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Gauja National Park in Latvia features diverse wildlife, red sandstone cliffs and a winding river that flows through forests shaped by long human history.
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Gauja National Park in Latvia features diverse wildlife, red sandstone cliffs and a winding river that flows through forests shaped by long human history.
Lahemaa National Park on Estonias Baltic coast features ancient forests, rivers and peninsulas where nature has remained largely untouched.
The Curonian Spit is a narrow peninsula of dunes and forests shaped by destruction and recovery through careful human intervention.
Every year, in the middle of Croatia, it's the same story: after the annual snowmelt, a huge flood wave spills out of the Alps toward Zagreb and Belgrade. This leads to an increase in the River Sava's water levels of some ten metres. The contents of more than ten billion bathtubs floods an area the
The Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês is the only national park in Portugal. An area of almost 700 square kilometers, located in the extreme north of Portugal. Barren and rocky ridges in the plateaus, contrast with large forests and lush ground vegetation in deep valleys, crossed by lakes and rivers. The
The highest mountain range in Portugal is the Serra da Estrela. The episode embarks on a voyage of discovery to adventurous rock formations and villages steeped in tradition. The nature park is the largest protected area on the Iberian peninsula. In the mountain range we accompany the young scientis
In the southwest of Portugal lies the little known Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. It encompasses a narrow coastal strip that runs along the coast to the south of Portugal. Sparsely populated, this coastal region, which was placed under protection in 1988, is considered one
Madeira - Portugal's autonomous island in the Atlantic Ocean, is closer to the African coast than to the mother country Portugal, from which it is separated by about 900 kilometers. The island's name comes from Portuguese sailors who claimed the uninhabited isle for themselves in 1419. Madeira means
The "Parque Natural da Ria Formosa" is one of the largest lagoon conservation areas in Europe. Bordered by five natural islands. A mosaic of sandbanks, brackish and freshwater lagoons and salt marshes. In 2010, the "Ria Formosa" was chosen as one of the seven natural wonders of Portugal. It is a uni
After an unusual mass reproduction of bark beetles in the nineties, thousands hectares of old spruce forest were destroyed. Soon after, a new, healthier forest started to grow – a new primeval forest. Within a few years, in place of the former monoculture, a diverse forest developed, rich in spruces
Soomaa National Park is one of Europes wettest wilderness areas. Floods, forests and wetlands create a landscape where canoes replace roads during the fifth season.
Gauja National Park in Latvia features diverse wildlife, red sandstone cliffs and a winding river that flows through forests shaped by long human history.
Lahemaa National Park on Estonias Baltic coast features ancient forests, rivers and peninsulas where nature has remained largely untouched.
The Curonian Spit is a narrow peninsula of dunes and forests shaped by destruction and recovery through careful human intervention.
Every year, in the middle of Croatia, it's the same story: after the annual snowmelt, a huge flood wave spills out of the Alps toward Zagreb and Belgrade. This leads to an increase in the River Sava's water levels of some ten metres. The contents of more than ten billion bathtubs floods an area the
The Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês is the only national park in Portugal. An area of almost 700 square kilometers, located in the extreme north of Portugal. Barren and rocky ridges in the plateaus, contrast with large forests and lush ground vegetation in deep valleys, crossed by lakes and rivers. The
The highest mountain range in Portugal is the Serra da Estrela. The episode embarks on a voyage of discovery to adventurous rock formations and villages steeped in tradition. The nature park is the largest protected area on the Iberian peninsula. In the mountain range we accompany the young scientis
In the southwest of Portugal lies the little known Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. It encompasses a narrow coastal strip that runs along the coast to the south of Portugal. Sparsely populated, this coastal region, which was placed under protection in 1988, is considered one
Madeira - Portugal's autonomous island in the Atlantic Ocean, is closer to the African coast than to the mother country Portugal, from which it is separated by about 900 kilometers. The island's name comes from Portuguese sailors who claimed the uninhabited isle for themselves in 1419. Madeira means
The "Parque Natural da Ria Formosa" is one of the largest lagoon conservation areas in Europe. Bordered by five natural islands. A mosaic of sandbanks, brackish and freshwater lagoons and salt marshes. In 2010, the "Ria Formosa" was chosen as one of the seven natural wonders of Portugal. It is a uni
After an unusual mass reproduction of bark beetles in the nineties, thousands hectares of old spruce forest were destroyed. Soon after, a new, healthier forest started to grow – a new primeval forest. Within a few years, in place of the former monoculture, a diverse forest developed, rich in spruces
Soomaa National Park is one of Europes wettest wilderness areas. Floods, forests and wetlands create a landscape where canoes replace roads during the fifth season.
Gauja National Park in Latvia features diverse wildlife, red sandstone cliffs and a winding river that flows through forests shaped by long human history.
Lahemaa National Park on Estonias Baltic coast features ancient forests, rivers and peninsulas where nature has remained largely untouched.
The Curonian Spit is a narrow peninsula of dunes and forests shaped by destruction and recovery through careful human intervention.
Every year, in the middle of Croatia, it's the same story: after the annual snowmelt, a huge flood wave spills out of the Alps toward Zagreb and Belgrade. This leads to an increase in the River Sava's water levels of some ten metres. The contents of more than ten billion bathtubs floods an area the