The oldest vine in the world still produces grapes in Maribor, a fact that tells you everything about this Slovenian city’s relationship with wine. The Stara trta, or old vine, has been growing on the same wall for over 450 years, surviving wars, invasions, and urban development. Maribor sits in the heart of the Styria […]
Prague offers the chance to fly without stepping onto an aeroplane. The SkyDive arena houses the world’s only glass wind chamber, a vertical tunnel that lets visitors experience freefall in complete safety. A powerful column of air rises from the floor, lifting bodies into a floating state. Trained instructors guide first-timers through basic body positions. […]
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Czech Republic, Sights
Sand stretches across the landscape in a place that should not exist. Błędów Desert covers about 33 square kilometres of southern Poland, a geological anomaly in the green heart of Europe. Loose sand shifted by wind creates dunes reminiscent of the Sahara. The desert formed centuries ago when deforestation and mining stripped the land of […]
A hilltop fortress in eastern Slovakia commands views across the Spiš region. Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, its Romanesque and Gothic walls spreading across a travertine plateau. The ruins tell stories of Hungarian kings and noble families who controlled this strategic stronghold. From the upper courtyard, you can […]
Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, a vast inland sea stretching almost eighty kilometres across Hungary. The locals call it the Hungarian Sea. Its waters are shallow and warm, perfect for swimming and sailing. The northern shore is lined with volcanic hills and vineyards. The southern shore offers long sandy beaches […]
Darkness rises from the depths of the Macocha Abyss, a gaping chasm that plunges 138 metres into the limestone heart of the Moravian Karst. This is the deepest abyss of its kind in Central Europe, a vertical shaft formed by the collapse of an underground cave ceiling. From the upper viewing platform, the bottom seems […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
Water thunders down colourful slides inside one of Central Europe’s largest indoor water worlds. Aquapalace Prague spreads across three palace-themed zones, each offering a different aquatic experience. The Palm Palace recreates tropical shores with artificial waves and sandy edges. The Adventure Palace challenges visitors with twisty slides and a Tarzan rope course dropping into the […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
The walkway rises through the canopy of the Bavarian Forest, a steel and timber structure that lifts you 44 metres above the forest floor. Below, the trees of the oldest national park in Germany spread in every direction, their crowns forming a green carpet that stretches to the Czech border. The tree top walk at […]
Góry Stołowe (Table Mountains) are one of Poland’s most unusual and photogenic landscapes, a sprawling natural park of flat-topped sandstone mountains, fantastical rock labyrinths, and deep forested gorges on the Czech border in Lower Silesia. Part of the Central Sudetes range and the only plate-structured mountains in Poland, the Table Mountains offer hiking through terrain […]
Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg) is one of the largest and best-preserved medieval castles in Europe, a colossal white-walled fortress perched 506 metres above the Baroque city of Salzburg on the Mönchsberg hill, whose massive fortifications, towers, and battlements have dominated the city skyline for over 900 years without ever being conquered by enemy forces. Built […]