If you’re not the type for the hustle and bustle of the big cities and want to see the natural beauty and wonder of the European continent there are some incredible sites to visit. There’s a lot for the natural enthusiast to see, do and enjoy throughout the continent.
Whether it is the famous Alps, that offer majestic vistas of its valleys, glaciers and mountain peaks or its water attractions of grand rivers lined with castles, tranquil lakes, splendid waterfalls, breath taking coastlines and islands with glamorous beaches, all of these await your discovery.
Europe’s roads and trails provide you access to these wonderful sites.
Europe has followed America’s lead by setting aside and preserving some of the last vestiges of wilderness and natural beauty. For centuries pristine forest and ecco systems where destroy by growing civilizations. Much of the land was converted into use for agriculture, growing populations and cities encroaching onto the natural ecco systems. Most of all Europe’s untouched forests are gone but, Europe has preserved the few that remain and in the past decades has done much to start preserving it’s natural resources. As you travel east and north in Scandinavia, you will encounter more forests and unspoiled lands.
National Parks…
The implementation of National Parks in most European countries has preserved all areas for all to see and enjoy forever. Besides the natural beauty these parks, they offer plenty of hiking trails and facilities to camp. View National-Parks.org Europe for more information.
Nature or Natural Parks…
In addition to national parks European countries have designated areas to be protected by long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and the limiting agricultural and real estate development. These valuable areas are preserved in their present ecological state and promoted for ecotourism purposes.
UNESCO Global Geoparks…
UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Their bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly popular. At present, there are 169 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 44 countries
National Parks / Geo Parks & Natural Sites…
ALBANIA
Dinaric Alps
Syri Kalter Spring
National Parks
Butrint National Park
Dajti Mountain National Park
Divjaka-Karavasta National Park
Lurë National Park
Llogara National Park
Prespa National Park
Thethi National Park
Tomorr Mountain National Park
Valbona Valley National Park
Fir of Hotova-Dangëlli National Park
Fir of Drenova National Park
Shtamë Pass National Park
Zall-Gjoçaj National Park
Shebenik-Jabllanica National Park
Karaburun-Sazan National Park
Korab-Koritnik National Park
ANDORRA
Pyrénées Mountains
AUSTRIA
Achensee
Danube River
Eisriesenwelt Cave
Hallstatter See
Schafberg Peak
Wachau Valley
Wolfgangsee
Zellersee
National Parks
Donau-Auen National Park
Gesäuse National Park
Hohe Tauern National Park
Limestone Alps National Park
Neusiedler See – Seewinkel National Park
Nock Mountain National Park
Thayatal National Park
Nature Parks
Burgenland:
Geschriebenstein-Irottkö
Landseer Berge
Raab-Örseg-Goricko
Weinidylle
Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge
Rosalia-Kogelberg
Carinthia:
Dobratsch
Weißensee
Lower Austria:
Blockheide-Eibenstein-Gmünd
Buchenberg-Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Dobersberg-Thayatal
Eichenhain bei Klosterneuburg
Eisenwurzen NÖ
Falkenstein
Föhrenberge-Mödling
Geras
Heidenreichsteiner Moor
Hochmoor Schrems
Hohe Wand Nature Park
Jauerling-Wachau
Kamptal-Schönberg
Leiser Berge
Mannersdorf-Wüste
Nordwald-Bad Großpertholz
Ötscher-Tormäuer
Purkersdorf-Sandstein-Wienerwald
Seebenstein-Türkensturz
Sierningtal-Flatzer Wand
Sparbach
Upper Austria:
Mühlviertel
Obst-Hügel-Land
Salzburg:
Buchberg
Riedingtal in Zederhaus
Weißbach bei Lofer
Styria:
Almenland
Mürzer Oberland
Sölktäler
Steirische Eisenwurzen
Pöllauer Tal
Südsteirisches Weinland
Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen
TyrolAlpenpark Karwendel
Kaunergrat (Pitztal-Kaunertal)
Tyrolean Lechtal
Zillertal Alps
Ötztal
Vorarlberg:
Biosphere park Großes Walsertal
Nagelfluhkette
Rhine delta (Lake Constance)
UNESCO GEOPark
Karawanken / Karavanke
Ore of the Alps
Styrian Eisenwurzen
BELARUS
Bialowieza Forest
BELGIUM
The Ardennes
North Sea
National Parks
Hoge Kempen National Park
Nature Parks
Biokovo
Kopački rit
Lonjsko polje
Medvednica
Papuk
Telašćica
Učka
Velebit
Vransko jezero
Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje
Lastovo
Nature Park Zavratnica
Nature Parks
Flanders:
Flanders Landscapes
Wallonia:
Attert Valley
Burdinale-Mehaigne
Gaume
High Country
Hill Country
Hill Ferns-Eifel
Scheldt Plains
Sources
Two Ourthes
Upper Sure Anlier Forest
Viroin-Hermeton
UNESCO GEOPark
Famenne – Ardenne Park
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
Dinaric Alps
National Parks
Sutjeska National Park
Kozara National Park
Una National Park
BULGARIA
Balkan Mountains
Black Sea Coast
National Parks
Central Balkan National Park
Pirin National Park
Rila National Park
CROATIA
National Parks
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Paklenica National Park
Risnjak National Park
Mljet National Park
Kornati National Park
Brijuni National Park
Krka National Park
Sjeverni Velebit National Park
Nature Parks
Biokovo
Kopački rit
Lonjsko polje
Medvednica
Papuk
Telašćica
Učka
Velebit
Vransko jezero
Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje
