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Alt Pirineu Natural Park

Cassibrós, Spain

+95 birds+22 mammals

Where granite peaks scrape the Catalan sky and ancient beech forests give way to high alpine meadows, one of the […]

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Aspromonte National Park

Careri, Italy

+130 birds+20 mammals

Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]

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Bavarian Forest National Park

Germany

+121 birds+30 mammals

Where beech and spruce embrace across ancient granite uplands, Central Europe’s wildest borderland unfolds. The Bavarian Forest straddles the German-Czech […]

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Biebrza National Park

Goniądz, Poland

+130 birds+25 mammals

Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]

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Forest & Jungle

Bosc de Virós

Ainet de Besan, Spain

+121 birds+30 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the eastern Pyrenees, a temperate wonderland emerges in the borderlands between Spain and Andorra. Bosc […]

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Forest & Jungle

Bosques de Plan

San Juan de Plan, Spain

+123 birds+30 mammals

Where granite peaks plunge into beech and fir forests, the Pyrenean valleys of Bosques de Plan unfold in dramatic tiers […]

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Cabañeros National Park

Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain

+57 birds+9 mammals

Cabañeros National Park is one of Spain’s finest wildlife destinations and one of the best-preserved examples of Mediterranean forest and […]

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Cadí Moixeró Nature Park

Bagà, Spain

+122 birds+30 mammals

Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of […]

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Cañón del Río Lobos Nature Park

Santa María de las Hoyas, Spain

+126 birds+25 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise abruptly from a serpentine river valley, the Río Lobos carves one of Spain’s most dramatic natural […]

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Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser Nature Park

La Farga, Spain

+108 birds+20 mammals

Where granite peaks claw at the Catalan sky, alpine meadows and ancient beech forests unfold across nearly 300 square kilometers […]

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Casentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park

Santa Sofia, Italy

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where granite ridges rise above 1,600 meters through the heart of Tuscany and Romagna, beech forests transition into alpine meadows […]

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Central Balkan National Park

Zhidov dol, Bulgaria

+111 birds+21 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan […]

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Cévennes (Cœur) National Park

Vebron, France

+120 birds+32 mammals

Where granite ridges plunge into serpentine river valleys, a wilderness of schist and limestone unfolds across the Massif Central. Ancient […]

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Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park

Campora, Italy

+76 birds+17 mammals

Limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea while ancient beech forests crown the interior highlands, creating a mosaic of Mediterranean […]

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D’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park

la Vall de Boí, Spain

+106 birds+15 mammals

Granite peaks rise dramatically from crystalline lakes in Spain’s Pyrenean heartland, where torrential streams cascade through meadows studded with alpine […]

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Dell’Asinara National Park

Italy

+52 birds+4 mammals

Windswept granite peaks rise from crystalline Mediterranean waters off Sardinia’s northwestern coast, where maquis scrubland cloaks rocky slopes descending to […]

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Della Majella National Park

Pacentro, Italy

+53 birds+14 mammals

Where limestone massifs pierce the Apennine spine, a realm of vertical drama unfolds across nearly 75,000 hectares of pristine Italian […]

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Dirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve

Las Cuerlas, Spain

+136 birds+21 mammals

Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain’s largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. […]

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Écrins (Cœur) National Park

La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, France

+107 birds+24 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine cloudline and glacial torrents carve through crystalline valleys, France’s wildest mountain heart reveals itself. […]

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Espai d’interès natural de les Gavarres

Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Spain

+116 birds+14 mammals

Where Mediterranean scrubland meets temperate forest, rolling granite hills define one of Catalonia’s most biodiverse landscapes. Across nearly 600 square […]

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Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

Pietracamela, Italy

+78 birds+18 mammals

Where granite massifs pierce the Apennine spine, weathered limestone cliffs rise from verdant beech forests in a landscape of dramatic […]

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Javakheti National Park

Bozali, Georgia

+148 birds+6 mammals

Dawn breaks over a high-altitude plateau where volcanic peaks pierce the Caucasian sky, their slopes cloaked in alpine meadows that […]

