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Natural Places of the World
A curated, growing atlas of the planet’s great natural places — from national parks and fjords to reefs and deserts. Find one that calls to you, then plan a trip in a click.
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Cliffs of Moher
Sea cliffs rising up to 214 metres above the Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland, part of the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark.
Geirangerfjord
A deep blue-green fjord flanked by near-vertical cliffs and cascading waterfalls such as the Seven Sisters, among the best known of the West Norwegian Fjords.
Gorges du Verdon
A turquoise river canyon up to 700 metres deep in south-eastern France, popular for kayaking, climbing and the clifftop Route des Crêtes.
Lake Bled
An alpine glacial lake with a small island church and a clifftop castle, ringed by the Julian Alps.
Lauterbrunnen Valley
A glacial U-shaped valley in the Bernese Oberland framed by sheer walls and 72 waterfalls, including the free-falling Staubbach Falls.
Loch Lomond
The largest lake in Great Britain by surface area, dotted with wooded islands and bounded by the Highland Boundary Fault.
Plitvice Lakes
A chain of sixteen terraced lakes joined by waterfalls and travertine barriers, set in dense forest — Croatia’s oldest national park.
Samaria Gorge
A 16-kilometre gorge cutting through the White Mountains of Crete to the Libyan Sea, narrowing to the three-metre-wide "Iron Gates".
Saxon Switzerland
A sandstone landscape of eroded pillars, gorges and table mountains above the Elbe, famous for the Bastei rock formation and its bridge.
The Dolomites
A dramatic range of pale limestone peaks, spires and plateaus in the northern Italian Alps, celebrated for its via ferrata and alpenglow.
Timanfaya
A stark field of volcanic cones and lava fields on Lanzarote formed by 18th-century eruptions, where geothermal heat still lingers just below the surface.
Vatnajökull
Europe’s largest ice cap by volume, covering active volcanoes and feeding glacier tongues, ice caves and the Jökulsárlón lagoon.