Aran Islands – Experience the Real Ireland

July 28, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Aran Islands – Experience the Real Ireland Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Aran Islands emerge from the depths of the ocean at the western coast of Ireland. They represent the harsh and unforgiving landscape. There are three in total: Inisheer, Inishmaan and Inishmore and are located west of Galway Bay. The […]

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Categories: Ireland, Nature

The beauty and mystery of Transylvania | Romania

July 27, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

The beauty and mystery of Transylvania | Romania Updated: July 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Interesting and popular tourist area of Transylvania haven’t become famous worldwide thanks to any historical monuments or natural beauty, but thanks to a well-known novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker. Perhaps everybody read this great book (including me) […]

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Madeira – explore beautiful nature in the Pearl of the Atlantic | Portugal

July 25, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Madeira – explore beautiful nature in the Pearl of the Atlantic | Portugal Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Madeira – “Island of Flowers”, “Pearl of the Atlantic,” “Green Paradise”. It’s a beautiful small island (just 22 km wide and 57 km long). Thanks to its mountainous landscape it gives the impression […]

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Categories: Nature, Portugal

Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana – unique rainforest in Europe | Czech Republic

July 20, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana – unique rainforest in Europe | Czech Republic Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Thanks to the Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana you can walk through the rainforests of Africa, Madagascar, Philippines, South America and others within one day! You don’t need any anti-malaria tablets or special vaccinations, nor […]

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Categories: Czech Republic, Nature

Nemunas Delta Natural Park – Venice of Lithuania

July 19, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Nemunas Delta Natural Park – Venice of Lithuania Updated: September 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Nemunas is the longest river in Lithuania with a length of 475 km in the territory of Lithuania. The wild and beautiful landscape of the delta is actually a cluster of marshy islands which are situated on an […]

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Categories: Lithuania, Nature

Canoeing and rafting on the Czech rivers

July 15, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Canoeing and rafting on the Czech rivers Updated: July 15, 2020 | By Claire | More If you like active holidays and prefer nature to sights, and would like to experience something different, I would suggest you to try canoeing or rafting in the Czech republic. It is really cheap and suitable also for the […]

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Categories: Czech Republic, Wellness, Relax & Sports

Corfu – Emerald Island in the Mediterranean Sea | Greece

July 14, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Corfu – Emerald Island in the Mediterranean Sea | Greece Updated: July 14, 2020 | By Claire | More The island of Corfu (Kerkyra) is situated at the northwestern part of Greece (only 5km from the Greek mainland). The island has a relatively enough rainfall, and thus there is a variety of plants. Green nature […]

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Categories: Greece, Nature

Porto Katsiki Beach – one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in Greece

July 1, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Porto Katsiki Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Greece — a spectacular strip of white pebbles and impossibly turquoise water on the Ionian island of Lefkada, backed by dramatic white limestone cliffs that plunge vertically into the sea and are accessible by a steep staircase that descends from the cliff-top car park […]

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Categories: Greece, Nature

Góry Stołowe (Table Mountains) – unique mountains and natural park in Poland

June 30, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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Gouffre Mirolda – the deepest cave in Europe (1733m)

June 28, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Plunging a staggering 1,733 metres into the Earth’s crust, Gouffre Mirolda is the deepest known cave in France and the third deepest on the planet. Hidden beneath the Savoy Alps near the Swiss and Italian borders, this subterranean giant represents one of the most extraordinary feats of modern speleology — an extreme vertical labyrinth that […]

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Categories: France, Nature