Lastovo
Nature Park Zavratnica
UNESCO GEOPark
Papuk Park
Vis Archipelago Park
CZECHIA
Elbe River
Macocha Abyss Gorge
Moravian Karst Cave
National Parks
Šumava National Park
Krkonoše National Park National Park
Podyjí České Švýcarsko National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Bohemian Paradise Park
DENMARK
Cape Enniberg – Faroe Islands
Risin og Kellingin – Faroe Islands
National Parks
Thy National Park
Mols Bjerge National Park
Wadden Sea National Park
Skjern Å National Park
Kongernes Nordsjælland National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Odsherred Park
Vestjylland park
ESTONIA
National Parks
Lahemaa National Park
Karula National Park
Soomaa National Park
Vilsandi National Park
Matsalu National Park
FINLAND
Åland Archipelago
Finnish Lakeland
Scandinavian Mountains
National Parks
Archipelago National Park
Bothnian Sea National Park
Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park
Ekenäs Archipelago National Park
Helvetinjärvi National Park
Hiidenportti National Park
Isojärvi National Park
Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park
Koli National Park
Kolovesi National Park
Kurjenrahka National Park
Lauhanvuori National Park
Leivonmäki National Park
Lemmenjoki National Park
Liesjärvi National Park
Linnansaari National Park
Nuuksio National Park
Oulanka National Park
Päijänne National Park
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Patvinsuo National Park
Perämeri National Park
Petkeljärvi National Park
Puurijärvi-Isosuo National Park
Pyhä-Häkki National Park
Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Repovesi National Park
Riisitunturi National Park
Rokua National Park
Salamajärvi National Park
Seitseminen National Park
Sipoonkorpi National Park
Syöte National Park
Tiilikkajärvi National Park
Torronsuo National Park
Urho Kekkonen National Park
Valkmusa National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas Park
Rokua Park
Saimaa Park
FRANCE
The Alps
• Bernina Range
◦ Piz Bernina
• Graian Alps
◦ Aiguille Verte
◦ Grande Jorasses
◦ Mt. Blanc
Massif des Calanques Coast
Camargue Delta
Corniche d’Or Coast
Dune of Pyla
Étretat Coast – Normandy
Gorges du Fier – Annecy
Gorge du Verdon –
Iles d’Hyeres Islands
Lac du Salagou
Lac de Sainte Croix
Lake Annecy
Loire River
Mount Saint-Michel
Pyrénées Mountains
Rhone River
Seine River
National Parks
Calanques National Park
Cévennes National Park
Écrins National Park
Mercantour National Park
Port-Cros National Park
Pyrénées National Park
Mercantour National Park
Vanoise National Park
Nature Parks
Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut
Parc naturel régional d’Armorique
Parc naturel régional de Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Brière
Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient
Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne
Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Parc naturel régional du Vercors
Parc naturel régional de Corse
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc
Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
Parc naturel régional du Pilat
Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord
Parc naturel régional de Martinique
Parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims
Parc naturel régional du Luberon
Parc naturel régional du Queyras website
Parc naturel régional des volcans d’Auvergne
Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse
Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses
Parc naturel régional du Vexin français
Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges
Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine
Parc naturel régional du Verdon
Parc naturel régional du Perche
Parc naturel régional de l’Avesnois
Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin
Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais Français
Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy
Parc naturel régional de Guyane
Parc naturel régional des Boucles de la Seine normande
Parc naturel régional des Monts d’Ardèche
Parc naturel régional de la Narbonnaise en Méditerranée
Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France
Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées catalanes
Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin
Parc naturel régional des Alpilles
Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises
Parc naturel régional des Ardennes turel régional des Préalpes d’Azur
Parc naturel régional du Marais poitevin
Parc naturel régional du Golfe du Morbihan
Parc naturel régional des Baronnies provençales
UNESCO GEOPark
Beaujolais Park
Causses du Quercy Park
Chablais Park
Haute-Provence Park
Luberon Park
Massif des Bauges Park
Monts d’Ardèche Park
GERMANY
Bavarian Alps
• Zugspitze
Black Forest
Eisriesenwelt Cave
Elbe River
Königssee
Lange Anna-Heligoland Island
Moselle River
Oder River
Rhine River
National Parks
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park
Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park
Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park
Jasmund National Park
Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park
Müritz National Park
Lower Oder Valley National Park
Harz National Park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
Hainich National Park
Eifel National Park
Saxon Switzerland National Park
Bavarian Forest National Park
