Canoeing and rafting on the Czech rivers Updated: July 15, 2020 | By Claire | More If you like active holidays and prefer nature to sights, and would like to experience something different, I would suggest you to try canoeing or rafting in the Czech republic. It is really cheap and suitable also for the […]
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Kuršių Nerija (Curonian Spit) National Park is one of Europe’s most unique landscapes — a 98-kilometre-long, narrow sand dune peninsula shared between Lithuania and Russia’s Kaliningrad region, where massive shifting dunes (some up to 60 metres high), ancient pine forests, and traditional fishing villages create a UNESCO World Heritage landscape that is often called the […]
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, […]
Hochosterwitz castle in Austria – one of the biggest castles in Europe Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Hochosterwitz castle is one of the largest castles in Europe. It is located in Austria, about 8 km east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan, and 22 km northeast of […]
Las Médulas in Spain – the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Las Médulas was in the Roman Empire the most important gold mine. It is located in Spain, just few kilometres from the town of Ponferrada, near the borders with Portugal. The […]
Gauja National Park is Latvia’s largest and oldest national park — a deeply picturesque landscape of the ancient Gauja River valley, Devonian sandstone cliffs, dense forests, and three magnificent medieval castles (Turaida, Sigulda, and Krimulda) scattered across the park’s 917 square kilometres. Known as the “Switzerland of Latvia” for its unusually hilly terrain in an […]
Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Crete Senesi is the area not far from Siena, in the valley of rivers Arbia, Ombrone, and Asso. The area includes the towns like Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d’Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni […]
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 […]
Møns Klint is Denmark’s most dramatic natural wonder — a 6-kilometre stretch of brilliant white chalk cliffs rising 128 metres above the turquoise Baltic Sea on the island of Møn. Formed from the fossilised shells of microscopic coccolithophores over 70 million years ago, these gleaming cliffs offer one of northern Europe’s most breathtaking coastal landscapes, […]
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês – crown jewel of Portugal’s national parks Updated: August 17, 2020 | By Claire | More Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês (The Peneda-Gerês National Park), also known as Gerês, is the only national park in Portugal (however there are many natural parks, protected landscapes, and reserves across the nation). It is 703km2 […]
