The landscapes of our continent are absolutely stunning
Plitvice Lakes Park, Croatia
It is difficult to make a selection of the most outstanding natural landscapes in Europe because we know the continent too well. However, although some are just as striking, all that are essential. One of them is the Plitvice Lakes Park, a paradise of crystalline waters with 30,000 hectares of intact nature.
Playa de las Catedrales, Spain
The Cathedrals beach, considered one of the most beautiful in the world, you can only get through until about noon, then as the tide rises and then the ocean recovers for himself this natural temple.
Killarney Lakes, Ireland
Within the spectacular natural scenery of the Ring of Kerry are the three lakes of Killarney: Lough Leane, Muckross Lake and Lake Superior (pictured).
Sherwood Forest, England
To speak of Sherwood Forest is to speak of Robin Hood. The Great Oak Tree, located in its center, is over 1,000 years old and served as a refuge for this thief turned hero.
Briksdal Glacier, Norway
The Briksdal Glacier is a huge tongue of ice 480 kilometers long that sneaks between the slopes of the mountains.
Meteora, Greece
Meteora are not only these huge rock formations carved by erosion and up to 600 meters high but also the orthodox monasteries that hang from them.
Orda Caves, Russia
The largest underwater grotto in Russia and the largest in gypsum on the entire planet is formed by a labyrinth of channels almost three kilometers long and 17 meters deep, with waters reaching 40 degrees below zero.
Norwegian fjords, Norway
Going into the Norwegian fjords is an invitation to enjoy a natural spectacle, a lush environment where almost infinite waterfalls, sharp cliffs and unruly forests sprout.
Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
The peculiar hexagonal shapes of the stone were created by volcanic activity 60 million years ago, forming 40,000 columns of volcanic basalt in a landscape that leaves you speechless.
Fanes Natural Park – Sennes – Braies, Italy
The colossal karst peaks that stand out in its landscape and its lakes the color of the Caribbean are the most striking attributes of this border appendage between the Alps and Veneto.
La Graciosa Island, Spain
The eighth island of the Canary Islands, La Graciosa, is the only one inhabited —although only by 600 people — in the small archipelago of Chinijo, and gives its name to the largest marine reserve in Europe.
Sarek, Sweden
The largest national park in all of Sweden and the oldest in Europe (1909) is a wildland with the highest peaks in the country, beautiful valleys and rivers, and around a hundred glaciers.
Friesland Sea, Netherlands
Located between the Frisian Islands and the North Sea, the Frisian one, more than a sea, is a sandy bottom that is interrupted by water channels. Thus, its small islands can be crossed on foot from the mainland at low tide.
Faroe Islands, Denmark
The Faroe Islands are small pieces of unpolished emeralds and glorious nature shrouded in icy waters and dense fog. Discover them.
Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park, Romania
This park, of more than 60,000 hectares, covers the Southern Carpathians and the Cerna river basin and is characterized by its high biodiversity.
French Finistere, France
The French Finistere is located in the Regional Natural Park of Harmonica, divided into four ecosystems: the islands of the Irose Sea, the Crozon peninsula, the maritime environment of the Aulne river and the Arrée mountains.
Melissani, Greece
An earthquake in Kefalonia (Greece) left Melissani, a grotto considered divine, insight, because the ceiling fell showing a natural skylight that turned the cavern into a striking cenote.
Durmitor National Park, Montenegro
Durmitor National Park is a World Heritage Site thanks to its spectacular canyons and rivers such as the Tara, considered the deepest in Europe.
Zelske Jame Caves, Slovenia
The unique formations of the Zelske Jame Caves, together with some natural openings in the roofs, offer a protected natural spectacle since 1949 in the Rakov Škocjan Nature Reserve.
Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
In this forest, more than 300 years old, the branches of the trees form a large arch over the road, giving it a ghostly appearance.
Solfataras from Hverir, Iceland
This solfatara (the volcanic opening through which sulfurous vapors come out) is an impossible color palette of cracked earth, with water emanating from the earth at about 100 degrees Celsius.
Bachalpsee lake, Switzerland
The lake Bachalpsee, possibly one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, is starring in much of the Swiss Post.
Bárdenas Reales, Spain
Navarra can boast of having one of the largest deserts in Spain (and Europe): Las Bardenas Reales. The Sea of Dothraki from Game of Thrones has been recorded here.
Cascata delle Marmore, Italy
The Cascata Delle Marmore is one of the highest and most striking in Europe. Italians have enjoyed it since the time of ancient Rome, whose inhabitants, in a constructive wonder, created artificially.