Berchtesgaden National Park
Black Forest National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Bergstraße-Odenwald Park
Harz, Braunschweiger Land Park
Muskauser-Faltenbogen / Łuk Mużakowa
Swabian Alb Park
Terra.vita Park
Thuringia Inselsberg-Drei Gleichen Park
Vulkaneifel Park
GIBRALTAR (UK)
Rock of Gibraltar
GREECE
Aegean Islands
• Chios
• Samos
Cape Sounion
Cyclades Islands
• Delos
• Fira – Santorini
• Mykonos
• Naxos
• Paros
Dodecanese Islands
• Rhodes
Ionian Islands
• Corfu
Kleftiko Beach Arch – Milos Island
Crete
• Samariá Gorge – Crete
Víkos Gorge
National Parks
Ainos National Park
Alonnisos Marine Park
Oeta National Park
Olympus National Park
Parnassos National Park
Parnitha National Park
Pindus National Park
Prespes National Park
Samaria National Park
Sounio National Park
Vikos–Aoös National Park
Zakynthos National Marine Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Chelmos Vouraikos Park
Grevena-Kozani Park
Lesvos Island
Psiloritis Park
Sitia Park
Vikos Park
HUNGARY
Danube River
Lake Balaton
National Parks
Aggtelek National Park
Balaton Uplands National Park
Bükk National Park
Danube-Drava National Park
Danube-Ipoly National Park
Fertő-Hanság National Park
Hortobágy National Park
Kiskunság National Park
Körös-Maros National Park
Őrség National Park
Nature Parks
Geschriebenstein-Írottkő
Raab-Örseg-Goricko
UNESCO GEOPark
Bakony-Balaton Park
Novohrad / Nógrád Park
ICELAND
Askja Caldera
The Blue Lagoon
Dettifoss Falls
Gullfoss Falls
Haukadalur Geyser Basin
Myvatn Lake
Jokulsarlon Lagoon
Laugavegur Trail
Látrabjarg Coast
Reynisfjara Beach
Seljalandsfoss Falls
Skogafoss Falls
Svartifoss Falls
Vatnajokull Ice Caves & Glacier
National Parks
Snæfellsjökull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park
Þingvellir National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Katla Park
Reykjanes Park
IRELAND
Cliffs of Moher
Great Pollet Arch – Donegal County
Slieve League – Donegal County
National Parks
Ballycroy National Park
Connemara National Park
Glenveagh National Park
Killarney National Park
The Burren National Park
Wicklow Mountains National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Burren & Cliffs of Moher Park
Copper Coast Park
Marble Arch Caves
ITALY
The Alps
• Graian Alps
◦ Grand Paradiso
◦ Grande Jorasses
◦ Mt. Blanc
• Penninie Alps
◦ Dent d’Hérens
◦ Monte Rosa
◦ Matterhorn
Amalfi Coast
Apennine Mountains
Cinque Terra Coast
The Dolomites
Lake Como
Lake Garda
Lake Maggiore
Lake Orta
Mount Etna
Mount Vesuvius
National Parks
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park
Alta Murgia National Park
Appennino Lucano – Val d’Agri – Lagonegrese National Park
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Arcipelago di la Maddalena National Park
Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Asinara National Park
Aspromonte Cilento National Park
Vallo di Diano National Park
Cinque Terre National Park
Circeo National Park
Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park
Gargano National Park
Gennargentu National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
Majella National Park
Monti Sibillini National Park
Pollino National Park
Sila National Park
Stelvio National Park
Val Grande National Park
Vesuvio National Park
Nature Parks
Schlern-Rosengarten
Texelgruppe
Puez-Geisler
Fanes-Sennes-Prags
Trudner Horn
Sexten Dolomites
Rieserferner-Ahrn
Sarntal Alps
Stelvio
UNESCO GEOPark
Adamello-Brenta Park
Alpi Apuani Park
Aspromonte Park
Beigua Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburi Park
Madonie Park
Maiella Park
Pollino Park
Rocca di Cerere Park
Sesia Val Grande Park
Tuscan Mining Park
LATVIA
Baltic Sea Coast
Daugava River
National Parks
Gauja National Park
Rāzna National Park
Ķemeri National Park
Slītere National Park
LITHUANIA
Baltic Sea Coast
Curonian Spit & Lagoon
Nemunas Delta
National Parks
Aukštaitija National Park
Dzūkija National Park
Kuršių Nerija National Park
Trakai National Historic Park
Žemaitija National Park
MALTA
Azure Window Arch – Gozo
Dingli Cliffs
MONTENEGRO
Bay of Kotor
Dinaric Alps
• Mount Lovcen
Adriatic coast
• Sveti Stefan Island
National Parks
Durmitor National Park
Biogradska Gora National Park
Lovćen National Park
Lake Skadar National Park
Prokletije National Park
NETHERLANDS
Rhine River
West Frisian Islands
National Parks
Lauwersmeer National Park
Schiermonnikoog National Park
Alde Feanen National Park
Drents-Friese Wold National Park
Dwingelderveld National Park
Drentsche Aa National Landscape
De Weerribben-Wieden National Park
Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park
Veluwezoom National Park Hoge
Veluwe National Park
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park
Dunes of Texel National Park
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park
Oosterschelde National Park
De Biesbosch National Park
De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park
De Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park
De Groote Peel National Park
Maasduinen National Park Meinweg National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
De Hondsrug Park
NORTH MACEDONIA
Lake Orhid
National Parks
Pelister National Park
Mavrovo National Park
Galičica National Park
NORWAY
The Fjords
• Geirangerfjord
• Hardangerfjord
• Lysefjord
• Nordfjord
• Sognefjord
Hornelen Mountain – Bremangerlandet Island
Nordkapp
Norwegian Sea coast
Scandinavian Mountains
