Every tree in Natural Park Seben seems to have its own ant city built at its base. These mounds, some reaching over a metre in height, are the work of wood ants that have colonised this corner of the Czech Republic for centuries. The park protects what is believed to be the largest concentration of […]
European rarity – 1400 ant-hills with one billion ants in Natural Park Šebeň, Czech Republic
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
The Great Dune of Pilat in France – the largest sand dune in Europe
The Great Dune of Pilat (Dune du Pilat) is the largest sand dune in Europe, a colossal mountain of golden sand 110 metres high, 2.7 kilometres long, and 500 metres wide on the Atlantic coast of southwestern France, wedged improbably between the vast Landes pine forest and the Arcachon Bay. Climbing Pilat is one of […]
The Needles – very impressive columns of chalk on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
The Needles pierce the horizon off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, three white chalk stacks rising from a churning sea. A fourth pillar collapsed in a storm in 1764, leaving behind the jagged formation that gives this landmark its name. The Alum Bay cliffs behind them stripe the coastline in shades of […]
Categories: Islands, Nature, Nature, United Kingdom
Old Harry Rocks – Chalk stacks in Dorset, United Kingdom
The chalk stacks of Old Harry Rocks rise from the English Channel like white sentinels guarding the Jurassic Coast. From the top of the cliff path at Studland Bay, the view stretches across Poole Harbour to the Purbeck Hills. The sea below crashes against the base of these limestone pillars, slowly wearing them into new […]
Categories: Nature, United Kingdom
Roháče mountain – popular destination for mountain lovers Slovakia
The Roháče mountains are the most dramatic section of Slovakia’s Western Tatras, a jagged ridge of granite peaks, deep glacial valleys, and crystal-clear mountain lakes (plesá) that many seasoned Slovak hikers consider even more beautiful than the High Tatras, with the added benefit of significantly fewer crowds. The Roháče form the westernmost extension of the […]
Karwendel mountains in Austria
The Karwendel Mountains are the largest range of the Northern Limestone Alps, a dramatic Alpine wilderness of razor-sharp peaks, deep corries, and ancient pine forests straddling the Austrian-German border. With over 125 peaks above 2,000 metres and hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails, the Karwendel offers some of the most rugged and unspoilt Alpine scenery […]
Gran Paradiso National Park, Valle D’Aosta in Italy
Gran Paradiso National Park in Valle d’Aosta is Italy’s oldest national park, established in 1922 when King Victor Emmanuel III donated the Royal Hunting Reserve to the Italian state specifically to protect the Alpine ibex, a species that had been hunted to fewer than 60 individuals by the end of the 19th century and now […]
Categories: Italy, National Parks, Nature, Nature
Krimmler waterfalls – the highest waterfalls in Austria
At 380 metres of total drop, the Krimmler Waterfalls in the Hohe Tauern National Park are the highest waterfalls in Austria and the fifth highest in Europe, a three-stage cascade formed by the Krimmler Ache, a glacial stream that thunders over the edge of the cliff at 1,470 metres above sea level and plunges into […]
Lamprecht’s Cave – one of the largest systems of caves in Europe | Austria
Lamprecht’s Cave in the Salzburg region of Austria is the most accessible deep cave in the world, a 50-kilometre network of passages that you can walk into without any special equipment, following a path that leads through vast chambers, narrow corridors, and carved staircase passages that descend over 1,632 metres into the limestone mountain, making […]
Lake Königssee – a must see place in Berchtesgaden National Park | Germany
Lake Königssee in the Berchtesgaden National Park is Germany’s third deepest lake, reaching 190 metres at its maximum depth, and its famously clear, cold water is so protected that only electric-powered boats with special permits have been allowed to navigate it since the beginning of the 20th century, making it one of the cleanest lakes […]
Categories: Germany, Lakes, National Parks, Nature, Nature
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