The first sound is the crunch of fresh powder under a ski edge. Then silence so complete that you hear your own heartbeat beneath the insulated layers. From the summit of Les Arcs, the slopes of the Paradiski domain tumble down through larch forests and open bowls, their surface shimmering under a high alpine sun. […]
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The sound of rushing water greets you before the gorge comes into view. At Slovak Paradise National Park, hiking means climbing metal ladders bolted directly into the cliff face, with waterfalls spraying cold mist onto your skin. Your hands grip damp iron rungs as you ascend alongside a roaring cascade. The forest below is dense […]
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Ben Bulben rises from the Irish countryside like a great ship breaking through a green ocean. Its flat top and steep sides make it one of the most recognisable mountains in Ireland. The poet W.B. Yeats lies buried in the churchyard at its foot and his words echo across this landscape. Sheep graze on the […]
Deep in the Fulufjället National Park, Sweden’s highest waterfall drops ninety-three metres over a granite cliff. Njupeskär is not a thunderous Niagara. It is a delicate cascade that fans out across the rock face, catching the light in shifting patterns throughout the day. The hike to reach it follows a wooden boardwalk through ancient forest […]
Snowdonia National Park welcomes millions of visitors each year and one look at its jagged skyline explains why. Mount Snowdon rises at the centre of this vast landscape and you can reach its summit on foot or by a scenic railway that has been running for over a century. The park stretches far beyond its […]
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The Dunajec River twists through the limestone cliffs of the Pieniny Mountains, its green waters churning around sharp bends. Traditional wooden rafts, lashed together by ropes and guided by long poles, carry passengers through the gorge. The highlanders who steer these rafts wear embroidered vests and call out warnings in the local dialect as the […]
The Akamas Peninsula juts into the Mediterranean from the northwest coast of Cyprus, a rugged wilderness of limestone gorges, sea caves, and sandy coves that has escaped the development that has reshaped much of the island’s coastline. This is one of the last truly wild landscapes in Cyprus, a protected national park covering 230 square […]
The Pindus Mountains run like a jagged spine down the centre of Greece, dividing the mainland into two distinct worlds. On the western side, the Ionian Sea sends moisture-laden winds that create some of the greenest landscapes in the country. On the eastern side, the rain shadow produces the dry, sunbaked terrain that most visitors […]
Updated: August 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Bovec is a popular resort in the Julian Alps. It is a town located in the north-western part of Slovenia, just about 80 kilometers from the capital city of Ljubljana. Nestled in the Soca Valley at the foot of Mount Kanin, Bovec enjoys a spectacular alpine […]
Góry Stołowe (Table Mountains) are one of Poland’s most unusual and photogenic landscapes, a sprawling natural park of flat-topped sandstone mountains, fantastical rock labyrinths, and deep forested gorges on the Czech border in Lower Silesia. Part of the Central Sudetes range and the only plate-structured mountains in Poland, the Table Mountains offer hiking through terrain […]