National Parks
Ånderdalen National Park
Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park
Breheimen National Park
Børgefjell National Park
Dovre National Park
Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park
Færder National Park
Femundsmarka National Park
Folgefonna National Park
Forlandet National Park
Forollhogna National Park
Fulufjellet National Park
Gutulia National Park
Hallingskarvet National Park
Hardangervidda National Park
Indre Wijdefjorden National Park
Jostedalsbreen National Park
Jotunheimen National Park
Junkerdal National Park
Làhku National Park
Langsua National Park
Lierne National Park
Lomsdal–Visten National Park
Møysalen National Park
Nordenskiöld Land National Park
Nordre Isfjorden National Park
Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
Øvre Anárjohka National Park
Øvre Dividal National Park
Øvre Pasvik National Park
Rago National Park
Reinheimen National Park
Reisa National Park
Rohkunborri National Park
Rondane National Park
Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park
Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park
Seiland National Park
Sjunkhatten National Park
Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
Stabbursdalen National Park
Varangerhalvøya National Park
Ytre Healer National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Gea Norvegica Park
Magma Park
Trollfjell Park
POLAND
Bialowieza Forest
Masurian Lake District
Slowinski Sand Dunes
Carpathian Mountains
• Tatra Mountains
Oder river
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula River
National Parks
Babia Góra National Park
Białowieża National Park
Biebrza National Park
Bieszczady National Park
Tuchola Forest National Park
Drawa National Park
Gorce National Park
Stołowe Mountains National Park
Kampinos National Park
Karkonosze National Park
Magura National Park
Narew National Park
Ojców National Park
Pieniny National Park
Polesie National Park
Roztocze National Park
Słowiński National Park
Świętokrzyski National Park
Tatra National Park
Ujście Warty National Park
Wielkopolska National Park
Wigry National Park
Wolin National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Holy Croos Mountains Muskauser-Faltenbogen / Łuk Mużakowa
PORTUGAL
Algarve Coast
• Praia da Marinha
• Sagres Cliffs
Azores
Cabo da Roca
Duro Valley
Madeira Islands
• Cabo Girão coast
Tagus River
National Parks
Peneda-Gerês National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Azores Park
Arouca park
Estreala park
Naturtejo da Mesta Meridional Park
Terras de Cavaleiros park
ROMANIA
Carpathian Mountains
• Făgăraş Mountains
• Moldoveanu Peak
• Transylvania Alps
Danube River & Delta
Iron Gates of the Danube
National Parks
Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park
Rodna National Park
Retezat National Park
Cheile Nerei-Beuşniţa National Park
Semenic-Cheile Caraşului National Park
Călimani National Park
Cozia National Park
Piatra Craiului National Park
Munţii Măcinului National Park
Defileul Jiului National Park
Ceahlău National Park
Cheile Bicazului-Hăşmaş National Park
Buila-Vânturariţa National Park
RUSSIA
Black Sea
Curonian Spit & Lagoon
Sail Rock – Black Sea
Ural Mountains
Ural River
Volga River
National Parks
Bashkiriya National Park
Buzuluksky Bor National Park
Chavash Varmane
Bor National Park
Kalevalsky Bor National Park
Kenozersky National Park
Khvalynsky National Park
Kurshskaya Kosa National Park
Losiny Ostrov National Park
Mariy Chodra National Park
Meshchyora National Park
Meshchyorsky National Park
Nechkinsky National Park
Nizhnyaya Kama National Park
Orlovskoye Polesye National Park
Paanajärvi National Park
Pleshcheyevo Ozero National Park
Prielbrusye National Park
Pripyshminskiye Bory National Park
Russkaya Arktika National Park
Russky Sever National Park
Samarskaya Luka National
Park Sebezhsky National Park
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park
Smolny National Park
Sochi National Park
Ugra National Park
Valdaysky National Park
Vodlozersky National Park
Yugyd Va National Park
SERBIA
Balkan Mountains
Beljanica waterfalls
Danube River
Dinaric Alps
Iron Gates of the Danube
National Parks
Đerdap National Park
Kopaonik National Park
Tara National Park
Šar Mountain National Park
Fruška Gora National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Djerbia Park
SLOVAKIA
Carpathian Mountains High Tatras Gerlachovský štít Peak
Danube River
National Parks
Veľká Fatra National Park
Malá Fatra National Park
Low Tatras National Park
Muránska planina National Park
Pieniny National Park
Poloniny National Park
Slovak Karst National Park
Slovak Paradise National
Park Tatra National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Novohrad / Nógrád Park
SLOVENIA
Julian Alps
Lake Bled
Skocjan Cave – Divača
National Parks
Triglav National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Idrija Park
Karawanken / Karavanke
SPAIN
Balearic Islands
Cantabrian Mountains
Canary Islands
• Cliffs of Giants – Tenerife
Gaztelugatxe Peninsula
Guadalquivir River Delta
Playa de las Catedrales Arches- Ribadeo
Punta de Tarifa
Pyrénées Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Tagus River
National Parks
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici
Cabañeros
Cabrera Archipelago
Caldera de Taburiente
Doñana
Garajonay
Guadarrama
Illas Atlánticas de Galicia
Monfragüe
Ordesa y Monte Perdido
Picos de Europa
Sierra Nevada
