Nemunas Delta Natural Park – Venice of Lithuania

July 19, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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Categories: Lithuania, Nature

Gauja National Park – largest national park in Latvia

January 17, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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Bulgaria – country of roses

April 28, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Bulgaria is the country of roses — the Rose Valley south of the Balkan Mountains produces over 70% of the world’s rose oil, an industry that has defined the region’s economy and culture for over 300 years and is celebrated each June with the Rose Festival in Kazanlak, one of the most colourful and joyful […]

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Categories: All Countries, Bulgaria