Demänovská Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa) is one of Slovakia’s most extraordinary natural wonders — one of the first ice caves in the world to be opened to the public and still one of the most spectacular, located in the Demänovská Valley of the Low Tatras where spectacular formations of permanent ice — frozen waterfalls, […]
Tsarevo is one of the sunniest places in Bulgaria — a small, laid-back seaside town on the southern Black Sea coast, just 60 kilometres from the Turkish border, whose beautiful beaches, crystal-clear water, and relaxed atmosphere make it a favourite summer escape for Bulgarians while remaining almost completely unknown to international visitors. Nestled between the […]
Lake Hévíz – the largest thermal lake in the world | Hungary Updated: June 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Lake Hévíz is a natural wonder of world’s importance, located near Lake Balaton in Hungary. With its miraculous healing thermal water it is considered one of the most famous spa resorts in Hungary. The […]
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Monte Cofano Nature Reserve – breathtaking area in Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | More Monte Cofano is a mountainous limestone promontory, with a characteristic triangular shape situated at an altitude of 659 meters. It is located on the coast of the province of Trapani, between San Vito Lo Capo and […]
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Walcher Waterfall (Walcher Wasserfall) is the highest waterfall in Austria — a dramatic series of cascades plunging over 500 metres in total drop down the steep eastern slopes of the Hohe Tauern National Park near the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Fed by the Walcherbach stream, this multi-tiered giant thunders through a wild alpine gorge surrounded […]
Jasovská cave – national natural monument of Slovakia Updated: June 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Jasovská cave (or Jasovská jaskyňa in Slovak) is located in the Slovak Karst, near the village Jasov, in the south-eastern part of the Slovak Republic. The cave has been known since time immemorial. There were found artifacts from […]
Fingal’s Cave on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Staffa is one of Scotland’s most extraordinary geological wonders — a vast sea cave formed entirely from hexagonal basalt columns, whose natural acoustics produce an eerie cathedral-like resonance that inspired Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and captivated writers from Sir Walter Scott to Jules Verne. Accessible only by boat […]
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The Mažučiai Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in Europe — an extraordinary 16-hectare landscape of cherry trees, koi ponds, stone lanterns, traditional Japanese bridges, and meticulously raked gravel gardens in the countryside of western Lithuania that is the life’s work of the Lithuanian landscape architect Šarūnas Kasmauskas. This improbable slice of Japan in […]
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Gouffre de Padirac is one of France’s most extraordinary natural wonders — a vast limestone chasm 103 metres deep in the Lot region of southwestern France that leads to an underground river navigable by boat through a labyrinth of spectacular cave chambers, stalactite formations, and crystalline pools. Discovered in 1889 by the explorer Édouard-Alfred Martel […]
Peričnik waterfall – one of the most beautiful and famous waterfall in Slovenia Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Peričnik Waterfall is one of the most beautiful and famous waterfalls in Slovenia. It is situated in the Julian Alps, about 5 km from the village of Mojstrana. Falls from the Ice Age […]
