Sarek National Park is the largest area of unspoiled wilderness in Europe — a vast, roadless mountain kingdom in Swedish Lapland where 2,000-metre peaks, massive glaciers, and deeply carved U-shaped valleys create a landscape so rugged and remote that it has been called “Europe’s last wilderness.” Part of the Laponian Area UNESCO World Heritage site, […]
Nockberge National Park is one of Austria’s most distinctive protected areas — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the state of Carinthia whose gently rounded, grass-covered mountains (the “Nocke”) create a landscape unlike anywhere else in the Alps: vast rolling alpine pastures dotted with traditional wooden huts, rare wildflowers, and spectacular panoramic roads that have earned […]
Neusiedler See (Lake Neusiedl) is Central Europe’s largest endorheic lake and a cross-border UNESCO World Heritage site shared between Austria and Hungary — a vast, shimmering steppe lake of extraordinary biodiversity where rare birds, traditional vineyards, and a unique Pannonian culture create one of Europe’s most surprising natural and cultural landscapes. The adjacent Seewinkel National […]
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês – crown jewel of Portugal’s national parks Updated: August 17, 2020 | By Claire | More Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês (The Peneda-Gerês National Park), also known as Gerês, is the only national park in Portugal (however there are many natural parks, protected landscapes, and reserves across the nation). It is 703km2 […]
Muránska planina National Park is one of Slovakia’s most beautiful and least-visited protected areas — a vast limestone plateau in central Slovakia where the magnificent Muráň Castle ruins perch on a 935-metre-high ridge, wild horses (the Noriker breed, reintroduced to maintain the grassland) roam the high pastures, and the biodiversity is so exceptional that the […]
