Gouffre de Padirac is one of France’s most extraordinary natural wonders, a vast limestone chasm 103 metres deep in the Lot region of southwestern France that leads to an underground river navigable by boat through a labyrinth of spectacular cave chambers, stalactite formations, and crystalline pools. Discovered in 1889 by the explorer Édouard-Alfred Martel (the […]
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. The waterfall consists of two cascades that plunge from the edge of the Vrtaška plateau into the Vrata Valley below. This is not merely a waterfall you […]
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 above […]
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 is a hidden gem for nature lovers seeking […]
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 a […]
Panská skála (Herrnhausfelsen) is the most famous and most visited geological reserve in the Czech Republic, a striking natural monument of vertical basalt columns near the town of Kamenický šenov in northern Bohemia, formed by the cooling of ancient volcanic lava into perfect hexagonal organ pipes that rise from the landscape like a stone cathedral. […]
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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 Marcus Agrippa in 27 BC, and was dedicated to three Roman gods, serving as a temple to the planetary deities. Unfortunately in […]
Categories: Cities, Italy, Nature, Nature Reserves, Rome, Sights, Sights, Virtual Travel
The Srebarna Nature Reserve is one of Europe’s most important wetland bird sanctuaries, a UNESCO World heritage freshwater lake on the Bulgarian Danube plain that provides critical breeding and migratory habitat for over 200 bird species, including the globally endangered Dalmatian pelican. Located near the Danube River in northeastern Bulgaria, Srebarna offers some of the […]
Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster) is a Gothic masterpiece that holds a remarkable world record: at 161.5 metres, its soaring spire is the tallest church tower in the world, higher than Cologne Cathedral, higher than the Sagrada Família, and the tallest building of any kind built before the Eiffel Tower. Located in the modest, often-overlooked city […]
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Kolossi Castle is one of the most significant medieval monuments in Cyprus, a imposing 15th-century Crusader tower house near Limassol, surrounded by flowering bougainvillea and citrus groves, that served as the Grand Commandery of the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of St. John) and was the centre of the island’s sugar and wine production during the Lusignan […]
