October 6, 2011
by europeexplored
Osborne House is the beloved seaside retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert — a magnificent Italianate palace on the Isle of Wight that was designed by Prince Albert himself and served as the royal family’s private escape from the formality of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Victoria famously described Osborne as “a place of […]
Tags: 19th-century, amanda, animals, creative-commons, forests, hectares, home-united, isle-of-wight, longest-reigning-british-monarch, love, map, osborne-house-queen-victoria, osbourne-house, palace, parents, photo, play-grounds, plots-of-land, prince-albert, royal-family, rural-retreat, sight, united-kingdom
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
July 19, 2011
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Nemunas Delta Natural Park – Venice of Lithuania Updated: September 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Nemunas is the longest river in Lithuania with a length of 475 km in the territory of Lithuania. The wild and beautiful landscape of the delta is actually a cluster of marshy islands which are situated on an […]
Tags: bird-species, bird-traps, black-stork, boat-trip, east-africa, educational-trips, fishing-permits, flies, hectares, lithuania, lithuanian, longest-river, migratory-water-birds, natural-park, nature, nature-reserve, nemunas, ornithological, rare-species, species-of-birds, waterways, wetlands, white-tailed-eagle
Categories: Lithuania, Nature
May 17, 2011
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The Srebarna Nature Reserve is one of Europe’s most important wetland bird sanctuaries — a UNESCO World Heritage freshwater lake on the Bulgarian Danube plain that provides critical breeding and migratory habitat for over 200 bird species, including the globally endangered Dalmatian pelican. Located near the Danube River in northeastern Bulgaria, Srebarna offers some of […]
Tags: africa, bulgaria, bulgarian-nature, endangered-species, europe, glossy-ibis, hectares, herons, lake, migration-route, mosses, natural-heritage, nature, nature-lovers, nature-reserve, pelican, rare-plants, species-of-birds, srebarna, srebarna-nature-reserve, unesco, unesco-heritage
Categories: Bulgaria, Nature
May 6, 2011
by europeexplored
Popradské pleso – one of the most popular places in Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Popradské pleso (1494,3m above sea level) is a mountain lake and lies in the western part of the High Tatras mountains in the middle of Mengusovská valley. Popradské pleso became the starting point for many […]
Tags: 18th-century, 3m, beautiful-scenery, fish-lake, good-starting-point, hectares, high-tatras, lake, matej-bel, mountain-lake, mountains, natural-occurrence, poprad, popradske-pleso, refreshments, rysy, scholar, sea-level, slovakia, slow-walking, sun-rise, tatra-mountains, tatras-mountains, tourists, traditional-meals
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
March 29, 2011
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Aukštaitija National Park – the oldest and most popular Lithuanian natural treasure Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Aukštaitija National Park is the oldest and most popular Lithuanian natural treasure. It is spread on an area of 400 km2 and offers untouched paradise full of deep green forests and blue lakes, […]
Tags: aukstaitija, baltic-states, boar, canoeing, deciduous-forests, firs, green-forests, hectares, hikers, kinds-of-birds, landscape, lithuania, marked-trails, maximum-height, national-park, natural-treasure, nature, northern-edge, old-pines, rare-rock, sceneries, sea-eagles, sea-level, seven-islands, untouched-paradise
Categories: Lithuania, Nature
March 2, 2011
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Mata Nacional do Buçaco – protected area in Portugal Updated: December 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Mata Nacional do Buçaco (National forest Buçaco) is a protected area in the central part of Portugal. It lies on the slopes of the Buçaco mountains close to the well-known spa Luso. It is located approx. 25 […]
Tags: annual-rainfall, autumn, climate, cork, days-of-rain, fountains, frosts, giant-ferns, hectares, kinds-of-trees, local-hotel, mata-nacional-do-bucaco, maximum-length, mountains, national-park, nature, port-of-coimbra, portugal, protected-area, royal-family, slopes, sula, tourist-destination
Categories: Nature, Portugal
September 28, 2010
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Thayatal National Park is one of Austria’s most beautiful but least-known protected areas — a dramatic 13-kilometre-long valley on the Czech border where the Thaya River has carved a deep, meandering canyon through ancient metamorphic rock, creating a richly forested landscape that is home to wildcats, black storks, and over 40 species of orchid. Together […]
Tags: animal-world, austria, bad-weather, beautiful-landscapes, bedrock-granite, borders, castles, czech-side, diversity, flora-and-fauna, forests, hectares, national-park, national-park-podyji, national-park-thayatal, nature, nice-city, plant-species, rare-species, steep-cliffs, thaya, vegetation, vertebrates, water-reservoir, znojmo
Categories: Austria, Nature
August 17, 2010
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Cortina d’Ampezzo – paradise for sport lovers in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the Southern Alps, located in the northern part of Italy is where you will find the town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town is a well-known skiing spot which has many fine accommodations, restaurants and shops throughout […]
Tags: 1944-olympics, alpine-valley, alps, belluno, city, community-heritage, cortina, cortina-d-ampezzo, dolomites, heart, hectares, italy, motion-pictures, nature, northern-italy, scenery, ski-scene, sport-lovers, veneto, winter-olympics, winter-sport, world-cup-events, wwii
Categories: Italy, Wellness, Relax & Sports
August 2, 2010
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Borromean Islands on Lago Maggiore – a very popular tourist hotspot in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the western part of Lake Maggiore you will find a small grouping that is composed of three islands and two little islets. Known as the Borromean Islands, these islands only offer 20 […]
Tags: 16th-century, barren-rock, beautiful-gardens, borromean-islands, borromeo-family, centuries, countess-isabella, fishing-village, flemish-tapestries, hectares, hotspot, isabella-borromeo, island, islets, isola-bella, isola-dei-pescatori, isola-madre, isola-superiore, isole-borromee, italian-masterpieces, italy, lago-maggiore, lago-maggiore-italy, peak-seasons, san-giovanni, seasons-of-the-year, square-meters, three-islands, tourists, uninhabited, verbania
Categories: Italy, Nature
August 1, 2010
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The Prague Zoo – the 7th best zoo in the world, Czech republic Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Prague Zoo is a beautiful piece of nature located at the bottom part of the Prague, in Troja district. History of breeding of exotic animals in Prague is much older than it looks, […]
Tags: admission-fees, all-around-the-world, animals, aviary, birds-of-prey, bus-stop, cable-railway, czech-republic, district-history, exotic-animals, giraffe, gorillas, hectares, mammals, natural-evolution, pavilions, polar-bears, prague, predators, przewalski-horse, public-transport, study-of-zoology, traveler-magazine, troja, underground-station, zoo, zoological-garden, zoos
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature