August 26, 2010
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The Blue Grotto – the sea caverns on the southern coast of Malta Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More The Blue Grotto is the name that has been given to a cave which is part of a series of sea caverns which are located on the southern coast of Malta, close to […]
Tags: blue-grotto, caves, dark-shade, froth, grotto, island-of-malta, malta, maltese-law, mediterranean, nature, out-of-the-blue, rock-face, scenery, sea, sea-caverns, shades, species-of-lizards, target-practice, tourist-destination, troy-starring-brad-pitt, underwater-flora
Categories: Malta, Nature
August 25, 2010
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Lake Fertö / Neusiedler See – Europe’s largest salt-water lake Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Lake Fertö which is located partially in Hungary (25% of area) and partially in Austria (75% of area), where it is called Neusiedler See, is the largest saltwater lake in the entire Europe. There are several […]
Tags: butterfly-species, common-spoonbill, europes-largest-salt-water-lake, ferto, ferto-hansag-national-park, hungary, lake, lake-ferto, national-park, nature, rare-birds, rare-plants, reed-beds
Categories: Hungary, Nature
August 25, 2010
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Slovak Karst National Park protects the largest karst landscape in Central Europe — a UNESCO World Heritage area of limestone plateaus, deep gorges, and over 1,100 documented caves on the Slovak-Hungarian border, including several of Europe’s most extraordinary accessible show caves. This 346 km² park is the Slovak half of the transboundary Aggtelek Karst protected […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
August 24, 2010
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Pieniny National Park in Poland Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Pieniny National Park (Polish: Pieniński Park Narodowy) is a protected area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains. Pieniny National Park is one of the smallest Polish National Parks, lying in the southernmost part of […]
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Categories: Nature, Poland
August 22, 2010
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Faaker See – an alpine lake with clear turquoise water in Austria Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Faaker See or Lake Faak as it also called is an alpine lake which is located in the Austrian state of Carinthia. This is the fifth largest lake in Carinthia state, with a […]
Tags: alpine, alpine-lake, austria, clear-turquoise-water, drava-river, egg, faak, faaker-see, fishing, lake, map, municipality, nature, northern-slope, southwest, trip-to-italy, villach
Categories: Austria, Nature
August 20, 2010
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Slovakia is home to one of Europe’s most remarkable concentrations of accessible show caves — a spectacular round-trip itinerary through the limestone karst of the Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise), the Demänovská Valley, and the UNESCO-listed caves of the Aggtelek Karst, where underground rivers, frozen waterfalls, and ice formations create a subterranean wonderland unlike anywhere else […]
Tags: abysses, admission-prices, adults, april-1, cave, caves, euro-4, karst, map, natural-heritage, nature, nature-monuments, october-31, round-trip, slovak-caves, slovakia, ssj, tatras
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
August 18, 2010
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Murano, Burano and Torcello islands – Famous Lagoon in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More If you have some more time in Venice there are several other islands that you could explore, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. You can visit them in the one outing by the […]
Tags: archeological-finds, art-museums, attractive-islands, blowing-glass, bridges, burano, charming-island, city, fire-and-lace, fishing-boats, fishing-village, glass-island, glass-production, glass-products, glassworks, half-day-tour, inhabitants, island, italy, lace-work, lagoon, lagoon-islands, map, murano, murano-and-burano, murano-island, nature, ponte-del-diavolo, roman-periods, s-bridge, san-martino-church, santi, single-day, three-islands, tilted-tower, time-in-venice, uninhabited, universal-judgment, venezia, venini, viator, waterways
Categories: Italy, Nature
August 17, 2010
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Cortina d’Ampezzo – paradise for sport lovers in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the Southern Alps, located in the northern part of Italy is where you will find the town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town is a well-known skiing spot which has many fine accommodations, restaurants and shops throughout […]
Tags: 1944-olympics, alpine-valley, alps, belluno, city, community-heritage, cortina, cortina-d-ampezzo, dolomites, heart, hectares, italy, motion-pictures, nature, northern-italy, scenery, ski-scene, sport-lovers, veneto, winter-olympics, winter-sport, world-cup-events, wwii
Categories: Italy, Wellness, Relax & Sports
August 13, 2010
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Balaton in Hungary – the largest lake in Central Europe called Hungarian Sea Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Lake Balaton is the largest lake in all of Central Europe, located in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. This lake is a very popular destination for tourists and is referred to as the […]
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Categories: Hungary, Nature
August 13, 2010
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Lago di Garda – largest and most beautiful lake in Italy Updated: December 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The largest and most beautiful Italian lake Lago di Garda is situated in the Dolomites at the foot of the mountain massifs in the northern part of the country. It is situated in the […]
Tags: 13th-century, adventure-lovers, alpine-glaciers, beach-volleyball, benaco, castle-dates, catullo, dolomites, foot-of-the-mountain, fun, garda-lago, glacier-lake, high-masses, history, hotels, interesting-places, italian-lake, italian-resorts, italy, jumper, lago-di-garda, lake, lake-garda, lake-lago, largest-lake-in-italy, lombardy, maximum-depth, mediterranean-vegetation, milan, mountain-hike, mountain-massifs, nature, northern-italy, parks-in-italy, relaxing-holidays, spa, sport, tennis, theme-parks, tourist-centers, tourist-destination, venice, virgilio, water-world, world-of-fashion
Categories: Italy, Nature