Nockberge National Park in Austria

September 21, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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Lemmenjoki National Park – the biggest national park of Finland and one of the largest in Europe

August 30, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Lemmenjoki National Park is Finland’s largest national park and one of the most extensive wilderness areas in Europe — a 2,850 km² expanse of pristine boreal forest, vast open fells, and the wild Lemmenjoki River valley in Finnish Lapland that has been home to Sámi reindeer herders for centuries and remains one of the best […]

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