Sierra de las Nieves
Tablas de Daimiel
Teide
Timanfaya National Park
Nature Parks
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Basque Coast Park
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Park
Central Catalonia Park
Courel Mountains
El Hierro Park
Granada Park
Lanzorote & Chinjo Islands
Las Loras park
Maestrazgo park
Molina & Alto Tajo Park
SWEDEN
Scandinavian Mountains
Stockholm Archipelago
National Parks
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Cabrera Archipelago National Park
Cabañeros Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Doñana National Park
Garajonay National Park
Guadarrama National Park
Illas Atlánticas de Galicia National Park
Monfragüe National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Picos de Europa National Park
Sierra Nevada National Park
Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Teide National Park
Timanfaya National Park
SWITZERLAND
The Alps
• Bernese Alps
◦ Aletschhorn
◦ Eiger
◦ Finsteraarhorn
◦ Jungfrau
◦ Mönch
◦ Schreckhorn
• Dauphiné Alps
◦Barre des Écrins
• Penninie Alps
◦ Dent Blanche
◦ Dent d’Hérens
◦ Dom
◦ Grand Combin
◦ Lagginhorn
◦ Matterhorn
◦ Ober Gabelhorn
◦ Rimpfischhorn
◦ Weisshorn
◦ Weissmies
Lake Constance
Lake Geneva
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lugano
Lake Thun
Rhine Falls
National Parks
Swiss National Park
Nature Parks
Aargau Jura Park
Beverin Nature Park
Binntal Nature Park
Chasseral Nature Park
Diemtigtal Nature Park
Doubs Nature Park
Parc Ela
UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere
Gantrisch Nature Park
Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut Nature Park
Jura vaudois Nature Park
Pfyn-Finges Nature Park
Thal Nature Park
Val Müstair Biosphere
TURKEY
Bosphorus Strait
Cappadocia Landscape
• Göreme Volcanic Rock Formations
The Dardenalles
Pamukkale Springs
National Parks
Yozgat Pine Grove National Park
Karatepe-Arslantaş National Park
Soğuksu National Park
Kuşcenneti National Park
Uludağ National Park
Yedigöller National Park
Dilek Peninsula – Büyük Menderes Delta National Park
Spil Mount National Park Mount
Kızıl National Park
Mount Güllük (Termessos) National Park
Kovada Lake National Park
Munzur Valley National Park
Beydağları Coast National Park
Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park
Köprülü Canyon National Park
Mount Ilgaz National Park
Historical Başkomutan National Park
Ancient Göreme National Park
Altındere Valley National Park
Ancient Boğazköy Alacahöyük National Park
Mount Nemrut National Park
Beyşehir Lake National Park
Kazdağı National Park
Altınbeşik Cave National Park
Hatilla Valley National Park
Karagöl-Sahara National Park
Kaçkar Mountains National Park
Aladağlar National Park
Marmaris National Park
Saklıkent National Park
Ancient Troya National Park
Mount Honaz National Park
Kastamonu-Bartın Küre Mountains National Park
Sarıkamış-Allahuekber Mountains National Park
Mount Ararat National Park
Gala Lake National
Park Sultan Reeds National Park
Tek Tek Mountains National Park
İğneada Longoz Forest National Park
Nene Hatun Historical National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Kula-Salihi Park
UKRAINE
Askania-Nova
Black Sea
Granite-steppe lands of Buh
Dniester Canyon
Dnieper River
Lake Svitiaz
Lake Synevyr
Oleshky Sands
Optimistic Caves
Tovtry of Podillya
National Parks
Azov-Syvash National Park
Bug Fort National Park
Carpathian National Park
Charming Harbor National Park
Cheremosh National Park
Derman-Ostroh National Park
Desna-Stara Huta National Park
Double-River National Park
Dzharylhach National Park
Gomolsha Forests National Park
Great Meadow National Park
Halych National Park
Hetman National Park
Holosiyvsky National Nature Park
Homolsha Forrest National Park
Hutsulshchyna National Park
Ichnya National Park
Khotyn National Park
Krеmеnеts Mountains National Park
Lower Dniester National Park
Lower Sula National Park
Mezyn National Park
Northern Pоdіllya National Park
Podillya Hills National Park
Pyryatyn National Park
Saint Mountains National Park
Shatsky National Park
Siveria-Donets National Park
Skоle Bеskyds National Park
Sloboda Ukraine National Park
Synevir National Park
Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
Ukraine Littoral Azov National Park
Uzh National Park
Verkhovyna National Park
Vyzhnytsia National Park
White Coast of Svyatoslav National Park
White Lake National Park
Yavorivskyi National Park
Zalissya National Park
UNITED KINGDOM
England
Durdle Door Arch – Dorset
Lindisfarne Holy Island –
Old Harry Rocks – Dorset Coast
St. Micheal’s Mount Island – Cornwall
River Thames
White Cliffs of Dover
National Parks
Peak District National Park
Lake District National Park
Dartmoor National Park
North York Moors National Park
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Exmoor National Park
Northumberland National Park
The Broads National Park
New Forest National Park
South Downs National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Black Country Park
English Riviera Park
North Pennines Aonb Park
Northern IReland
Ballintoy, County Antrim
Giants Causway Coast
Waterloo Bay, Larne
White Rocks Beach, Bushmills, County Antrim
UNESCO GEOPark
Marble Arch Caves
Scotland
Eilean Donan Island
Eilean Tioram Island
Glen Coe Valley
The Hebrides Islands
Loch Awe
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
Loch Ness
Old Man of Hoy – Orkney Islands
