The Lužnice River meanders through southern Bohemia, past pine forests and meadows where deer drink at dawn. This is not a white-knuckle rapid. This is a slow, gentle paddle through a landscape that has barely changed in centuries. You can float for days, camping on sandbanks and cooking over open fires. The water is clear […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature, Wellness, Relax & Sports
The limestone cliffs rise three hundred metres above the Ardèche river, their pale faces carved by millions of years of water and wind. Canoeists glide through emerald waters beneath natural stone arches, passing through a landscape so dramatic that it has earned the nickname European Grand Canyon. The Ardèche Gorges Nature Reserve protects over thirty […]
High above the Our River valley, the silhouette of Vianden Castle commands the skyline of the small Luxembourgish town below. Its towers and battlements rise with a grandeur that speaks of medieval power and romantic restoration. The castle underwent extensive reconstruction in the twentieth century, returning it to its former glory as one of the […]
Categories: Luxembourg, Sights
Storforsen is the largest unregulated rapid in Europe, a thundering 5-kilometre-long cascade system in Swedish Lapland where the Pite River drops 82 metres through a chaos of boulders, chutes, and thundering whitewater in one of Scandinavia’s most powerful and accessible natural spectacles. Unlike most major European rapids, Storforsen has never been harnessed for hydroelectric power, […]
Updated: August 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Budapest is the only capital in the world boasting nearly 100 thermal wells and 12 spas, where 19 million litres of thermal water breaks to the surface every day. If you also want to enjoy a night time bathing party in the Rudas or a romantic […]
