Europe Explored » table mountains 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 Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana – unique rainforest in Europe | Czech Republic https://europeexplored.com/2011/07/20/tropical-greenhouse-fata-morgana-unique-rainforest-in-europe-czech-republic/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/07/20/tropical-greenhouse-fata-morgana-unique-rainforest-in-europe-czech-republic/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:52:42 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=4695 Thanks to the Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana you can walk through the rainforests of Africa, Madagascar, Philippines, South America and others within one day! You don’t need any anti-malaria tablets or special vaccinations, nor travel far away. It is located right in the heart of Europe – in Prague, Czech Republic. The interior of the […]

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]]> Thanks to the Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana you can walk through the rainforests of Africa, Madagascar, Philippines, South America and others within one day! You don’t need any anti-malaria tablets or special vaccinations, nor travel far away. It is located right in the heart of Europe – in Prague, Czech Republic.

The interior of the greenhouse is divided into three separated parts with different temperature and humidity. The visitors can see the vegetation of the tropical and partly subtropical regions. Plants are arranged to evoke the idea of ​​natural plant communities. Unlike in other greenhouses there are numerous species of plants that are very common in the tropical areas and apparently have little significance. However an overall collection of these species is very valuable.

Visitors at first see the dry Australian bush and rare flora from the island of Madagascar. Then walk through xerophilic vegetation of southern Mexico and some areas of Africa, among which the most popular are Namaqualand and Little Karoo. The middle and largest part of the greenhouse is humid lowland rain forest. It is connected to other parts by an underground tunnel which is built between two large freshwater aquariums. Here you can see a number of tropical fish and other animals.

The biggest part consists of tropical plants of South America, and selected locations of Central America. Other parts are reserved for flora of Australia and Oceania, Africa and Madagascar, Vietnam, Sunda Islands and the Philippines. Visitors can watch the life in tropical lakes, or may rest for a moment on the panoramic terrace listening to a nearby waterfall. The last part is cold and evoke the life in the high mountains. There are plants from American Andes. The central part of the exhibition is devoted to rare vegetation of table mountains in Venezuela.

Trip to tropical nature is not only a dream, any more. Walk across exotic mountains, forests and semi-deserts in Europe.

Tropical greenhouse Fata Morgana is a part of Prague’s Botanical Garden in Troja and the basic admission is 70CZK (€3). For further details see the official website of Prague’s Botanical Garden.


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]]> https://europeexplored.com/2011/07/20/tropical-greenhouse-fata-morgana-unique-rainforest-in-europe-czech-republic/feed/ 0 Góry Stołowe (Table Mountains) – unique mountains and natural park in Poland https://europeexplored.com/2011/06/30/gory-stolowe-table-mountains-unique-mountains-and-natural-park-in-poland/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/06/30/gory-stolowe-table-mountains-unique-mountains-and-natural-park-in-poland/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:35:33 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=4577 Table Mountains are the only mountains of that kind in Poland. This unique nature is protected by Table Mountains National Park which was established in 1993. Most of the Table Mountains is a Paleozoic origin and consist mainly of sandstone. The highest peak is Szczeliniec Wielki (919m) and thus it is also the highest sandstone […]

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]]> Table Mountains are the only mountains of that kind in Poland. This unique nature is protected by Table Mountains National Park which was established in 1993. Most of the Table Mountains is a Paleozoic origin and consist mainly of sandstone. The highest peak is Szczeliniec Wielki (919m) and thus it is also the highest sandstone peak in Central Europe. You can get there through 665 stairs. At the top there is an interesting rock city which is bounded with 60 m high rock walls. The whole area is a popular tourist destination.

It is worth to visit also Biale Skaly, which are 30m high white-colored rocks, or Skalne Grzyby, areas with high prevalence of these rock formations.


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