slovakia near the Polish border, in the region […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
May 20, 2011
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Mount Olympus (Ólympos) is the highest mountain in Greece and, far more significantly, the mythological home of the twelve Olympian gods — the sacred peak where Zeus ruled, Athena was born from his head, and the ancient Greeks believed the boundary between the mortal and divine worlds was at its thinnest. Rising to 2,918 metres […]
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Categories: Greece, Nature
May 19, 2011
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Pantheon in Rome – best preserved Roman building | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Pantheon (also known as Santa Maria della Rotonda) is a Christian church, located in the centre of Rome, in Italy. Pantheon was built by Markus Agrippa in 27 BC, and was dedicated to three Roman gods. […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
May 19, 2011
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Panská skála (Herrnhausfelsen) – best known and most visited geological reserves in the Czech Republic Updated: May 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Panská skála (Herrnhausfelsen) a series of polygonal basalt columns rising dramatically from the uplands located near the town of Kamenický Šenov in the north of the Czech Republic. Panská skála is […]
Tags: appearance, basalt-columns, benelux-countries, czech-republic, czech-switzerland, geologists, giants-causeway, herrnhausfelsen, high-quality, lusatian-mountains, luzicke-hory, marian, memory, national-natural-monument, natural-formation, nature, organ-pipes, panska-skala, rainwater, stunning-view, summit, uplands
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
May 19, 2011
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Nigula Nature Reserve is one of Estonia’s oldest and most important bog reserves — a pristine raised bog ecosystem of dark pools, sphagnum moss, and stunted pines in southwestern Estonia that protects some of the most intact wetland habitat in the Baltic region. Established in 1957, Nigula is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and […]
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Categories: Estonia, Nature
May 19, 2011
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Hepoköngäs is the highest natural waterfall in Finland, plunging 24 metres down a rocky cliff in the pristine wilderness of Puolanka. Set in the heart of Finnish Lapland’s taiga forest, this thunderous cascade is a powerful reminder that Finland’s beauty goes far beyond its famous lakes — it’s a hidden gem for nature lovers seeking […]
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Categories: Finland, Nature
May 18, 2011
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Koufonisia – the most popular islands in the Aegean Sea | Greece Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More Koufonisia are three well known islands – Kato (Lower) Koufonisi, Pano (Upper) Koufonisi, and Keros – in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. They are an important historic part of the complex […]
Tags: archaeological-findings, bronze-age-civilization, cyclades-islands, excavations, greece, islands-2, islands-in-the-aegean, kato, koufonisi, koufonisia, minoan-civilization, nature, prehistoric-times, remarkable-architecture, sailors, sea-site, sheep-farming, southwest-coast, square-kilometres, the-most-popular-tourist-islands-in-the-aegean-sea, typical-examples, venetians, virgin-mary
Categories: Greece, Nature