May 11, 2010
by europeexplored
The Alcantara Gorge (Gole dell’Alcantara) is one of Sicily’s most dramatic natural sights — a deep, narrow canyon carved by the Alcantara River through spectacular hexagonal basalt columns formed by ancient lava flows from Mount Etna, creating a landscape of black volcanic rock walls that rise 50 metres above the rushing turquoise water. Located near […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
May 10, 2010
by europeexplored
High Tatras National Park – the most beautiful place in Slovakia Updated: February 21, 2020 | By Claire | More It was back in 1949 when the High Tatras National Park was first established in the northern part of Slovakia. There is a unique and important preservation area which is dedicated to both flora as […]
Tags: chamois, deepest-lake, fauna, flora, glaciers, high-tatras, marmot, mountain, plants, poland, preservation-area, rare-animal-species, sea-level, slovakia, summits, tallest-mountains, tatras-national-park, unesco, unesco-biosphere-reserve, waterfalls
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
Slovenia is a small country with great nature — a green jewel tucked between the Alps, the Mediterranean, and the Pannonian Plain that crams an extraordinary diversity of landscapes into an area smaller than Wales: Alpine peaks (the Julian Alps and Triglav, the national symbol), turquoise rivers (the Soča — arguably the most beautiful river […]
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Categories: All Countries, Slovenia
