January 9, 2012
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Štrbské Pleso – a favorite ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras mountains in Slovakia Updated: January 9, 2020 | By Claire | More Despite the recent natural disasters that occurred in 2004 in the High Tatras National Park, Štrbské Pleso is still one of the most visited tourist destinations in Slovakia. In […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
January 3, 2012
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Orlické hory – a mountain ideal for skiing and hiking in the Czech Republic Updated: January 3, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected landscape area of Orlické hory (literal translation – Eagle Mountains) is located in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic and is composed of over 50 km long ridge with altitudes […]
Tags: altitudes, baroque-castle, countess, cross-country-skiing, czech-republic, eagle-mountains, eleonor, fascist-germany, german-border, historical-monuments, holiday-trip, landscape-area, literal-translation, military-fortifications, mountains, nature, part-of-the-czech-republic, plants-and-animals, protected-species, renaissance-castles, ski-resorts, sport-lover, virgin-mary
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
April 19, 2011
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Oulanka National Park – the most beautiful and famous park in Finland Updated: January 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Oulanka National Park is considered the most beautiful and popular park in Finland. With its area of 270 km2 it is also the largest national park in the country. It was founded in 1956 […]
Tags: animal-species, arctic-circle, aventa, blueberries, cloudberries, finland, kuusamo, lapland, marshes, most-beautiful-and-famous-park, national-park, nature, nature-reserve, north-karelia, oulanka-national-park, peat-bogs, pine-forests, plant-species, plants-and-animals, pristine-conditions, russian-border, salla, skis, snowmobiles, tributaries, white-sea
Categories: Finland, Nature
January 17, 2011
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Corsica – the pearl of Mediterranean Sea | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Corsica is an island located in the western part of Mediterranean Sea and belongs to France. With its area of 8680 km² is the 4th largest island in Mediterranean Sea. There are more than 250 thousand inhabitants […]
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Categories: France, Nature
September 25, 2010
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Hoge Veluwe National Park in Netherlands Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe, or The Hoge Veluwe National Park in English, is situated in the province of Gelderland near the cities of Ede, Arnhem and Apeldoorn. It is approximately 55km2 in area, consisting of woodland, heathland, peat bogs […]
Tags: art-and-architecture, conservation-area, continuous-nature, dune-areas, gelderland, heathland, heathlands, hoge-veluwe-national-park, last-ice-age, nationaal-park-de-hoge-veluwe, national-park, nature, nature-art, nature-reserves, netherlands, peat-bogs, plants-and-animals, private-hands, sand-dune, sculpture-garden, sint-hubertus, terminal-moraine
Categories: Nature, Netherlands
June 13, 2010
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Vikos Gorge in Greece – one of the deepest canyons in Greece Updated: January 6, 2020 | By Claire | More Vikos Gorge lies at the north-western part of Greece, in the Pindos mountains. It belongs to the deepest canyons in Europe. Vikos Gorge is 20 km long and 400 m wide but at some […]
Tags: aoos, athens, bears, breathtaking-scenery, breathtaking-views, climbing-mountain, deepest-canyons, deer, foxes, gap, greece, guinness-book-of-records, mountain-biking, nature, picturesque-villages, pindos-mountains, plants-and-animals, public-bus-transportation, stone-bridge, transportation-service, unspoilt-countryside, vikos-gorge
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May 2, 2010
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Triglav Mountain & The Julian Alps in Slovenia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More At the north-western part of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps, stretches Triglav National Park, which is the only national park in the country. Got its name after the highest mountain Triglav, which rises above the surrounding peaks […]
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