National Parks
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Cairngorms National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
North-West Highlands Park
Shetland Park
Wales
Prembrokeshire Coast
National Parks
Snowdonia National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Brecon Beacons National Park
UNESCO GEOPark
Fforest Fawr Park
Geomôn Park
Mountains, Glaciers and Valleys…
Europe’s Favorite Mountain Destinations…
ANDORRA
Cities / Villages:
Grandvalira
AUSTRIA
Cities / Villages:
Bad Gastein, Ellmau, Engelberg, Hallstatt, Innsbruck, Ischgl, Kitzbühel, Lech am Arlberg, Saalbach and Hinterglemm, Saas-Fee, Saint Anton am Alberg, Saint Wolfgang, Salzburg, Seefled, Zell am See
Sights:
Altausee, Attersee, Eisriesenwelt Cave, Großglockner Alpine Road, Hohenwerfen Castle, Mondsee , Schafberg, Wolfgangsee, Zeller See
BULGARIA
Cities / Villages:
Bansko
CZECHIA
Cities / Villages:
Grandvalira
FRANCE
Cities / Villages:
Albertville, Alpe D’huez, Annecy, Chamonix, Châtel, Courchevel, Grenoble ,La Plagne, La Chinaillon, Les Deux Alpes ,Les Houches, Mègve ,Méribel, Morzine, Notre dame de Bellecombe, Rougen, Saint Gervais les Bains, Saint Jean d’Arves, Samoens, Tignes, Val-d’sère, Val Thorens
Sights:
Mount Blanc, Lake Geneva
GERMANY
Cities / Villages:
Brechtesgaden, Füssen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald
Sights:
Koingsee, Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau Castles, Zugspitze
ITALY
Cities / Villages:
Bardonecchia, Bormio, Breuil Cervina, Canazei, Cavalese, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Courmayeur, Leeco, Livigno, Madonna di Campiglio, Merano, Moena, San Martino di Castrozza, Tarvisio, Val de Funes, Val Gardena
Sights:
Lake Misurina, Tri Cime National Park, The Dolomites
NORWAY
Cities / Villages:
Beitostølen, Flåm, Geiranger, Lillehammer, Narvik, Olden, Reine, Undredal
Sights:
Flåm Railway, Geirangerfjord, Hardangerfjord, Jostedalsbreen Glacier National Park, Jotunheimen National Park, Lake Gjende, Lysefjorden & Pulpit Rock, Sognefjord, Trolltunga, Vøringfossen Falls
POLAND
Cities / Villages:
Zakopane
Sights:
Szczeliniec Wielki
PORTUGAL
Cities / Villages:
Sintra
ROMANIA
Cities / Villages:
Brab, Cheia, Pestera, Predeal, Sinaia, Viscri
Sights:
Bran Castle, Făgăraș Mountains, Poenari Castle, Transfagarasan Road
SLOVAKIA
Cities / Villages:
Jasná Nízke Tatry
SLOVENIA
Cities / Villages:
Bled
Sights: Kranjska Gora, Lake Bled, Lake Jasna, Soca River, Triglav National Park
SPAIN
Cities / Villages:
Arties, Baqueira-Beret, Covagonga, Granada, Ronda, Torla
SWEDEN
Cities / Villages:
Åre
SWITZERLAND
Cities / Villages:
Andermatt, Basse-Nendaz, Davos, Grindewald, Gruyére, Gstaadt, Guarda, Interlaken, Lucerne, Murren, St. Moritz, Wengen, Zermatt, Zürich
Sights:
Bernina Express, Furkas Pass, Great St. Bernard Pass, Jungfraujoch, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Matterhorn, Mount Pilatus, Schlithorn
Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls
Europe’s Most Desirable Lakes to Visit…
Albano – Italy
Annecy – France
Attersee – Austria
Lake Balaton – Hungary
Bled – Slovenia
Bolsena – Italy
Bracciano – Italy
Braies – Italy
Brienz – Switzerland
Caumasee – Switzerland
Lake Como – Italy
Constance/Bodensee – Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Eibsee – Germany
Eye of the Sea – Poland
Fuschisee – Austria
Garda – Italy
Gèneva – France, Switzerland
Green – Austria
Halstattsee – Austria
Hornavan – Sweden
Ijsselmeer – Netherlands
Inari – Finland
Kallavesi – Finland
Kerid – Iceland
Killarney Lakes – Ireland
Konigsee – Germany
Kuybyshevskoye – Russia
Lac dćAllos – France
Lagoda – Russia
The Lake District – UK England
Loch Ard – UK Scotland
Loch Awe – UK Scotland
Loch Duich – UK Scotland
Loch Horun – UK Scotland
Loch Linnhe – UK Scotland
Loch Lomond – UK Scotland
Loch Ness – UK Scotland
Loch Tummel – UK Scotland
Llangorse- UK Wales
Llyn Geirionydd – UK Wales
L Sainte-Croix – France
Lucerne – Switzerland
Lugano – Italy, Switzerland
Maggiore – Italy, Switzerland
Masurian Lakes – Poland
Misurina – Italy
Mondsee – Austria
Mývatn – Iceland
Nasijarvi – Finland
Nedre Noren – Sweden
Neusiedler See – Austria, Hungary
Neutchâtel – SwitzerlandOhrid – Albania, North Macedonia
Oneda – Russia
Orta – Italy
Peipus – Estonia, Russia
Perića – Croatia
Piora Lakes – Switzerland
Plitvice – Croatia
Prespa – Albania, Greece, North Macedonia
Saimaa – Finland
Skadar – Albania Montenegro
Starnberger See – Germany
Thun – Switzerland
Tisnaren – Sweden
Titisee – Germany
Torneträsk – Sweden
Lake Trasimeno – Italy
Vänern – Sweden
Varna – Croatia
Vattern – Sweden
Walchensee – Germany
Lake Windemere – UK Scotland
Zürich – Switzerland
Waterfalls…
AUSTRIA
Krimml Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
Bliha Falls – 56 m (184 ft)
Kravice Falls – 25 m (82 ft)
Pliva Falls – 22 m (72 ft)
Skakavac Falls – Perućica, 75 m (246 ft)
Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo, 98 m (322 ft)
Štrbački buk Falls – 24 m (79 ft)
BULGARIA
Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
Boyana Waterfall – Vitosha Mountain
Emen Waterfall
Etropole Waterfall Varovitets – 15 m (49 ft)
Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft)
Krushuna Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
Popinolashki waterfall – 12 m (39 ft)
Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft), Rila Mountain
Vratsa waterfalls
