Krkonoše National Park (Karkonosze in Polish) is the oldest national park in the Czech Republic and one of Central Europe’s most beloved mountain destinations — a dramatic granite and schist range on the Czech-Polish border whose highest peak, Sněžka (1,603m), crowns a landscape of glacial cirques, alpine meadows, and the unique subarctic tundra ecosystem that […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Nature
Oia (pronounced “EE-ah”) is the most photographed village in Greece — the iconic cascade of whitewashed Cycladic houses, blue-domed churches, and pastel-coloured neoclassical captains’ mansions clinging to the northern cliffs of Santorini that produces the single most recognisable image of the Greek islands, reproduced on a million postcards, Instagram feeds, and travel magazine covers. Perched […]
Słowiński National Park is one of Poland’s most extraordinary natural landscapes — a UNESCO World Heritage coastal reserve on the Baltic Sea whose defining feature is its shifting sand dunes, massive golden mountains of sand up to 42 metres high that move inland at a rate of 3–10 metres per year, slowly consuming the pine […]
Cascate delle Marmore – the world’s biggest and oldest human-made waterfall paradise | Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More Created back in the days of the great Roman Empire, the manmade falls known as Cascate delle Marmore were created. At more than 165 meters in height, the Marmore’s Falls is one […]
Karlštejn Castle – the most visited castle in the Czech Republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Karlštejn Castle is located approximately 30km west of Prague. It is one of the most beautiful castles in the Czech Republic. Construction of the castle was completed in 1365 under the reign of Holy Roman […]
Categories: Czech Republic, Sights
Lake Orta – unexpected beauty out of overcrowded tourist routes in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just west of the world famous Lake Maggiore is where you will find Lake Orta. Known by this name since the early years of the 16th century, the lake was originally known as Lago […]
Borromean Islands on Lago Maggiore – a very popular tourist hotspot in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the western part of Lake Maggiore you will find a small grouping that is composed of three islands and two little islets. Known as the Borromean Islands, these islands only offer 20 […]
Latvia is the beating heart of the Baltic States — a compact, captivating country on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea where Art Nouveau masterpieces in Riga, vast unspoilt forests teeming with wildlife, a 500-kilometre coastline of white sand beaches, and one of Europe’s richest folk music traditions combine to create one of the […]
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