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Kerkini Lake National Park

Serres, Greece

+132 birds+25 mammals

Where the Strymon River winds through northeastern Greece, a sprawling freshwater lake mirrors the dramatic Belasitsa Mountains, creating one of […]

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Kosterhavets National Park

Västra Götalands län, Sweden

+133 birds+17 mammals

Where the Skagerrak’s cold currents lap against Sweden’s western coast, a labyrinth of granite islands and skerries emerges from the […]

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Lower Oder Valley National Park

Schwedt/Oder, Germany

+124 birds+30 mammals

Where two nations’ borders converge along the Oder River, a landscape of wetlands, floodplain forests and oxbow lakes unfolds across […]

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Mercantour (Cœur) National Park

Isola, France

+120 birds+29 mammals

Where alpine meadows surrender to vertiginous limestone cliffs, the Mercantour’s beating heart pulses with Mediterranean and Alpine rhythms. This 4,221-square-kilometre […]

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Monfragüe National Park

Torrejón el Rubio, Spain

+118 birds+11 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the heart of Extremadura, ancient Mediterranean scrubland meets a landscape sculpted by the Tagus River. […]

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Montaña de Montserrat Nature Park

Marganell, Spain

+126 birds+30 mammals

Where granite monoliths erupt from the Mediterranean scrubland like cathedral spires, an otherworldly landscape unfolds across Catalonia’s most dramatic mountain […]

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Montaña Palentina Nature Park

Vidrieros, Spain

+86 birds+15 mammals

Where granite massifs rise above 2,200 metres and beech forests give way to alpine meadows, Spain’s northern interior reveals a […]

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Mountain & Alpine

Montañas de Prades

Capafonts, Spain

+126 birds+28 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tarragona hinterland, a wild mosaic of pine forests, scrubland, and limestone cliffs creates […]

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Montseny Nature Park

Viladrau, Spain

+105 birds+22 mammals

The Montseny Natural Park is one of Catalonia’s most remarkable protected areas, offering an extraordinary blend of biodiversity, scenic landscapes, […]

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Olympos National Park

Pieria Regional Unit, Greece

+133 birds+17 mammals

Where the Thessalian plains meet the Mediterranean, granite peaks thrust skyward in defiant majesty, their slopes cloaked in a mosaic […]

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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Sobrarbe, Spain

+121 birds+29 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres in sheer vertical walls, the Pyrenees reveal their most dramatic visage. Ordesa […]

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Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor

Font-Montnegre, Spain

+110 birds+24 mammals

Where the Mediterranean scrublands rise into pine-clad ridges, a mosaic of ancient forests and rocky outcrops defines one of Catalonia’s […]

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Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas

Berlanga, Spain

+134 birds+23 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above emerald valleys, a tapestry of Mediterranean ecosystems unfolds across one of Spain’s most biodiverse […]

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Peneda-Gerês National Park

A Baixa Limia, Portugal

+79 birds+18 mammals

Granite peaks pierce the mist-laden highlands of northern Portugal, where ancient schist valleys carve through some of Europe’s last true […]

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Picos de Europa National Park

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

+120 birds+17 mammals

Where limestone peaks pierce the Asturian sky at nearly 2,700 metres, three colossal massifs create a fortress of vertical rock […]

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Pindos National Park

Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece

+128 birds+22 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above Greece’s spine, the Pindos Mountains harbour one of southern Europe’s wildest and most […]

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Polesie National Park

Michałów, Poland

+96 birds+10 mammals

Where the Narew River winds through Poland’s eastern borderlands, pristine wetlands and ancient forests converge in one of Europe’s most […]

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Ports Natural Park

Alfara de Carles, Spain

+55 birds+8 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise dramatically above Mediterranean scrubland, the Ports massif commands the border between Catalonia and Aragon in northeastern […]

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Posets–maladeta Natural Park

Benasque, Spain

+121 birds+29 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Pyrenean sky at over 3,300 metres, the Posets–Maladeta massif commands one of Spain’s most dramatic […]

