January 3, 2012
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Orlické hory – a mountain ideal for skiing and hiking in the Czech Republic Updated: January 3, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected landscape area of Orlické hory (literal translation – Eagle Mountains) is located in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic and is composed of over 50 km long ridge with altitudes […]
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Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
May 2, 2011
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The Nebrodi Mountains – the largest forested area of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The Nebrodi Mountains, Madonie Mountains and Peloritani Mountains together form the Sicilian Apennines (Appennini Siculo). Their northern slopes point to the Tyrrhenian Sea, while in the south they border the volcanic landscape area around […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
September 30, 2010
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Protected Landscape Area of the Eastern Carpathians in Slovakia Updated: May 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected Landscape Area of the Eastern Carpathians (or in Slovak Chránená krajinná oblasť Východné Karpaty) is bordering the north-western part of the original territory of the national park Poloniny. The area is built of flysch formations, mainly […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
September 6, 2010
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Veľká Fatra National Park in Slovakia – popular tourist destination for hikers and trekkers Updated: May 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Veľká Fatra National Park lies in central Slovakia – in Žilina and Banská Bystrica Region. The National Park was declared on 1 April 2002 as an upgrade of the Protected Landscape […]
Tags: 17th-centuries, banska-bystrica, cave, central-slovakia, eurasian-lynx, european-beech, flora-and-fauna, folk-architecture, gray-wolf, heritage-village, landscape-area, national-park, nature, pine-forests, rainfalls, rich-flora, scots-pine, slovakia, tree-location, turcianske-teplice, unesco-world-heritage, upland-meadows, velka-fatra, velka-fatra-national-park, yew-tree
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
August 25, 2010
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Slovak Karst National Park protects the largest karst landscape in Central Europe — a UNESCO World Heritage area of limestone plateaus, deep gorges, and over 1,100 documented caves on the Slovak-Hungarian border, including several of Europe’s most extraordinary accessible show caves. This 346 km² park is the Slovak half of the transboundary Aggtelek Karst protected […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
