Giglio – a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea | Italy

February 2, 2012 by europeexplored No Comments

Giglio – a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea | Italy Updated: February 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Giglio is a small but beautiful island in the Mediterranean Sea, which together with the neighbouring isle of Giannutri belongs to the Italian region of Tuscany. You can find it about 50 km […]

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Fingal’s Cave – natural wonder in Scotland | United Kingdom

May 31, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Fingal’s Cave on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Staffa is one of Scotland’s most extraordinary geological wonders — a vast sea cave formed entirely from hexagonal basalt columns, whose natural acoustics produce an eerie cathedral-like resonance that inspired Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and captivated writers from Sir Walter Scott to Jules Verne. Accessible only by boat […]

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