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Today: Top 10 most beautiful national parks in Europe
Travelers to Europe love to visit the Old Continent's world-famous cities and cultural sites. But as magnificent and surreal as Europe's historic cities are, Europe's lesser known National Parks - more than 350 of them - are also worth a visit. Many travelers associate National Parks with the USA , but Europe also has an abundance of spectacular wilderness areas and equally impressive hikes on offer. To help you plan your next getaway in the great outdoors, here's my selection of Europe's 10 most beautiful and breathtaking National Parks.
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The National Park of Saxon Switzerland in eastern Germany, south-east of Dresden, offers endless ways to spend an outdoor holiday. This region between Pirna and the Czech border is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe, embracing a unique and evocative landscape. The mighty Elbe river wanders through the national park's thick forest, past villages and mighty hilltop castles. More than 700 summits are available to rock climbers, while for those who prefer to keep their feet on the ground, there are 400 km (250 mi) of marked hiking-trails, steep treks, paths and some cycle routes through the National Park.
Plitvice Lakes is the oldest and largest National Park in the Republic of Croatia. The process of tufa formation, which results in the building of the tufa, or travertine, barriers and resulted in the creation of the lakes, is the outstanding universal value for which the Plitvice Lakes were internationally recognized in 1979 with their inscription onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. The most attractive part of the park – the lakes – cover just under 1% of the total park area. The lake system is comprised of 16 named and several smaller unnamed lakes, cascading one into the next. The lakes end in the impressive waterfalls Sastavci, with the Korana River springing under the base of the falls.
Located on Finland's eastern border, Hossa National Park offers the best setting in Europe for photographing and watching big beasts such as bears, wolves and wolverines. Founded in 2017 to commemorate Finland's centenary of independence, the country's 40th National Park is an important natural forest and is widely known for its bright waters. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age and the larger area around the National Park remains one of the least densely populated regions in Europe. As a result it's the wildlife that rules this kingdom, with frequent sightings of brown bears (which can be observed from the relative comfort of a hide).
To the north of Huesca, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, aficionados of high mountains will enjoy a unique National Park in Spain: Ordesa and Monte Perdido. Consisting of four valleys (Añisclo, Escueta, Ordesa and Picuaín) and Monte Perdido (with 3,355m or 11,007 ft the third-highest peak in the Pyrenees), the landscape's majestic scenery unfolds like a scene from a film, where different ecosystems flourish together. The area is a natural paradise where you can explore meadows, enormous forests, incredible gorges, glaciers, experience perpetual snow, and admire the unique karstic landscape, formed over thousands of years.
The Gran Paradiso National Park is Italy's version of Yosemite. Located between Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta, it's the oldest National Park in the country. The park was created in 1922 when Savoy King Vittorio Emanuele III donated his legendary hunting reserve to the country in order to protect species that would have otherwise become extinct, such as the ibex, now a major symbol of the park. Named after Gran Paradiso mountain, the park is contiguous with the French Vanoise National Park. Its rugged scenery and spectacular hiking trails make Gran Paradiso National Park one of Europe's best destinations for outdoor lovers and cross-country skiers.
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