NATIONAL PARKS OF EUROPE

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Best national parks in Europe in October

143 of the 500 national parks in this guide list October among their best months to visit, among them Cinque Terre National Park, Lake District National Park and Teide National Park.

Cinque Terre National ParkItaly · La SpeziaVernazzaFive cliff-side terraced towns linked by coastal trails in Liguria, northern ItalyCoastHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lake District National ParkUnited Kingdom · CumbriaScafell PikeSixteen major lakes and England's highest fells in CumbriaMountainsLakesForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Teide National ParkSpain · Tenerife, Canary IslandsPico de TeideVolcanic peaks, lava fields and a vast caldera on Tenerife in the Canary IslandsVolcanicMountainsForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Plitvice Lakes National ParkCroatia · Central CroatiaVeliki SlapSixteen terraced tufa lakes linked by waterfalls in central CroatiaLakesWaterfallsKarstBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
New Forest National ParkUnited Kingdom · Southern EnglandBolderwoodOpen heath, ancient woodland and free-roaming ponies in southern England's Hampshire and WiltshireForestHeathWetlandsBest May–Jul, Sep–Oct
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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
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
Šumava National ParkCzechia · South Bohemian, PlzeňBoubínSpruce forest, raised peat bogs and glacial lakes on the borders with Germany and AustriaForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Oct
Bavarian Forest National ParkGermany · BavariaGroßer RachelHighland spruce forests, bogs and three ridge-top peaks on Germany's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Butrint National ParkAlbania · VlorëRoman theatreAncient ruins, lagoon and wetlands on Albania's far southern Ionian coastWetlandsCoastIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Jasmund National ParkGermany · Rügen, Mecklenburg-VorpommernKönigsstuhlChalk cliffs and beech forest on the Baltic coast of RügenCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Swiss National ParkSwitzerland · GraubündenPiz QuattervalsStrictly protected alpine valleys and peaks in Graubünden, eastern SwitzerlandMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Oct
Đerdap National ParkSerbia · SerbiaGolubac Fortress (Golubački grad)Danube gorges, karst hills and Roman remains in eastern SerbiaRiversGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Tatra National Park (Slovakia)Slovakia · Prešov, ŽilinaGerlachovský štítGranite peaks, over a hundred tarns and caves in Slovakia's High TatrasMountainsLakesCavesBest Jun–Oct
Vesuvius National ParkItaly · CampaniaVesuviusActive volcano and its ancient crater Monte Somma near NaplesVolcanicHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Koli National ParkFinland · North KareliaUkko-KoliForested hills and traditional meadows above Lake Pielinen in North KareliaLakesForestMeadowsBest Feb–Mar, Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct
Slovak Paradise National ParkSlovakia · East SlovakiaPrielom HornáduKarst plateau cut by wooded gorges and waterfalls in eastern SlovakiaKarstGorgesWaterfallsBest May–Oct
Soomaa National ParkEstonia · Vahe-EestiRiisa flood areaRaised bogs, flooded meadows and winding rivers in south-western EstoniaWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Vikos–Aoös National ParkGreece · EpirusVikos GorgeDeep limestone gorges, alpine lakes and stone-bridge villages in Epirus, northwest GreeceMountainsGorgesCavesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Gesäuse National ParkAustria · StyriaHochtorSteep mountain walls and the Enns river gorge in Upper StyriaMountainsRiversGorgesBest Jun–Oct

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