Protected Landscape Area Vihorlat – a volcanic mountain range in Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Protected Landscape Area Vihorlat is a volcanic area in the Slovak Republic. It is located in the regions of Prešov and Košice in the Eastern Carpathians. The area is bounded by the towns Remetské Hámre […]
Rupite is one of Bulgaria’s most enigmatic destinations — an extinct volcano crater in the shadow of the Kozhuh Mountain, where steaming mineral springs, otherworldly rock formations, and the spiritual legacy of the controversial mystic Baba Vanga converge into a landscape unlike anywhere else in Europe. Located near the Greek and North Macedonian borders, Rupite […]
Mount Vesuvius (Monte Vesuvio) is the most famous volcano in the world — the brooding 1,281-metre giant looming over the Bay of Naples whose catastrophic eruption in AD 79 buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in metres of ash and pumice, preserving them in extraordinary detail for nearly two millennia and creating one […]
Mount Etna – largest active volcano in Europe | Sicily, Italy Updated: January 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Located on the Island of Sicily, Mount Etna is the highest point on the island. Standing at 3,350 meters above seal level, it is considered to be the largest active volcano in all of Europe. […]