Northern Lights, Norway
During large explosions and flares from the sun, large amounts of particles are thrown into space, clouds traveling at speeds of between 300 and 1,000 kilometers per second. The explosion of colors occurs when the particles collide with gases from the Earth’s atmosphere.
Hallerbos Forest, Belgium
A carpet of bluish hyacinths and bear’s garlic upholsters Hallerbos in late April, giving rise to a peculiar natural spectacle that draws large numbers of travelers to this beech forest.
Swedish Lapland, Sweden
Located in the extreme north of Sweden, Swedish Lapland is a land of dense virgin forests and dreamy landscapes.
Landmannalaugar lake, Iceland
This deep blue lake is located in the crater of an inactive volcano in Iceland, a land with so many amazing landscapes that could fill this list alone.
Eiger Glacier, Switzerland
Eiger, which means Ogre in German, is a 3,970-meter high pure rock pyramid, located in the beautiful Alps.
Ljubljana swamps, Slovenia
This area of wetlands and mudflats is known for its strange animal and plant species, as well as for its resounding beauty.
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Here, on the west coast of County Clare, the colors of the sky mingle with the sea at the sight of impetuous boulders of rock over 214 meters high that stretch for eight kilometers.
Salinas de Torrevieja, Spain
The Natural Park of Lagunas de la Mata and Torrevieja is home to one of the most important salt flats in Spain, which shows reddish-colored waters due to the algae that live at its bottom.
Sentinels of the Arctic, Finland
Under these mysterious silhouettes there are only trees covered with snow, what happens is that it is so many and it is so cold that it takes on interesting shapes.
Algarve Coast, Portugal
The rock formations that frame the sweet Algarve sand are most picturesque. Together with its turquoise waters, they make up an unrepeatable image.
Tuscany fields
The Tuscan land is reddish under the sun, and Mediterranean vegetation (especially olive trees and vines) grows happily on it. It looks like something out of a dream, especially when it is covered by a slight mist.
Golden waterfall, Iceland
Its name, Golden Waterfall, comes from the color of its brown waters due to the glacial sediments it carries, which when mixed with the foam looks like gold, or so they say.
Lake Gougane Barra, Ireland
Located in one of the most picturesque valleys of Ireland, in Cork, is this lake of glacial origin, from where the River Lee is born and the first natural park in the country.
Trossachs, Scotland
The National Park and Lake Lochmon Trossachs is a land of tales and heroes like Rob Roy MacGregor. In fact, its lush forests have recently inspired the creators of The Indomitable, an animated film by Disney and Pixar.
Strokkur Geyser, Iceland
The Strokkur Geyser explodes every few minutes, and the water from its hot eruption reaches several tens of meters each time.
Odle Mountains, Italy
The profile of the Odle Mountains forms one of the most challenging places we can find in the Dolomites: steep, with tremendous cliffs and vertigo walls.
Wilder Kaiser Mountains, Austria
As the Tyrolean fields fill with color under the towering Wilder Kaiser Mountains, still dappled by the last remnants of winter snow, the most romantic face in the Alps smiles.
Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany
In Saxon Switzerland there is a bridge that brings you closer to heaven and allows you to see a magnificent green valley from a bird’s eye view, the core of Saxon Switzerland National Park.
Blue Window of Dwejra, Malta
This 50-meter high natural limestone arch is located on the Island of Gozo, where the wedding between Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo was filmed.
Quiraing Mountains, Scotland
The Isle of Skye is home to an overwhelming landscape ideal to discover on foot. With unearthly beauty, the Quiraing Mountains are outlined with large pinnacles and steep cliffs.
Etna volcano, Italy
Etna, at 3,350 meters above sea level, is the largest active volcano in Europe. On its low slopes, however, vines, prickly pears, figs, palm trees, bananas and pistachios grow.
Vrbas River, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Vrbas river, which makes a beautiful curve here, flows for 250 kilometers, leaving landscapes as amazing as this one.
Grønlands Nationalpark, Greenland
The largest National Park in the world, with more than 972,000 square kilometers, is a remote and exclusive place, full of icebergs and ice mountains, where only 500 tourists arrive each year.
Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic
This unique mosaic of Central European ecosystems maintains many of the features it had during the ancient ice age and is home to the highest mountain in the Czech Republic.
Csakh lake, Hungary
The egrets are counted hundreds on Lake Csaj, although not the only species: this habitat is very rich in animal life, delighting nature photographers.
Timanfaya National Park, Spain
The Timanfaya National Park has volcanic landscapes for everyone, being the proximity to the volcanoes baptized as Montaña de Fuego, Montaña Rajada or Caldera del Corazoncillo (in the photograph and one of our favorites) the most beautiful areas of the island.