– Skaklia (not constant) – 130 m (430 ft)
– Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
CROATIA
Veliki slap – 78 m (256 ft), highest waterfall in Croatia
Skradinski Buk – Krka river
CZECHIA
Labský vodopád- 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
Mumlavský vodopád – 10 m (32 ft) fall with highest flow rate in Czechia
Pančavský vodopád – 148 m (486 ft) highest in Czechia
Pudlavský vodopád- 122 m (400 ft)
Rudické propadání – 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in Czechia
DENMARK
Døndalen – 20 m (66 ft), highest waterfall in Denmark
ESTONIA
Jägala Falls
Keila Falls
Narva Cascades
Valaste Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft), highest waterfall in Estonia
FAROE ISLANDS (Denmark)
Bøsdalafossur – 30 m (98 ft)
Fossá – 140 m (460 ft), highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
FINLAND
Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
Kitsiputous
Pihtsusköngäs
FRANCE
Gavarnie Falls – 422 m (1,385 ft), highest waterfall in mainland France
GERMANY
All Saints Falls – 83 m (272 ft), Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
Röthbach Falls – 470 m (1,540 ft), Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
Sankenbach Falls – 40 m (130 ft), Baiersbronn
Triberg Falls – 163 m (535 ft), River Gutach in Triberg
GREECE
Edessa Falls – 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia
HUNGARY
Lillafüred Falls – 20 m (66 ft), artificial
ICELAND
Aldeyjarfoss
Barnafoss 80 m – Snæfellsbær
Dettifoss 44 m – Jökulsárgljúfur National Park.
Dynjandi 100 m – Vesturbyggð
Fagrifoss 80 m – Skaftárhreppur
Fjallfoss
Foss á Síðu 82 m – Skaftárhreppur
Gjáin
Gljúfrafoss
Glymur 196 m- Hvalfjarðarsveit
Goðafoss
Granni 101 m – Skeiða- og
Grundarfoss 70 m – Grundarfjörður
Gnúpverjahreppur
Gullfoss
Hafragilsfoss
Háifoss – 122 m – Skeiða- og
Gnúpverjahreppur
Hengifoss – 128 m – Fljótsdalur
Hraunfossar
Írárfoss 60 m – Rangárþing eystra
Morsárfoss 227.3 m – Hornafjörður
Ófærufoss
Þórðarfoss 80 m – Rangárþing eystra
Rjúkandi 93 m – Fljótsdalshérað
Selfoss 11 m – Jökulsárgljúfur National Park.
Seljalandsfoss 65 m – Rangárþing eystra
Skiptárfoss 80 m – Reykhólahreppur
Vesturbyggð
Skógafoss 62 m – Rangárþing eystra
Svartifoss
Systrafoss 69 m – Skaftárhreppur
IRELAND
Assaroe Falls
Powerscourt Falls – 121 m (397 ft), highest waterfall in Ireland
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
Torc Falls
ITALY
Cascata delle Marmore – 165 m (541 ft), tallest man-made waterfall in the world
Cascate del Rio Verde
Cascate del Serio – 315 m (1,033 ft), highest waterfall in Italy
Cascata del Toce
Cascate del Varone
Cascate Nardis
KOSOVO
Mirusha Waterfalls
White Drin Waterfall
LATVIA
Abavas rumba
Ventas rumba – 1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide – The widest waterfall in Europe
NORTH MACEDONIA
Bogomila Falls
Duf Falls
Kolešino Falls
Korab Falls
Koprišnica Falls
Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
NORWAY
Espelandsfossen
Kjelfossen – 755 m (2,477 ft)
Kjeragfossen – 715 m (2,346 ft)
Langfoss
Låtefossen
Månafossen
Mardalsfossen
Mongefossen – 773 m (2,536 ft)
Ramnefjellsfossen – 818 m (2,684 ft); also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
Rjukanfossen
Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
Skrikjofossen
Stalheimsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
Tyssestrengene
Vettisfossen
Vinnufossen – 860 m (2,820 ft); the highest waterfall in Europe
Vøringfossen
POLAND
Siklawa – High Tatras – 65 m (213 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
Siklawica – Tatra Mountains – 23 m (75 ft)
Wodospad Kamieńczyka – Sudetes – 27 m (89 ft)
Wodospad Wilczki – Eastern Sudetes – 22 m (72 ft)
PORTUGAL
Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve
Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
Pulo do Lobo – 20 m (66 ft
Azores
Cascata da Ribeira Grande – 300 m (980 ft) falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha
Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau – 90 m (300 ft); Fajã Grande
Madeira
Risco Falls – 100 m (330 ft)
25 Fontes Falls – 30 m (98 ft); Madeira
ROMANIA
Bigăr Falls
Vălul Miresei Falls
RUSSIA
Kivach Falls – 10.7 m (35 ft); Karelia
Polikarya Falls – 70 m (230 ft); Sochi National Park
SERBIA
Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – 232 m (761 ft); Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia
Kopren Falls – 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina
Pilj Falls – 65.5 m (215 ft); Stara Planina
SLOVAKIA
Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft), Lesser Fatra
Vodopád Skok – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
Vajanského vodopád – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
Vodopád Bystrého potoka – 20 m (66 ft), Slovak Central Mountains
Roháčsky vodopád – 23 m (75 ft), Western Tatras
Vodopády Studeného potoka, High Tatras
Obrovský vodopád – 20 m (66 ft), High Tatras
Brankovský vodopád – 55 m (180 ft), Low Tatras
SLOVENIA
Boka – 139 m (456 ft), tallest in Slovenia
Javornik Falls
Peričnik Falls
Rinka Falls
SWEDEN
Fettjeåfallet – 60 m (200 ft)
Hällingsåfallet – 43 m (141 ft)
Hallamölla – 23 m (75 ft)
Njupeskär – 125 m (410 ft)
Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft)
Storforsen – 35 m (115 ft) high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer.[1]
Styggforsen – 36 m (118 ft)
Tännforsen – 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s.
Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)
SWITZERLAND
Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
Foroglio Fall – Foroglio
Giessbach Falls – Brienz
Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
Seerenbach Falls – Amden
Staubbach Fall 297 m – Lauterbrunnen
Thur Waterfalls – Unterwasser
Trümmelbach Falls 140 m – Lauterbrunnen
TURKEY
Düden Falls – Antalya
Göksu Falls – Sivas
Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
Manavgat Falls in Antalya
Tortum Falls – Erzurum
UKRAINE
Djur-Djur Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
Dzhurynskyi Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
Maniava Falls – 20 m (66 ft)
Uchan-su Falls – 98 m (322 ft), highest waterfall in Ukraine
Zhenetskyi Huk Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
UNITED KINGDOM
England
Aira Force – 66 ft (20 m); Ullswater in the Lake District
Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Canonteign Falls – 220 ft (67 m); an artificial waterfall in Devon
Cauldron Snout – 200 ft (61 m); one of England’s highest; upstream from High Force
Cautley Spout – 650 ft (200 m); highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Falling Foss – 67 ft (20 m); near Whitby, North Yorkshire
Gaping Gill – 361 ft (110 m); highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
Hardraw Force – 100 ft (30 m); highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
High Force – 71 ft (22 m); largest volume of water falling over an unbroken drop; one of the more popular waterfalls in England
Kisdon Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Low Force – downstream from High Force
Mallyan Spout – Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
White Lady Falls – 100 ft (30 m); falls located in a narrow gorg
Northern Ireland
Glenariff Forest Park
Scotland
Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde – 84 ft (26 m)
Eas a’ Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m) in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Falls of Foyers – 203 ft (62 m)
Falls of Glomach – 370 ft (110 m)
Steall Falls – 394 ft (120 m) in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
Wales
Aber Falls
Aberdulais Falls
Devil’s Appendix – 305 ft (93 m), highest waterfall in Wales
Henrhyd Falls
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Pistyll y Llyn
Swallow Falls
Seas – Coastlines – Islands
Because Europe’s shape is on the forms of peninsulas it has thousands of miles of coastlines that meet the seas.
Natural Coast Areas– Many of these coastlines offer extremely natural beauty where breathtaking mountains and cliffs meet the sea. Others have inland sea bays and majestic fjords.
Seaside Resort Areas – Some areas offer miles of beaches and these areas have been destinations for the sun seekers. Over the years these areas have also developed into tourists areas for Europeans to enjoy their holidays.
Major Coastal Cities – These have a long relationship with the sea and have played a pivotal part in Europe’s history. Through the decades, some have become havens for those seeking a seaside retreat.
Popular Coastal Towns & Villages – Some almost like they where frozen in time and unaffected by the changes to the modern world. The architecture and ambiance make can make you fell you are living a century ago. Others that cling to the rocks and are perched high above the sea are wonderful to see.
The Islands…
Some Islands in Europe have played a significant part in its history. Of those Great Britain, Ireland, Sicily, Crete, Rhodes have contributed immensely to the advancement of European culture. Islands where also strategically importance for transportation and defense. Today many of those islands are tourists havens for the sun worshipers and social crowds.
Noted Tourist Islands…
Ærø
Åland Islands
Aran Islands
The Azores
– Corvo
– Faial
– Flores
– Pico
– São Miguel
– Terceira
Balearic Islands
– Formentera
– Ibiza
– Majorca
– Minorca
Belle Île
Burano
Canary Islands
– Fuerteventura
– Grand Canaria
– Lanzarote
– La Palma
– Tenerife
Comino
Corsica
Crete
– Elafonisi
The Cyclades
– Delos
– Floegandros
– Ios
– Koufonisia
– Mílos
– Mykonos
– Naxos
– Páros
– Santorini
Dalmatian Islands
– Brač
– Hvar
– Korčula
– Mljet
– Vis
Dodecanese Islands
– Kos
– Patmos
– Rhodes
Elba
Faroe Islands
– Eysturoy
– Mykines
– Vágar
Funen
Gotland
Great Britain
Gozo
Guensey
Hiiumaa
Hydra
Jersey
Iceland
Inner Hebrides
– Colonsay
– Isle of Skye
– Isle of Mull
– Jura Island
Ionian Islands
– AntoPaxos
– Kefalonia
– Kerkyra (Corfu)
– Lefkada
– Zakynthos
Ireland
Ischia
Isle of Capri
Isle of Man
Isle of Wight
Krk
Lofoten Islands
Madeira
Malta
Moskenesøya
Mont-Saint-Michel
North Aegean Islands
– Lesbos
– Samos
Orkney Islands
– Mainland
Outer Hebrides
– Berneray
– Lewis & Harris
– North Uist
– South Uist
Pag
Rab
Rügen
Sardinia
Isles of Scilly
Shetland Islands
– Mainland
Sicily
Stockholm Archipelago
Stromboli
The Sporades
– Skiathos
– Skopelos
Sylt
Zealand