Europe Explored » rich fauna https://europeexplored.com Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Peričnik waterfall – one of the most beautiful and famous waterfall in Slovenia https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/25/pericnik-waterfall-one-of-the-most-beautiful-and-famous-waterfall-in-slovenia/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/25/pericnik-waterfall-one-of-the-most-beautiful-and-famous-waterfall-in-slovenia/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 08:37:05 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=4161 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 Pericnik Waterfall consists of two parts. Higher one is 16 meters high and the lower one 52 meters. A beautiful waterfall is […]

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]]> 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
Pericnik Waterfall consists of two parts. Higher one is 16 meters high and the lower one 52 meters. A beautiful waterfall is a relic of the Ice Age, when the local largest glacier in the valley of Vrata, located on the northern side of the Julian Alps, created the beautiful valley stretched from the village Mojstrana to the northern foothills of Triglav.

Peričnik Waterfall is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Slovenia.

Above the waterfall there is Vrtaška plateau, which is known for its rich fauna and flora. Waterfall flows into the stream of Bistrica. The waterfall is beautiful also in winter, when there are countless icicles that have subtle shades of blue and green colors.

Peričnik Waterfall is protected as a natural phenomenon and is included in Triglav National Park.

Access to the lower waterfall is easy, since it is possible to get almost here by car from Mojstrana. In Mojstrana be aware of the exit road to the valley of Vrata. After about three kilometers of driving, you come to the Cottage under Peričnik. Here there is a sign of the administration of Triglav National Park with information on the waterfalls. Then walk just a few steps through the trail and you’re already under a magnificent 52-meter-high lower Peričnik Waterfall. You can also walk around, but it is recommended to take a waterproof jacket (and helmet) with you.


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]]> https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/25/pericnik-waterfall-one-of-the-most-beautiful-and-famous-waterfall-in-slovenia/feed/ 0 Nigula Nature Reserve – one of the oldest bog reserves in Estonia https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/19/nigula-nature-reserve-one-of-the-oldest-bog-reserves-in-estonia/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/19/nigula-nature-reserve-one-of-the-oldest-bog-reserves-in-estonia/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:35:29 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=3958 Nigula Nature Reserve is a protected area in Estonia. It is located in the southwest part of the country near the city of Häädemeeste. Nigula Nature Reserve was founded in 1957 and occupies an area of ​​64 km2. This is one of the oldest preserved wetlands and valuable areas of Estonia. The local marshes are […]

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]]> Nigula Nature Reserve is a protected area in Estonia. It is located in the southwest part of the country near the city of Häädemeeste. Nigula Nature Reserve was founded in 1957 and occupies an area of ​​64 km2. This is one of the oldest preserved wetlands and valuable areas of Estonia. The local marshes are surrounded by various diversified forests which protect this area and thus represent a symbiotic relationship.

Nigula Nature Reserve has a rich fauna and flora. There are rare plants here. Nigula Nature Reserve is also home to Europe’s protected and not very abundant carnivores such as bear, wolf and lynx and to big game animals such as elk, roe deer, red deer, wild boar. The area is also an important bird sanctuary. In 2000, the Nigula Nature Reserve was added to the group of Natura 2000 (the largest network of protected areas in the world).


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]]> https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/19/nigula-nature-reserve-one-of-the-oldest-bog-reserves-in-estonia/feed/ 1 Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira | Portugal https://europeexplored.com/2010/10/28/laurel-forest-on-the-island-of-madeira-portugal/ https://europeexplored.com/2010/10/28/laurel-forest-on-the-island-of-madeira-portugal/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:59:09 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=1964 Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira is a rest of formerly widespread laurel forest. It contains the largest surviving relict of the defunct laurisilva forest that was once widespread across Europe. This forest is considered the center of plant diversity where you can find numerous rare, relict and endemic species, like bryophytes, ferns or […]

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]]> Laurisilva forest on the island of Madeira is a rest of formerly widespread laurel forest. It contains the largest surviving relict of the defunct laurisilva forest that was once widespread across Europe. This forest is considered the center of plant diversity where you can find numerous rare, relict and endemic species, like bryophytes, ferns or flowering plants. Laurisilva forest also has a very rich fauna. Endemic species include the Madeiran long-toed pigeon and some 66 species of vascular plants.

Laurisilva forest was classified by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage in 1999, and it is still the only natural UNESCO site in Portugal. Such a forest exists now only on the Atlantic Islands, forming the so called Biographical Region of Macaronesia – Madeira, Azores and Canaries Islands, however the most extensive laurisilva forests remain on the island of Madeira.

Close to the Laurisilva forest you can visit also Santana 12 km, Ponta Delgada 7 km, Machico 23 km, Pico Ruivo 5 km, Pico do Arieiro 8 km, Madeira 3.8 km, Fortaleza do Pico 15 km, Monte 14 km or Madeira Theme Park 11 km.


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