Our next destination in the High Tatras was the famous Štrbské Pleso – the highest situated settlement in the Tatras Mountains (parking 10 EUR / day). This famous ski resort lies next to a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin with the highest depth of 20 meters. It is fed by...
The Demänovská Cave of Liberty is located in the northern part of the Low Tatras in Liptov region within Demänovská Valley. It is the most visited cave in Slovakia. The path with educational boards in the length of 400 meters leads to the entrance of the cave at an elevation height of 870...
We have decided to overnight below Nová Hoľa peak in the famous ski resort Donovaly, It is located in the area where the Low Tatra and Veľká Fatra National Parks meet. We still had time to catch the 4 PM cable car going to Nová Hoľa Peak (1357 m). Then we took a relaxed hike around Zvolen...
Today we drove through narrow and steep roads to explore sights around Tlemcen. Our friend Fethallah brought us to Cascades d’El-Ourit and Grottes de Ain-Fezza. Waterfalls are located seven kilometers from the city in a mountainous area covered with pine trees. Seven stepped...
We made a day hike around the coast and sand dunes in Nida. This tranquil fishing village is located on the 98 km long Curonian Spit which shares the UNESCO accolade with Russia. This lone detached strip of land surrounded by the waters of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon is one of...
Our first stop after the long drive from Riga was Lithuania’s first national park – Aukstaitija. It covers an area of 40570 hectares in north-eastern Lithuania. Over 70 percent of its territory is pine stands, including the ancient woods of Azvinciai, Mincia, and Linkmenos...
The park stands out with its diverse world of wetlands. It is home to moss or raised bogs, fens, and transitional bogs. The Great Ķemeri Bog is one of the main sulfur water producing bogs around Ķemeri. The bogland soil is poor in nutrients, acid, and in many places sodden. Most trees...
We took a ferry from Kapellskär to Paldiski and then we drove straight to Võsu in Lahemaa National Park. It is located in northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east of the capital of Tallinn. It was the first national park of the former Soviet Union and it is the largest park in Estonia and one...
We crossed the biggest high mountain plateau in Northern Europe with vast plateaus, deep, lush valleys and high mountains, glaciers in the far distance, waterfalls, and azure fjords. Hardangervidda offers a variety of experiences starting from where the road snakes lazily across the wide...
After Gaustatoppen we drove to Hardangervidda National Park. It is the largest national park in Norway. This vast mountain plateau offers excellent hiking opportunities; unfortunately, we did not have so much time, so we took just a 5 km hike from Gvepseborg. We used the Krossobanen Cable...