January 9, 2011
by europeexplored
Sněžka is the highest peak in the Czech Republic — a distinctive 1,603-metre mountain on the Polish border whose flat, windswept summit is crowned by the extraordinary disc-shaped St. Lawrence Chapel and a futuristic meteorological observatory that looks like something from another planet. Accessible via multiple well-marked trails from both the Czech and Polish sides, […]
Tags: 1602m, 17th-century, borders, good-weather, hiking-trails, krkonose, mountains, panoramic-view, part-of-the-czech-republic, poland, polish-side, post-office, rotunda, snezka, the-highest-peak-of-czech-republic, tourist-destination
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
November 12, 2010
by europeexplored
Mini-Europe is one of Brussels’ most popular tourist attractions — a delightful miniature park at the foot of the Atomium featuring more than 350 highly detailed 1:25 scale models of Europe’s most famous buildings, from the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Acropolis, all set within beautifully landscaped […]
Tags: admission-fee, animation, animations, atomium, belgium, brussels, brussels-belgium, desk, earthquake, european-cities, european-union, high-quality, mini-europe, mini-europe-park, models, monuments, night-mini, openning-hours, tourist-destination, turnover, vesuvius
Categories: Amusement and Theme Parks, Belgium
October 27, 2010
by europeexplored
Tomášovský výhľad (Tomášov View) is the most famous and photographed viewpoint in the Slovak Paradise National Park — a dramatic rocky outcrop at 680 metres offering a jaw-dropping panorama of the Hornád River canyon, the Biele Skaly limestone cliffs, and the forested ridges of one of Central Europe’s most spectacular hiking destinations. Accessible via a […]
Tags: good-weather, high-tatras, map, national-park, nature, slovak-paradise, slovakia, tomasovsky-vyhlad, tourist-destination, tourist-trail, vicinity
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
September 28, 2010
by europeexplored
Møns Klint is Denmark’s most dramatic natural wonder — a 6-kilometre stretch of brilliant white chalk cliffs rising 128 metres above the turquoise Baltic Sea on the island of Møn. Formed from the fossilised shells of microscopic coccolithophores over 70 million years ago, these gleaming cliffs offer one of northern Europe’s most breathtaking coastal landscapes, […]
Tags: campsite, danish-island, denmark, europe, hiking-trails, landscape, lookout-points, mons-klint, nature, reef-area, sea-level, several-thousand, tourist-destination, tourists, white-chalk, white-chalk-cliffs
Categories: Denmark, Nature
September 25, 2010
by europeexplored
The windmills of Kinderdijk are the most famous Dutch landscape on Earth — 19 beautifully preserved 18th-century windmills lined up along the canals of the Alblasserwaard polder near Rotterdam, forming a UNESCO World Heritage site that is the single strongest image of the Netherlands in the global imagination. More than just a photo opportunity, Kinderdijk […]
Tags: 18th-century, best-known-tourist-site, best-time, century-system, city, concentration, confluence, cultural-heritage, dike, dordrecht, dutch-tourist, emergencies, folktale, kinderdijk, lek, lek-river, lekkerland, mid-twentieth-century, netherlands, nineteenth-century, polder, pumps, rotterdam, saint-elizabeth, saturdays, south-holland, terrible-storm, tourist-destination, tourist-sites, town, two-areas, unesco, unesco-world, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, village, windmill, windmills, windmolen, wooden-cradle, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Netherlands, Sights
September 20, 2010
by europeexplored
Top sights to see in Barcelona – most visited city in Spain Updated: February 8, 2020 | By Claire | More What is the most famous Spanish city? To answer this question would have to make an accurate survey, but most likely it is Barcelona. Many people even think that Barcelona is the capital of […]
Tags: 30-million, barcelona, barcelona-international-airport, city, colonia-guell, gothic-church, hospital-de-sant-pau, international-symbol, london-paris, mediterranean-coast, mediterranean-ports, most-visited-city, palau-de-la-musica-catalana, palau-guell, palau-reial, paris-and-rome, sagrada-familia, sant-pau-del-camp, santa-maria-del-mar, spain, st-eulalia, tourist-destination, triumphal-arch
Categories: Sights, Spain
September 10, 2010
by europeexplored
Trakai is one of the most enchanting destinations in the Baltic states — a historic town 28 kilometres west of Vilnius, home to the breathtaking Trakai Island Castle, a red-brick Gothic fortress floating on Lake Galvė that is the only castle in Eastern Europe built on an island. Once the medieval capital of the Grand […]
Tags: ancient-capital, aukstadvaris-regional-park, authentic-nature, capital-city, capital-of-lithuania, city, europe, island-castle, landscapes, lithuania, lithuania-vilnius, medieval-castles, regional-park, statehood, tourist-destination, town, trakai, trakai-historical-national-park
Categories: Lithuania, Nature
August 26, 2010
by europeexplored
The Blue Grotto – the sea caverns on the southern coast of Malta Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More The Blue Grotto is the name that has been given to a cave which is part of a series of sea caverns which are located on the southern coast of Malta, close to […]
Tags: blue-grotto, caves, dark-shade, froth, grotto, island-of-malta, malta, maltese-law, mediterranean, nature, out-of-the-blue, rock-face, scenery, sea, sea-caverns, shades, species-of-lizards, target-practice, tourist-destination, troy-starring-brad-pitt, underwater-flora
Categories: Malta, Nature
August 25, 2010
by europeexplored
Parma – famous ham and cheese, Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The small town of Parma can be found between Bologna and Milan. Over the past few years, the town of Parma has become a popular tourist destination. Thousands of people make their way to this quaint town that is […]
Tags: 11th-century, architectural-attractions, arturo-toscanini, baptistery, benedictine-monastery, century-church, cheese, cittadella, city, creation-of-the-world, ducal-palace, food-safety, gothic-church, ham, ham-recipes, hams, italian-town, italy, little-stream, local-delicacies, marble-tower, middle-ages, opera-house, orto-botanico, paganini, palazzo-del-governatore, palazzo-della-pilotta, parma, parmesan-cheese, pink-marble, quaint-town, roman-control, romanesque-cathedral, san-francesco-del-prato, san-giovanni-evangelista, san-sepolcro, santa-croce, teatro-farnese, teatro-regio, tourist-destination, town-of-parma, university-of-parma
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 21, 2010
by europeexplored
Trieste – wind city on the Italian borders Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Along the Italian border with Slovenia, you will find the city of Trieste. The city of Trieste has been in the center of many conflicts over the centuries as a result of its location. Towards the end of […]
Tags: 19th-century, adriatic-sea, archduke-maximilian, austro-hungarian-empire, autonomous-region, castle-of-san-giusto, castle-park, city, city-hall, fair-grounds, giulia, gulf-of-trieste, habsburg-monarchy, higher-learning, historical-weapons, independent-city, italian-border, italian-borders, italy, justus, mediterranean-region, miramar, miramare-castle, monuments, narrow-strip, nearby-hill, northeastern-italy, parks-and-gardens, piazza, roman-amphitheater, saint-spyridon, san-giusto-trieste, second-world-war, serbian-orthodox-church, synagogues, theoretical-physics, tourist-destination, trieste, wind-city
Categories: Italy, Sights
