May 23, 2011
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Koli National Park – one of Finland’s best known national landscapes Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Koli National Park (Finnish: Kolin kansallispuisto) is one of the best known protected areas in Finland. It lies on the eastern part of the country, on the southwestern shore of Lake Pielinen. Koli National Park […]
Tags: advanced-skiers, bears, beautiful-view, eskers, finland, forested-hills, hiking-trails, koli, koli-national-park, lake-pielinen, mainland, national-park, nature, one-of-finland-best-known-national-landscapes, pine-forests, sandy-islands, siliceous-rocks, southwestern-shore, square-kilometres, two-ski-resorts
Categories: Finland, Nature
May 15, 2011
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Navagio Beach — universally known as Shipwreck Beach — is the single most photographed beach in Greece and one of the most iconic coastal images in the world: a perfect crescent of impossibly white sand and electric-blue water enclosed by towering 200-metre limestone cliffs on the northwest coast of Zakynthos, with the rusting hulk of […]
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Categories: Greece, Nature
March 16, 2011
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The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is Northern Ireland’s most thrilling short walk — a 20-metre-long suspension bridge swaying 30 metres above the churning Atlantic Ocean, connecting the mainland coast of County Antrim to the tiny rocky island of Carrickarede. Originally erected by salmon fishermen over 350 years ago, today the bridge is one of the Causeway […]
Tags: ballycastle, bridge, bridge-one, carrick-a-rede, carrick-island, fishing-season, island, mainland, northern-ireland, planks, rope-bridge, ropes, salmon, salmon-fishing, tourist-attraction, tourist-attractions, united-kingdom
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom
April 27, 2010
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Spain – tomatos, bulls and tequilla Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Spain is the fourth largest country in Europe and lies on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spain also includes two North African cities of Ceuta and Melilla, the Balearic and Canary Islands. Spain is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and […]
Tags: african-cities, andorra, atlantic-ocean, bay-of-biscay, british-overseas-territory, bulls, canary-islands-spain, ceuta-and-melilla, continental-climate, dry-riverbeds, european-union, featured, fertile-valleys, gibraltar, iberian-peninsula, kingdom-of-spain, land-boundary, mainland, mediterranean-sea, member-state, mountainous-country, northwest, portugal-spain, pyrenees-mountains, raw-potato, rice-vegetables, savory-snacks, seafood-beef, semi-deserts, southwestern-europe, spain, spanish-cuisine, spanish-dish, strait-of-gibraltar, tequilla, tomatos
Categories: All Countries, Spain