February 1, 2012
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Hortobágy National Park – the largest natural moor in Europe | Hungary Updated: February 1, 2020 | By Claire | More Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta is situated around the village with the same name – Hortobágy and covers an area of 70,000 hectares. In 1999, Hortobágy National Park was inscribed into the UNESCO […]
Tags: bird-world, different-species-of-birds, hajdu, hungary, migratory-birds, national-park, nature, plant-species, puszta, sea-park, seagulls, species-of-birds, tourist-centers, trees-and-shrubs, typical-animals, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site
Categories: Hungary, Nature
January 31, 2012
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Harz National Park – one of the most visited places in Germany Updated: January 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Harz National Park known in German as Nationalparkverwaltung Harz is located at the border of three provinces in central Germany. The National Park is mostly forested – Upper Harz is covered by coniferous forests, […]
Tags: alpine-meadows, beautiful-places, bogs, brocken, castle-hill, central-germany, climatic-health-resort, coniferous-forests, crags, deciduous-forests, falkenstein-castle, geographical-location, germany, high-mountains, national-park, nationalpark-harz, nature, north-sea, northern-germany, ocean-air, places-in-germany, planning-your-trip, upper-harz
Categories: Germany, Nature
January 10, 2012
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Pieniny – the smallest and second oldest national park in Slovakia Updated: January 10, 2020 | By Claire | More East of the rocky peaks of the High Tatras mountains lies the picturesque and extremely attractive natural scenery of Pieniny National Park (Pieninský národný park – PIENAP). It is spread at the Slovak-Polish border and […]
Tags: beautiful-nature, cave-systems, climate-fluctuations, cretaceous-limestones, forest-villages, garrigue, high-tatras, horse-drawn-carriages, masaryk, mountain-streams, national-park, natural-scenery, natural-treasures, nature, pieniny-national-park, polish-border, remarkable-rock, rock-formations, rocky-peaks, shales, slovakia, square-kilometres, tatras-mountains
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
January 7, 2012
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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park – the third largest national park in Finland Updated: January 7, 2020 | By Claire | More Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is located in Finland, in the northern part of country, in western Lapland, near the town of Enontekiö. It is the third largest national park in Finland with a total area of […]
Tags: altitude, aurora, countryside, cross-country-skiing, europe, finland, forests, hiking-trails, lapland, log-huts, national-park, nature, nature-reserve, northern-lights, pallas, peat-bogs, sea-level
Categories: Finland, Nature
December 25, 2011
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La Gomera – a volcanic island in the Canary archipelago | Spain Updated: December 25, 2020 | By Claire | More La Gomera is a volcanic island and the second smallest island of the Spanish Canary Islands. One third of the island is a part of the Garajonay national park (Parque nacional de Garajonay), which […]
Tags: canary-islands, dry-climate, el-silbo, garajonay-national-park, green-forests, island, la-gomera, laurel-forest, lush-vegetation, national-park, nature, northeastern-slopes, parque-nacional-de-garajonay, pleasant-holiday, reaching-heights, spain, spanish-canary-islands, square-kilometres, tree-heath, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, walking-through-the-jungle, water-regime, wet-climate
Categories: Nature, Spain
December 22, 2011
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Hautes Fagnes National Park – the largest nature reserve in Belgium Updated: December 22, 2020 | By Claire | More At the eastern part of Belgium you can find Hautes Fagnes National Park, whose name could be literally translated as “high marsh”. It is a plateau with marshy landscape, which is also a place of […]
Tags: animal-species, belgian-province, belgium, cross-country-skiers, easter-eggs, german-lander, heaths, highest-mountain, hohes-venn, humid-climate, kempe, marked-trails, national-park, nature, nature-lovers, north-rhine-westphalia, plant-species, rare-animal, rhineland-palatinate, roe-deer, wild-boars, wild-cats, yellow-daffodil
Categories: Belgium, Nature
December 12, 2011
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Akamas National Park and mountains in Cyprus Updated: December 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Akamas National Park is situated in the north-eastern part of the island of Cyprus. It covers an area of 230 km2 and excels in a wild natural beauty. Its name was given by Athenian warrior and son of Theseus, […]
Tags: 5km, akamas, aphrodite, beautiful-walk, byzantine-monastery, canyons, cyprus, greek-mythology, hiking-trails, holidays-in-cyprus, island-of-cyprus, magnificent-views, mountains, national-park, nature, plant-species, sea-turtles, several-species, species-of-orchids, trojan-war, vultures, water-reservoir
Categories: Cyprus, Nature
November 21, 2011
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park – paradise for lovers of the sea and nature | Italy Updated: November 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is a reservation that is full of contrasts and contradictions, as well as Italy itself. It is located in the southern […]
Tags: castellabate, grassy-plateaus, holidays-in-italy, inaccessible-mountains, italian-coast, italian-dolomites, italy, marked-trails, massive-rocks, medieval-town, medieval-villages, mythical-place, national-park, nature, olive-orchards, proper-shoes, rocky-cape, rocky-cliffs, sandy-beaches, turbulent-history, untouched-nature, vallo-di-diano, watchtowers
Categories: Italy, Nature
June 30, 2011
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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 […]
Tags: central-europe, colored-rocks, mountains, mountains-national-park, national-park, nature, poland, prevalence, rock-formations, rock-walls, sandstone-peak, stairs, table-mountains, tourist-destination
Categories: Nature, Poland
May 25, 2011
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Peričnik waterfall – one of the most beautiful and famous waterfall in Slovenia Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Peričnik Waterfall is one of the most beautiful and famous waterfalls in Slovenia. It is situated in the Julian Alps, about 5 km from the village of Mojstrana. Falls from the Ice Age […]
Tags: beautiful-valley, exit-road, fauna-and-flora, green-colors, julian-alps, kilometers, national-park, natural-phenomenon, nature, pericnik-waterfall, plateau, relic, rich-fauna, slovenia, subtle-shades, tourist-destinations, triglav, triglav-national-park, vrata, waterfall, waterfalls, waterproof-jacket
Categories: Nature, Slovenia