January 24, 2012
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Ötztal – ski on exclusive slopes with a great elevation in Austria Updated: January 24, 2020 | By Claire | More 65-kilometres long Tyrolean valley Ötztal stretches in the Ötztal Alps massif. On its steep slopes extend exclusive pistes boasting a great elevation. Ötztal, or rather ski resorts that are located in this valley, offer […]
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Categories: Austria, Wellness, Relax & Sports
January 9, 2012
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Štrbské Pleso – a favorite ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras mountains in Slovakia Updated: January 9, 2020 | By Claire | More Despite the recent natural disasters that occurred in 2004 in the High Tatras National Park, Štrbské Pleso is still one of the most visited tourist destinations in Slovakia. In […]
Tags: altitude, coregonus-lavaretus, glacial-lakes, glacial-origin, glaciers, high-tatras, maximum-depth, nature, plants-and-animals, pleistocene, pleso, recent-natural-disasters, roach, slovakia, species-of-fish, sport-activities, tatras-national-park, tourist-destinations, valleys
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
May 12, 2011
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Lago de Sanabria – the biggest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula | Spain Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Lago de Sanabria is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in Spain, in the northwestern province of Zamora, in the mountainous area of Sierra Cabrera and […]
Tags: beautiful-sandy-beach, birches, cistercian-monastery, glacial-lake, glaciers, golden-eagle, holidaymakers, iberian-peninsula, lago-de-sanabria, lake, latitudes, maximum-depth, mountainous-area, nature, northwestern-province, pedal-boat, porto-de-sanabria, sierra-cabrera, spain, summer-destination, the-biggest-glacial-lake-in-the-iberian-peninsula, warm-sunny-days, willows, yews
Categories: Nature, Spain
May 11, 2011
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Stuibenfall – the highest waterfall in Tyrol | Austria Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Stuibenfall is the highest waterfall in Tyrol, Austria. It is located in the district of Imst, in the Ötztal Alps, near the village Umhausen. It is a part of a stream Horlachbach. Photo licensed under the Creative […]
Tags: 10-years, alps, archaeological-park, austria, cubic-meters, glaciers, highest-waterfall, hour-and-a-half, imst, landslide, permafrost, rocks, stuibenfall, tyrol, tyrol-austria, umhausen, water-reservoir, waterfall
Categories: Austria, Nature
January 26, 2011
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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, […]
Tags: accommodation-possibilities, countryside, europe, fishing, flora-and-fauna, glaciers, hikers, hunting, kvikkjokk, marked-trails, mountaineers, mountains, national-parks, rich-flora, sarek-national-park, sweden, tourists, valleys, wilderness
Categories: Nature, Sweden
August 19, 2010
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Trento – traditions of Alpine countries, Italy Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Trento can be found along the bank of the Adige River. Known as the educational center in Northern Italy, the city of Trento is home to several top colleges and universities. The University of Trento is […]
Tags: 12th-century, 16th-century, adige-river, alpine-countries, apollinare, buonconsiglio-trento, castello-del-buonconsiglio, church-of-san-lorenzo, circular-tower, city, colleges-and-universities, council-of-trent, duomo-cathedral, educational-center, fontana-di-nettuno, glaciers, italian-politics, italy, italy-the-city, matteo, medieval-city, medieval-wall, mountain-tops, northern-italy, palazzo-pretorio, piazza-duomo, piazzas, pretty-town, renaissance-style, santa-maria-maggiore, top-colleges, torre-civica, tourism-industry, trentino-alto-adige, trento-italy, trident, university-of-trento, vigilius, wooden-balconies
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 4, 2010
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Lake Orta – unexpected beauty out of overcrowded tourist routes in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just west of the world famous Lake Maggiore is where you will find Lake Orta. Known by this name since the early years of the 16th century, the lake was originally known as Lago […]
Tags: 16th-century, 4th-century, artistic-treasures, baroque-architecture, benedictine-monastery, blooming-garden, century-lake, costellation, countless-tourists, fine-resorts, glaciers, isola, italians, italy, lago-d-orta, lake-maggiore, lake-orta, lake-orta-italy, landscape, nature, northern-italy, olive-groves, orta-lago, orta-lake, picturesque-buildings, quiet-beauty, san-giulio, san-guilio, shorelines, toce, tourist-routes, tourists, unexpected-beauty
Categories: Italy, Nature
July 8, 2010
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Grande Cascade de Gavarnie – highest waterfalls in France Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | More There are just so many interesting things you can enjoy and see once you travel to France. And while many people choose to visit the major cities of the country, a growing number of tourists have opted […]
Tags: cascade-de-gavarnie, europe, falling-water, france, gav, glaciers, grande-cascade, highest-waterfall, highest-waterfalls, monte-perdido, mountain, mountains, nature, pau, snowmelt, spain, substrate, tallest-waterfall
Categories: France, Nature
June 1, 2010
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Gran Paradiso National Park, Valle D’Aosta in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the Graian Alps situated in the Valle D’Aosta you will find the Gran Paradiso National Park. The park is named for the mountain which is found within the borders of the park. While originally created to protect […]
Tags: agricultural-purposes, alpine-ibex, alpine-terrain, ancient-sanctuary, besso, campiglia, cogne, cotton-grass, french-park, glaciers, graian-alps, gran-paradiso, gran-paradiso-national-park, gran-piano, green-meadows, green-pastures, italy, king-victor-emmanuel, lexe, matterhorn, mountains-in-italy, national-park, national-park-italy, nature, parco-nazionale-del-gran-paradiso, red-fir, soana, square-kilometers, tallest-mountains, valle-d-aosta, valle-d-aosta-region, valle-daosta, valle-orco, vanoise-national-park, victor-emmanuel-iii, violent-kind, vittorio-emanuele-ii, wild-goats
Categories: Italy, Nature
May 23, 2010
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Liechtenstein Gorge – one of the most beautiful gorges in Alpine region | Austria Updated: March 1, 2020 | By Claire | More When it comes to the Alps, there are countless gorges that can be found throughout the entire mountain range. However many people consider one of the most beautiful and of course the […]
Tags: 10-million, admission-fees, alpine-mountains, alpine-region, altitudes, austria, austrian-alps, breathtaking-beauty, bridges, centuries, countless-gorges, glaciers, gruber, heather, hundreds-of-years, last-ice-age, liechtenstein, liechtenstein-gorge, map, narrow-gorge, narrow-slit, natural-beauty, natural-phenomenon, nature, prince-of-liechtenstein, salzburg, sea-level, sturdy-boots, walkways, warm-clothes, wildwater, world-today
Categories: Austria, Nature
