Grande Cascade de Gavarnie – highest waterfalls in France

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The Grande Cascade de Gavarnie is the highest waterfall in France at 422 metres, and it falls in three stages from the Cirque de Gavarnie, a natural amphitheatre in the Pyrenees carved by glaciers. The waterfall is not a thin stream. It is a broad curtain of water, fed by the meltwater of the Gavarnie […]

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Bovec – popular resort in the Julian Alps | Slovenia

Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Updated: August 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Bovec is a popular resort in the Julian Alps. It is a town located in the north-western part of Slovenia, just about 80 kilometers from the capital city of Ljubljana. Nestled in the Soca Valley at the foot of Mount Kanin, Bovec enjoys a spectacular alpine […]

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Krimmler waterfalls – the highest waterfalls in Austria

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

At 380 metres of total drop, the Krimmler Waterfalls in the Hohe Tauern National Park are the highest waterfalls in Austria and the fifth highest in Europe, a three-stage cascade formed by the Krimmler Ache, a glacial stream that thunders over the edge of the cliff at 1,470 metres above sea level and plunges into […]

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