Peričnik waterfall – one of the most beautiful and famous waterfall in Slovenia

May 25, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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Nigula Nature Reserve – one of the oldest bog reserves in Estonia

May 19, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Nigula Nature Reserve is one of Estonia’s oldest and most important bog reserves — a pristine raised bog ecosystem of dark pools, sphagnum moss, and stunted pines in southwestern Estonia that protects some of the most intact wetland habitat in the Baltic region. Established in 1957, Nigula is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and […]

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Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira | Portugal

October 28, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

The Laurisilva forest of Madeira is a living fossil — the largest surviving tract of laurel forest in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage ecosystem that once covered much of southern Europe 15–40 million years ago but now survives almost exclusively on the Atlantic island of Madeira, where it cloaks the island’s mountainous interior in […]

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