Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
A thousand years of rain and frost, and the glacier that once covered the Ritten plateau melted 10,000 years ago. What it left behind is a forest of earth pillars capped by boulders that look as though a giant dropped them from a great height. The pillars cluster in a ravine above the village of […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
A limestone arch stands in the sea, carved by waves that have hammered this coast for ten thousand years. Durdle Door is the most photographed landmark on the Jurassic Coast, and for good reason. The arch frames a perfect view of turquoise water and white cliffs that stretch toward Lulworth Cove. The path down from […]
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Categories: Nature, United Kingdom
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
\n \n Updated: January 16, 2020 | \n By Claire \n | \n More \n \n Stuibenfall crashes through the Otztal Alps with a 159-metre free fall that makes it the highest waterfall in Tyrol and the fourth highest in all of Austria. Located near the village of Umhausen, this magnificent cascade plunges over a […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The Needles pierce the horizon off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, three white chalk stacks rising from a churning sea. A fourth pillar collapsed in a storm in 1764, leaving behind the jagged formation that gives this landmark its name. The Alum Bay cliffs behind them stripe the coastline in shades of […]
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Categories: Islands, Nature, Nature, United Kingdom
