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Coastal national parks in Europe
100 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for coastline, among them Cinque Terre National Park, Lake District National Park and Doñana National Park.
Cinque Terre National ParkVernazzaFive cliff-side terraced towns linked by coastal trails in Liguria, northern ItalyCoastHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lake District National ParkScafell PikeSixteen major lakes and England's highest fells in CumbriaMountainsLakesForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
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Doñana National ParkAcebuche Visitors CentreMarshes, mobile dunes and pine forest at the Guadalquivir delta in AndalusiaWetlandsDunesForest
Calanques National ParkEn-VauSteep limestone bays and sea between Marseille and Cassis in southern FranceCoastKarstIslandsBest Apr–May, Oct
Butrint National ParkRoman theatreAncient ruins, lagoon and wetlands on Albania's far southern Ionian coastWetlandsCoastIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Jasmund National ParkKönigsstuhlChalk cliffs and beech forest on the Baltic coast of RügenCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Lahemaa National ParkViru rabaBays, peninsulas, raised bogs and manor houses on Estonia's north coastCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Snowdonia (Eryri) National ParkYr Wyddfa (Snowdon)Glacial peaks, tarns and lakes with a Cardigan Bay coast in North WalesMountainsLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Mljet National ParkVeliko jezeroTwo saltwater lakes and an island islet on Mljet, southern CroatiaLakesIslandsCoastBest May–Sep
Curonian Spit National Park (Lithuania)Nagliai nature reserveSand dunes and the Curonian Lagoon on Lithuania's Baltic spitDunesCoastForestBest May–Sep
Thy National ParkHanstholm VildtreservatCoastal dunes, sandy heath and wartime bunkers on Denmark's North Sea coastCoastDunesHeathBest May–Sep
Snæfellsjökull National ParkSnæfellsjökullIce-capped volcano, lava cave and sea stacks at the tip of Snæfellsnes in West IcelandGlaciersVolcanicCoastBest Jun–Sep
Lofotodden National ParkHermannsdalstindenJagged granite and volcanic peaks above the sea on Moskenesøya, LofotenMountainsCoastForestBest Jun–Sep
Słowiński (Slovincian) National ParkWydma ŁąckaMoving sand dunes, lakes and pine forest on Poland's Baltic coastDunesLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National ParkTrischenTidal mudflats, salt marshes and Halligen along Germany's North Sea coast in Schleswig-HolsteinCoastWetlandsIslandsBest May–Sep
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National ParkPaestumCoast, karst caves and mountains with Greek ruins in Campania, southern ItalyCoastMountainsCavesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Port-Cros National ParkChâteau Sainte-AgatheIsland and sea park in the Hyères Islands east of ToulonIslandsCoastHistoryBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
South Downs National ParkSeven SistersChalk downland, white sea cliffs and wooded Weald in southern EnglandCoastForestMeadowsBest May–Sep
Gargano National ParkForesta UmbraAncient beech woods, wetlands and the Tremiti Islands in Apulia, southern ItalyForestWetlandsIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep
Wolin National ParkGosańSea cliffs and a wisent sanctuary on Wolin island in north-west PolandCoastIslandsForestBest May–Sep
Circeo National ParkPromontory of CirceoCoastal forest, dunes and salt lakes on Italy's Lazio plainForestWetlandsDunesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Russian Arctic National ParkFranz Josef LandArctic islands and sea with polar bears in Russia's far northIslandsCoastHistoryBest Jul–Sep
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National ParkCíes IslandsFour granite archipelagos at the mouths of the Rías Baixas in GaliciaIslandsCoastForestBest Jun–Sep
Kornati National ParkKrune (Crowns)Eighty-nine limestone islands and maze-like channels off Dalmatia's coast in CroatiaIslandsCoastKarstBest May–Oct
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- Aspromonte National Park (Italy)
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (United Kingdom)
- Sochi National Park (Russia)
- Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park (Germany)
- Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park (Germany)
- Cabrera National Park (Spain)
- Gallipoli Peninsula Historic Site (Türkiye)
- Llogara National Park (Albania)
- Exmoor National Park (United Kingdom)
- Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park (Germany)
- Curonian Spit National Park (Russia) (Russia)
- Skuleskogen National Park (Sweden)
- Arcipelago Toscano National Park (Italy)
- Zuid-Kennemerland National Park (Netherlands)
- Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park (Italy)
- Matsalu National Park (Estonia)
- Wadden Sea National Park (Denmark)
- Gennargentu National Park (Italy)
- Kosterhavet National Park (Sweden)
- Stenshuvud National Park (Sweden)
- Mols Bjerge National Park (Denmark)
- Divjakë-Karavasta National Park (Albania)
- Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park (Greece)
- Slītere National Park (Latvia)
- Archipelago National Park (Finland)
- Vilsandi National Park (Estonia)
- Lauwersmeer National Park (Netherlands)
- Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park (Norway)
- National Marine Park of Zakynthos (Greece)
- Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park (Norway)
- Azov-Syvash National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Dunes of Texel National Park (Netherlands)
- Varangerhalvøya National Park (Norway)
- Oosterschelde National Park (Netherlands)
- Ånderdalen National Park (Norway)
- Forlandet National Park (Norway)
- Meotyda National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Seiland National Park (Norway)
- Schiermonnikoog National Park (Netherlands)
- Lower Dniester National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Møysalen National Park (Norway)
- Onezhskoye Pomorye National Park (Russia)
- Evros Delta National Park (Greece)
- Ekenäs Archipelago National Park (Finland)
- Sør-Spitsbergen National Park (Norway)
- Bothnian Bay National Park (Finland)
- Bothnian Sea National Park (Finland)
- Dzharylhach National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Raet National Park (Norway)
- Gotska Sandön National Park (Sweden)
- Haparanda Archipelago National Park (Sweden)
- Ytre Hvaler National Park (Norway)
- Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park (Finland)
- Indre Wijdefjorden National Park (Norway)
- Samursky National Park (Russia)
- Schinias Marathon National Park (Greece)
- Færder National Park (Norway)
- Nordre Isfjorden National Park (Norway)
- Azov National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Sjunkhatten National Park (Norway)
- Charming Harbor National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Jomfruland National Park (Norway)
- Missolonghi–Aitoliko Lagoons National Park (Greece)
- Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National Park (Greece)
- Nämdö Archipelago National Park (Sweden)
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park (Greece)
- Kuialnyk National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Amvrakikos Wetlands National Park (Greece)
- Hollandse Duinen National Park (Netherlands)
- Brijuni National Park (Croatia)
- North Aegean Marine National Park (Türkiye)
- Sounio National Park (Greece)
- Jersey National Park (Jersey)
- North York Moors National Park (United Kingdom)