January 3, 2012
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Mylna Cave – awesome place in Western Tatras mountain in Poland Updated: September 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Mylna Cave is the cave located in the Koscieliska Valley in Western Tatras Mountains. The cave is located about 10 km from the town of Zakopane, in the southern part of Poland. Author: dysiu Mylna […]
Tags: altitude, backpacks, cave, cave-entrance, cavities, cavity, corridors, flash-light, good-shoes, high-tatras, hiking-trail, mountain, mud, narrow-passages, nature, poland, sea-level, slippery-rocks, tatras-mountains, troglobite, tunnels, warm-clothes, western-tatras, zakopane
Categories: Nature, Poland
January 3, 2012
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Orlické hory – a mountain ideal for skiing and hiking in the Czech Republic Updated: January 3, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected landscape area of Orlické hory (literal translation – Eagle Mountains) is located in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic and is composed of over 50 km long ridge with altitudes […]
Tags: altitudes, baroque-castle, countess, cross-country-skiing, czech-republic, eagle-mountains, eleonor, fascist-germany, german-border, historical-monuments, holiday-trip, landscape-area, literal-translation, military-fortifications, mountains, nature, part-of-the-czech-republic, plants-and-animals, protected-species, renaissance-castles, ski-resorts, sport-lover, virgin-mary
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
December 29, 2011
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Climbing highlights of Europe Updated: December 29, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More It’s a little unfair to list climbing highlights in Europe, as other equally great destinations will be left out, but here is just a sample of the best places that you can climb in the Europe. However this time we are […]
Tags: ancient-greek-gods, ascent, birthplaces, cable-car, caucasus-mountains, climbers, climbing-shoes, courmayeur, giant-rock, highest-mountain-in-europe, italy-and-france, jason-blue, matterhorn, mont-blanc, mount-elbrus, mount-olympus, mountaineering, rock-climbing-equipment, walking-tour
Categories: France, Greece, Italy, Nature, United Kingdom
December 25, 2011
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La Gomera – a volcanic island in the Canary archipelago | Spain Updated: December 25, 2020 | By Claire | More La Gomera is a volcanic island and the second smallest island of the Spanish Canary Islands. One third of the island is a part of the Garajonay national park (Parque nacional de Garajonay), which […]
Tags: canary-islands, dry-climate, el-silbo, garajonay-national-park, green-forests, island, la-gomera, laurel-forest, lush-vegetation, national-park, nature, northeastern-slopes, parque-nacional-de-garajonay, pleasant-holiday, reaching-heights, spain, spanish-canary-islands, square-kilometres, tree-heath, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, walking-through-the-jungle, water-regime, wet-climate
Categories: Nature, Spain
December 23, 2011
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Gioiosa Marea – a beautiful historic town in Sicily | Italy Updated: December 23, 2020 | By Claire | More On the slightly mountainous northern coast of Sicily lies a beautiful historic town of Gioiosa Marea. It is situated directly opposite the favorite and frequently visited Aeolin Islands. It is a great place for watching […]
Tags: aeolin-islands, beautiful-sunsets, capo-calava, caves, cefalu, corridors, etna, ferries, granite-rocks, holiday-village, kilometres, marea, milazzo, peaceful-atmosphere, picturesque-beach, piraino, restaurants-cafes, romantic-restaurants, sandy-beaches, sicily-italy, spa-town, subtropical-vegetation, taormina, tindari, tourism-in-sicily, wine-shopping
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
December 22, 2011
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Hautes Fagnes National Park – the largest nature reserve in Belgium Updated: December 22, 2020 | By Claire | More At the eastern part of Belgium you can find Hautes Fagnes National Park, whose name could be literally translated as “high marsh”. It is a plateau with marshy landscape, which is also a place of […]
Tags: animal-species, belgian-province, belgium, cross-country-skiers, easter-eggs, german-lander, heaths, highest-mountain, hohes-venn, humid-climate, kempe, marked-trails, national-park, nature, nature-lovers, north-rhine-westphalia, plant-species, rare-animal, rhineland-palatinate, roe-deer, wild-boars, wild-cats, yellow-daffodil
Categories: Belgium, Nature
December 12, 2011
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Akamas National Park and mountains in Cyprus Updated: December 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Akamas National Park is situated in the north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus. It covers an area of 230 km2 and excels in a wild natural beauty. Its name was given by Athenian warrior and son of Theseus, […]
Tags: 5km, akamas, aphrodite, beautiful-walk, byzantine-monastery, canyons, cyprus, greek-mythology, hiking-trails, holidays-in-cyprus, island-of-cyprus, magnificent-views, mountains, national-park, nature, plant-species, sea-turtles, several-species, species-of-orchids, trojan-war, vultures, water-reservoir
Categories: Cyprus, Nature
December 9, 2011
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Calpe – one of the most expensive resorts in Costa Blanca | Spain Updated: December 9, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More The town of Calpe is a symbol of the entire Costa Blanca. It is built around 332 m high limestone cliff called Peñón de Ifach, which is located on a small […]
Tags: 14th-century, archaeological-museum, beautiful-view, calpe, climbers, colorful-mosaics, costa-blanca, costa-blanca-spain, history-lovers, limestone-cliff, mediterranean-sea, narrow-streets, nature-reserve, paternina, penon-de-ifach, sandy-beach-resort, sea-gulls, spectacular-views, square-kilometers, white-houses
Categories: Nature, Sights, Spain
November 21, 2011
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park – paradise for lovers of the sea and nature | Italy Updated: November 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is a reservation that is full of contrasts and contradictions, as well as Italy itself. It is located in the southern […]
Tags: castellabate, grassy-plateaus, holidays-in-italy, inaccessible-mountains, italian-coast, italian-dolomites, italy, marked-trails, massive-rocks, medieval-town, medieval-villages, mythical-place, national-park, nature, olive-orchards, proper-shoes, rocky-cape, rocky-cliffs, sandy-beaches, turbulent-history, untouched-nature, vallo-di-diano, watchtowers
Categories: Italy, Nature
November 16, 2011
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Muskau Park – largest and one of the most famous English gardens of Germany and Poland Updated: November 16, 2020 | By Claire | More If you plan to visit Germany or Poland, you should reserve at least a moment to see one of the most beautiful parks in Europe – Muskau Park (Muskauer Park […]
Tags: 13th-century, centuries, eduard, garden-architecture, great-publications, harmony, heinrich, hermann-ludwig, investment-options, landscape-architect, landscape-gardening, magnificent-castles, neisse-river, new-castle, old-castle, petzold, reconstruction-work, reconstructions, world-war-ii
Categories: Germany, Nature, Poland