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 is one of the most diverse and exciting countries in Europe — a sun-blessed Iberian nation whose regional identities (Catalan, Basque, Galician, Andalusian, and more) are as distinct as separate countries, whose cultural contributions range from Gaudí’s Sagrada Família to Picasso’s Guernica to the fiery flamenco of Seville, and whose landscapes encompass the snow-capped […]
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Categories: All Countries, Spain