NATIONAL PARKS OF EUROPE

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Best national parks in Europe in April

81 of the 500 national parks in this guide list April among their best months to visit, among them Cinque Terre National Park, Plitvice Lakes National Park and Doñana National Park.

Cinque Terre National ParkItaly · La SpeziaVernazzaFive cliff-side terraced towns linked by coastal trails in Liguria, northern ItalyCoastHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Plitvice Lakes National ParkCroatia · Central CroatiaVeliki SlapSixteen terraced tufa lakes linked by waterfalls in central CroatiaLakesWaterfallsKarstBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
In season now
Doñana National ParkSpain · AndalusiaAcebuche Visitors CentreMarshes, mobile dunes and pine forest at the Guadalquivir delta in AndalusiaWetlandsDunesForest
Krka National ParkCroatia · Šibenik-KninSkradinski bukTravertine waterfalls, river lakes and monasteries in central Dalmatia, CroatiaWaterfallsRiversKarstBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
In season now
Timanfaya National ParkSpain · Lanzarote, Canary IslandsEl DiabloVolcanic lava fields and fire mountains in southwestern Lanzarote, Canary IslandsVolcanicHistory
Hortobágy National ParkHungary · Eastern HungaryNine-holed BridgeFlat alkaline steppe, wetlands and grazing herds in eastern HungaryWetlandsMeadowsRiversBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Calanques National ParkFrance · Bouches-du-RhôneEn-VauSteep limestone bays and sea between Marseille and Cassis in southern FranceCoastKarstIslandsBest Apr–May, Oct
Hoge Veluwe National ParkNetherlands · GelderlandKröller-Müller MuseumHeathland, sand dunes and woodland with a Van Gogh museum in GelderlandForestHeathDunesBest Apr–May, Aug–Oct
Saxon Switzerland National ParkGermany · SaxonyBasteiSandstone canyons, rock towers and gorge forest near Dresden in SaxonyMountainsGorgesForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Butrint National ParkAlbania · VlorëRoman theatreAncient ruins, lagoon and wetlands on Albania's far southern Ionian coastWetlandsCoastIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Vesuvius National ParkItaly · CampaniaVesuviusActive volcano and its ancient crater Monte Somma near NaplesVolcanicHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Urho Kekkonen National ParkFinland · LaplandSokostiFells, broad mires and wilderness forest along Finland's Russian border in LaplandMountainsWetlandsForestBest Mar–Apr, Sep
Soomaa National ParkEstonia · Vahe-EestiRiisa flood areaRaised bogs, flooded meadows and winding rivers in south-western EstoniaWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Biebrza National ParkPoland · PodlaskieBiebrza MarshesVast fenlands and river marshes along the Biebrza River in northeastern PolandWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Aug
Monfragüe National ParkSpain · CáceresCastillo de MonfragüeCliffs, oak pasture and vulture colonies along the River Tagus in ExtremaduraRiversForestMountainsBest Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Eifel National ParkGermany · North Rhine-WestphaliaKermeterBeech woods, reservoirs and former military ground in Germany's North EifelForestLakesMeadowsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Garajonay National ParkSpain · La Gomera, Canary IslandsAlto de GarajonayLaurel rainforest and eroded volcanic rocks on the island of La GomeraForestMountainsVolcanicBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct
De Biesbosch National ParkNetherlands · North Brabant, South HollandHollandse BiesboschFreshwater tidal wetlands of creeks and willow forest in the western NetherlandsWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Sep
Caldera de Taburiente National ParkSpain · La Palma, Canary IslandsRoque de los MuchachosVast erosion caldera with pine forest and a permanent river on La PalmaMountainsGorgesForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Gargano National ParkItaly · FoggiaForesta UmbraAncient beech woods, wetlands and the Tremiti Islands in Apulia, southern ItalyForestWetlandsIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep
Circeo National ParkItaly · LazioPromontory of CirceoCoastal forest, dunes and salt lakes on Italy's Lazio plainForestWetlandsDunesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Forêts National ParkFrance · Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéForêt d'Arc-en-BarroisBroad-leaved lowland forests on the Langres plateau in north-eastern FranceForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
In season now
Tablas de Daimiel National ParkSpain · Ciudad RealTablas de Daimiel wetlandFloodplain wetland of reeds and fen-sedge on the La Mancha plainWetlandsRiversMeadows
Müritz National ParkGermany · Mecklenburg-VorpommernLake MüritzLakes, beech forests and wetlands in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Müritz lakelandLakesForestWetlandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

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