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Zelené pleso in High Tatras – one of the most beautiful places in Slovakia

Zelené pleso in High Tatras – one of the most beautiful places in Slovakia

Zelené pleso is a lake in the High Tatras mountains located in the glacier basin at Kačacia dolina valley in Slovakia. It is situated at an altitude of 1575 m. Zelené pleso lake covers an area of 2,58 ha. It is 200 m long and 170 m wide. Its maximum depth is 4.1 m. Zelené […]

Updated: July 7, 2020 | By | More

Kmeťov waterfall in Kôprova valley – the highest waterfall in Slovakia

Kmeťov waterfall in Kôprova valley – the highest waterfall in Slovakia

Kmeťov waterfall is approximately 80 meters high and it is therefore the tallest waterfall in Slovakia, located in Koprova valley in the High Tatras. The waterfall has two steps, which fall through a crack rock threshold. The waterfall is created by Nefcerský stream, which is above it at an altitude of 1245 m and is […]

Updated: June 29, 2020 | By | 1 More

Demänovská Ice Cave in Slovakia – one of the first known caves in the world

Demänovská Ice Cave in Slovakia – one of the first known caves in the world

Demänovská Ice Cave is located in the entrance to the Demänovská valley in northern part of Slovakia, near the town of Liptovský Mikuláš. It includes the longest known underground system of Demänovské Caves. It was created in the dark-gray (guttenstein) Middle Triassic limestone, mainly by an underground river of Demänovka and is extended in four […]

Updated: June 27, 2020 | By | More

Mažučiai – Largest Japanese Garden in Europe | Lithuania

Mažučiai – Largest Japanese Garden in Europe | Lithuania

Mažučiai (Madzuchai) is a village in Lithuania, lying in the district Kretinga, 3 km west of Darbėnai. However the village has only 23 inhabitants it is world-wide known for the largest Japanese garden in Europe. The creation of this Japanese garden started in 2007 by Šarūnas Kasmauskas in collaboration with the architects of Japanese gardens […]

Updated: May 31, 2020 | By | More

Beaufort – castle and popular summer resort in Luxembourg

Beaufort – castle and popular summer resort in Luxembourg

The former Roman village, now the town Beaufort, is situated in Luxembourg at an altitude of 409 meters above sea level. You can find here the ruins of Renaissance Castle Beaufort from the 17th century, which is situated in area of Luxembourg that is often referred to as a “Little Switzerland”. Furthermore, there is also […]

Updated: May 28, 2020 | By | More

Abruzzo National Park – natural beauty in Italy

Abruzzo National Park – natural beauty in Italy

The first national park of Italy is Abruzzo National Park. It was founded in September 1923 and it was the last resort of brown bears, chamois and wolves in Italy. They survived on a small island of royal hunting ground in Abruzzo, protected from the dangers of peasants and shepherds in the area. This five-kilometer […]

Updated: May 23, 2020 | By | More

Pollino National Park – largest national park in Italy

Pollino National Park – largest national park in Italy

Pollino National Park with a total area of 1,820km2 is the largest national park in Italy. It is located in the regions of Calabria and Basilicata, and the total area of three provinces – Cesenza, Matera, Potenza. Pollino National Park was established in 1993. On its territory lies 56 municipalities and there are 172,000 people […]

Updated: May 23, 2020 | By | More


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