Croagh Patrick – one of the world’s largest Christian pilgrimages | Ireland Updated: January 15, 2020 | By Claire | More To the west of Ireland, over the southern shore of Clew Bay, you can find the mountain Croagh Patrick. It is the subject of many legends and a place of one of the largest […]
Mylna Cave – awesome place in Western Tatras mountain in Poland Updated: September 8, 2020 | By Claire | More Mylna Cave is the cave located in the Koscieliska Valley in Western Tatras Mountains. The cave is located about 10 km from the town of Zakopane, in the southern part of Poland. Author: dysiu Mylna […]
Monte Cofano Nature Reserve – breathtaking area in Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | More Monte Cofano is a mountainous limestone promontory, with a characteristic triangular shape situated at an altitude of 659 meters. It is located on the coast of the province of Trapani, between San Vito Lo Capo and […]
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Mount Olympus (Ólympos) is the highest mountain in Greece and, far more significantly, the mythological home of the twelve Olympian gods — the sacred peak where Zeus ruled, Athena was born from his head, and the ancient Greeks believed the boundary between the mortal and divine worlds was at its thinnest. Rising to 2,918 metres […]
Moldoveanu Peak is the roof of Romania — at 2,544 metres it crowns the Făgăraș Mountains, the country’s highest and most dramatic range. Often called ‘the Transylvanian Alps’, the Făgăraș offer some of the most spectacular ridge hiking in Europe, with Moldoveanu as the ultimate prize for anyone seeking the peak of Romanian adventure travel. […]
The Dolomites are arguably the most beautiful mountain range in the world — a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of sheer limestone pinnacles, pastel-coloured rock faces that glow brilliant orange and pink at sunset, and some of the finest skiing, hiking, and via ferrata climbing in the Alps. Stretching across the northeastern Italian regions of Trentino-Alto […]
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Mulhacén is mainland Spain’s highest peak — a 3,479-metre giant in the Sierra Nevada range of Andalusia — and remarkably, one of the most accessible major summits in Europe. Unlike the technical climbs of the Alps, Mulhacén can be hiked in a single (long) day by any reasonably fit walker, with the reward of panoramic […]
Gerlachovský štít is the highest peak in Slovakia and the entire High Tatras mountain range, soaring to 2,655 metres above sea level in a dramatic pyramid of granite that dominates the skyline of Central Europe’s most spectacular alpine massif. More than just a statistic, summiting Gerlach is one of the most rewarding mountaineering experiences in […]
Monte Cinto (2,706m) is the highest peak on the Mediterranean island of Corsica — a challenging granite giant in the Monte Cinto massif that offers the most spectacular summit panorama on the island: on clear days, the entire sweep of Corsica from the Italian coast to the Gulf of Porto is visible from the top. […]
Mont Blanc – the highest mountain of European Union Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and it is also the highest mountain of European Union countries. Mont Blanc peak reaches an altitude of 4810 m. The mountain is located between the regions of […]