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Puigventós Nature Reserve

Olesa de Montserrat, Spain

+123 birds+28 mammals

Where the limestone ridges of Catalonia fold into Mediterranean scrubland, a patchwork of cork oak forests and rocky outcrops creates […]

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Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees

Olette, France

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish […]

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Rila National Park

Mala tsarkva, Bulgaria

+131 birds+20 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Balkan skyline, pristine conifer forests blanket steep mountain slopes in an ecological tapestry that has […]

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Samaria National Park

Chania Regional Unit, Greece

+138 birds+12 mammals

Where granite gorges plunge nearly a kilometer into the Cretan landscape, a dramatic wilderness unfolds across 4,850 hectares of Crete’s […]

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Sarakinikou National Park

Chania Regional Unit, Greece

+134 birds+4 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise waters and endemic Mediterranean scrub clings to rocky slopes, Greece’s most dramatic coastal wilderness […]

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Serra de Mariola Nature Park

Bocairent, Spain

+95 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone ridges claw skyward across the inland Valencia region, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds across 225 square kilometers. […]

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Serra de Montsant Nature Park

La Morera de Montsant, Spain

+129 birds+27 mammals

Where limestone ridges thrust skyward above rolling Mediterranean scrubland, a landscape of dramatic contrasts rewards the discerning traveler. Montsant’s jagged […]

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Sibillini Mountains National Park

Ussita, Italy

+123 birds+27 mammals

Where limestone ridges claw toward 2,476 metres, ancient beech forests surrender to alpine meadows and windswept crags that define the […]

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Sierra de Andújar Nature Park

Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain

+105 birds+20 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain’s most pristine wilderness […]

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Mountain & Alpine

Sierra de Boumort

Segan, Spain

+125 birds+29 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the Catalan Pyrenees, ancient limestone cliffs rise in dramatic ramparts above dense Mediterranean forests. This […]

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Sierra de Gredos Regional Park

Candeleda, Spain

+130 birds+10 mammals

Where granite peaks claw at 2,592 metres and alpine meadows give way to cork oak scrubland, Spain’s central highlands reveal […]

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Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Rascafría, Spain

+141 birds+19 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Castilian plateau, weathered by millennia into a landscape of raw alpine drama, lies […]

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Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Tolox, Spain

+79 birds+6 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests give way to dramatic limestone peaks, a landscape of austere beauty commands attention across Málaga’s hinterland. […]

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Sierra Nevada National Park

Válor, Spain

+71 birds+3 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Mediterranean sky at nearly 3,500 metres, ancient snow lingers even as spring wildflowers carpet the […]

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Sila National Park

San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy

+133 birds+17 mammals

Where ancient beech forests rise above a high Calabrian plateau, Italy’s wilderness core reveals itself in dramatic relief. At elevations […]

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Somiedo Natural Park

Pola de Somiedo, Spain

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in […]

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Sounio National Park

Municipal Unit of Ayios Konstantinos, Greece

+135 birds+15 mammals

Where the Athenian coast fractures into dramatic rocky promontories, ancient marble cliffs plunge toward the Aegean in a landscape that […]

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South Downs National Park

Chichester, United Kingdom

+122 birds+28 mammals

Rolling chalk downlands rise and fall across southern England in a landscape sculpted by millennia of grazing and cultivation. These […]

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Stenshuvuds National Park

Skåne län, Sweden

+136 birds+18 mammals

Where windswept cliffs plunge toward the Baltic and ancient beech forests cling to limestone slopes, southern Sweden reveals one of […]

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Šumava National Park

Germany

+120 birds+29 mammals

Where ancient spruce forests rise and peat bogs stretch beneath mist-laden skies, the Bavarian borderlands hold one of Central Europe’s […]

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Vikos–Aoos National Park

Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece

+126 birds+24 mammals

Where granite gorges plunge nearly 1,000 metres through the Pindus Mountains, one of Europe’s most dramatic wilderness areas unfolds. The […]

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Vratsa Balkan

Zgorigrad, Bulgaria

+137 birds+19 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge into deep river canyons and beech forests give way to rocky karst plateaus, one of Bulgaria’s […]

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