Faaker See – an alpine lake with clear turquoise water in Austria

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored 4 Comments

Turquoise water so clear you can count the pebbles on the bottom stretches across the valley floor, framed by the forested slopes of the Karawanken Alps. Faaker See in southern Austria is a glacial lake of extraordinary clarity, its distinctive green-blue colour the result of fine limestone particles suspended in the water. In summer, the […]

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Protected Landscape Area of the Eastern Carpathians in Slovakia

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Primeval beech forests stretch across the border between Slovakia and Ukraine, their canopies forming a green cathedral that has stood for centuries. The Protected Landscape Area of the Eastern Carpathians preserves one of Europe’s last remaining virgin forests, where fallen trees are left to rot naturally and wolves still roam freely. Walking the trails, you […]

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Sarek National Park in Sweden – largest area of unspoilt nature in Europe

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Sarek National Park is the largest area of unspoiled wilderness in Europe, a vast, roadless mountain kingdom in Swedish Lapland where 2,000-metre peaks, massive glaciers, and deeply carved U-shaped valleys create a landscape so rugged and remote that it has been called “Europe’s last wilderness.” Part of the Laponian Area UNESCO World heritage site, Sarek […]

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Oia village – best of Santorini island | Greece

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Oia (pronounced “EE-ah”) is the most photographed village in Greece, the iconic cascade of whitewashed Cycladic houses, blue-domed churches, and pastel-coloured neoclassical captains’ mansions clinging to the northern cliffs of Santorini that produces the single most recognisable image of the Greek islands, reproduced on a million postcards, Instagram feeds, and travel magazine covers. Perched on […]

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