Cascate delle Marmore – the world’s biggest and oldest human-made waterfall paradise | Italy

September 4, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Cascate delle Marmore – the world’s biggest and oldest human-made waterfall paradise | Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More Created back in the days of the great Roman Empire, the manmade falls known as Cascate delle Marmore were created. At more than 165 meters in height, the Marmore’s Falls is one […]

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Chianti – the region of unique wine | Tuscany, Italy

September 3, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Chianti – the region of unique wine | Tuscany, Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More In Tuscany, Italy, you will find the area that is known simply as Chianti. Every year, countless people from all over the globe make their way to Chianti, one of the most well-known wine regions of […]

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Benidorm – Spanish Manhattan in Costa Blanca

September 3, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Benidorm is Spain’s most famous — and most controversial — resort city: a skyline of towering skyscrapers rising from the Costa Blanca like a Mediterranean Manhattan, with more high-rise buildings per capita than any city in Europe. Love it or hate it, Benidorm is a phenomenon: two sweeping golden beaches, a year-round microclimate, and a […]

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National Park Gesäuse in Styria, Austria

September 1, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

National Park Gesäuse in Styria, Austria Updated: December 27, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The National Park Gesäuse was founded in 2002 and is the most recent national park in Austria and is known for its steep mountains with sharp edges and rough gores. It includes parts of the Styrian communities of Admont, […]

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Barlangfürdő – Aquaworld in the cave in Miskolc-Tapolca, Hungary

August 30, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Barlangfürdő in Miskolc-Tapolca is one of Europe’s most unique thermal spa experiences — a natural cave bath where you can swim through a labyrinth of illuminated limestone tunnels, carved by thermal waters over millions of years, deep within the Bükk Mountains of northern Hungary. Far from your typical swimming pool, this subterranean aqua-world combines the […]

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Slovak Karst National Park – largest karstic area in Central Europe

August 25, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

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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Jindřichův Hradec – unique Gothic and Renaissance town in Czech republic

August 23, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Jindřichův Hradec is one of the Czech Republic’s most enchanting small towns — a harmonious blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture in southern Bohemia, dominated by one of the largest castle complexes in the country and the world’s first narrow-gauge railway. Located roughly halfway between Prague and Český Krumlov, this often-overlooked town on the […]

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Faaker See – an alpine lake with clear turquoise water in Austria

August 22, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Faaker See – an alpine lake with clear turquoise water in Austria Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Faaker See or Lake Faak as it also called is an alpine lake which is located in the Austrian state of Carinthia. This is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia state, with a […]

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Round trip through Slovak caves

August 20, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Slovakia is home to one of Europe’s most remarkable concentrations of accessible show caves — a spectacular round-trip itinerary through the limestone karst of the Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise), the Demänovská Valley, and the UNESCO-listed caves of the Aggtelek Karst, where underground rivers, frozen waterfalls, and ice formations create a subterranean wonderland unlike anywhere else […]

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Murano, Burano and Torcello islands – Famous Lagoon in Italy

August 18, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Murano, Burano and Torcello islands – Famous Lagoon in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More If you have some more time in Venice there are several other islands that you could explore, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. You can visit them in the one outing by the […]

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