The limestone peaks of the Julian Alps rise sharply against a sky so blue it feels painted just for you. At sunrise, the rock face of Mount Triglav catches the first golden light while the air stays crisp and thin, carrying the scent of pine and distant snow. Below, Lake Bohinj reflects the mountains in […]
The Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, rises to 1,993 metres at its summit of Torre, a landscape of glacial valleys, granite outcrops, and high-altitude plateaus that is unlike anywhere else in the country. In winter, the mountains are blanketed in snow, making this Portugal’s only ski destination. In summer, the […]
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The Hautes Fagnes, or High Fens, is a landscape unlike any other in Belgium. Stretching across the eastern border with Germany, this vast peat bog plateau sits at an altitude of over 600 metres, creating a unique ecosystem of raised bogs, heathland, and stunted birch forests that feel more like Scandinavia than the Low Countries. […]
Moldoveanu Peak is the roof of Romania, at 2,544 metres it crowns the Făgăraș Mountains, the country’s highest and most dramatic range. Often called ‘the Transylvanian Alps’, the Făgăraș offer some of the most spectacular ridge hiking in Europe, with Moldoveanu as the ultimate prize for anyone seeking the peak of Romanian adventure travel. Quick […]
Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Elba is one of the most beautiful islands of Italy with crystal clear water. It is the third largest island of Italy – after Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital city is Portoferraio which is the largest city of Elba. The island is situated about 20km west […]
Mulhacén is mainland Spain\’s highest peak, a 3,479-metre giant in the Sierra Nevada range of Andalusia, and remarkably, one of the most accessible major summits in Europe. Unlike the technical climbs of the Alps, Mulhacén can be hiked in a single (long) day by any reasonably fit walker, with the reward of panoramic views stretching […]
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Pollino National Park is the largest national park in Italy, a vast, rugged wilderness of nearly 2,000 square kilometres straddling the border of Calabria and Basilicata in southern Italy, where the rare Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii), a living fossil from the Ice Age, still grows on the high limestone peaks of the Pollino and Orsomarso […]
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Gerlachovský štít is the highest peak in Slovakia and the entire High Tatras mountain range, soaring to 2,655 metres above sea level in a dramatic pyramid of granite that dominates the skyline of Central Europe’s most spectacular alpine massif. More than just a statistic, summiting Gerlach is one of the most rewarding mountaineering experiences in […]
Monte Cinto (2,706m) is the highest peak on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a challenging granite giant in the Monte Cinto massif that offers the most spectacular summit panorama on the island: on clear days, the entire sweep of Corsica from the Italian coast to the Gulf of Porto is visible from the top. Climbing […]
Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest national park in Austria and the biggest protected area in the Alps, a colossal 1,856 km² wilderness spanning the states of Salzburg, Carinthia, and Tyrol that encompasses Austria’s highest peak (Grossglockner, 3,798m), over 300 mountains above 3,000 metres, 342 glaciers, and the spectacular Grossglockner High Alpine Road, one […]