The Cascate del Serio is the tallest waterfall in Italy at 315 metres, and it is only visible for a few hours each week. The water is regulated by a hydroelectric dam upstream, and the valve that releases the water into the natural falls is opened on a fixed schedule. The rest of the time […]
Categories: Italy, Nature, Nature, Waterfalls
Deep in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Rothbachfall plunges 470 metres down a sheer rock face, making it the highest waterfall in Germany. The water drops in three stages, each one adding to the roar that echoes through the valley. Reaching the falls requires a hike through the spectacular Klausbach Valley. The trail passes through dense forest, […]
Categories: Germany, Nature, Nature, Waterfalls
Deep in the Fulufjället National Park, Sweden’s highest waterfall drops ninety-three metres over a granite cliff. Njupeskär is not a thunderous Niagara. It is a delicate cascade that fans out across the rock face, catching the light in shifting patterns throughout the day. The hike to reach it follows a wooden boardwalk through ancient forest […]
Walcher Waterfall (Walcher Wasserfall) is the highest waterfall in Austria, a dramatic series of cascades plunging over 500 metres in total drop down the steep eastern slopes of the Hohe Tauern National Park near the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Fed by the Walcherbach stream, this multi-tiered giant thunders through a wild alpine gorge surrounded by […]
Keila Waterfall (Keila juga) is one of Estonia’s most accessible and photogenic natural attractions, a graceful 6-metre cascade tumbling over the Baltic Klint escarpment in a peaceful park setting just 25 kilometres west of Tallinn. While Keila may not be Estonia’s tallest waterfall, its broad curtain of water, picturesque wooden suspension bridge, and the romantic […]
Peričnik Waterfall is one of the most beautiful and famous waterfalls in Slovenia. It is situated in the Julian Alps, about 5 km from the village of Mojstrana. The waterfall consists of two cascades that plunge from the edge of the Vrtaška plateau into the Vrata Valley below. This is not merely a waterfall you […]
Hepoköngäs is the highest natural waterfall in Finland, plunging 24 metres down a rocky cliff in the pristine wilderness of Puolanka. Set in the heart of Finnish Lapland’s taiga forest, this thunderous cascade is a powerful reminder that Finland’s beauty goes far beyond its famous lakes, it is a hidden gem for nature lovers seeking […]
\n \n Updated: January 16, 2020 | \n By Claire \n | \n More \n \n Stuibenfall crashes through the Otztal Alps with a 159-metre free fall that makes it the highest waterfall in Tyrol and the fourth highest in all of Austria. Located near the village of Umhausen, this magnificent cascade plunges over a […]
Lake Wörthersee (Wörthersee) is Austria’s warmest and most glamorous alpine lake, a 17-kilometre-long ribbon of turquoise water in the southern state of Carinthia where summer water temperatures reach a balmy 28°C, surrounded by the forested peaks of the Karawanks and the elegant Belle Époque resort town of Velden am Wörthersee. Long the summer playground of […]
Pančava Waterfall is the highest cascade in the Czech Republic, tumbling 148 metres down a rocky amphitheatre in the heart of the Krkonoše Mountains. Fed by the Pančava stream and surrounded by subarctic tundra vegetation found nowhere else in Central Europe, it\’s a breathtaking sight that rewards those willing to hike into the country\’s highest […]
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