NATIONAL PARKS OF EUROPE

[ Gorges ]

National parks with gorges and canyons in Europe

52 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for gorges and canyons, among them Mount Olympus National Park, Picos de Europa National Park and Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.

Mount Olympus National ParkGreece · Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMytikasGreece's highest mountain, with gorges and forests, in Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep
Picos de Europa National ParkSpain · Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and LeónNaranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu)Glacially eroded limestone massifs and river gorges in northern SpainMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkSpain · PyreneesCascada Cola de CaballoLimestone canyons, cirques and waterfalls around Monte Perdido in the Aragonese PyreneesMountainsGorgesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Triglav National ParkSlovenia · Alpine massifMount TriglavJulian Alps peaks, glacial lakes and gorges in north-western SloveniaMountainsLakesGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Vatnajökull National ParkIceland · ÞingeyjarsveitDettifossEurope's largest glacier, volcanoes and waterfalls in south-east and north IcelandGlaciersVolcanicWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Saxon Switzerland National ParkGermany · SaxonyBasteiSandstone canyons, rock towers and gorge forest near Dresden in SaxonyMountainsGorgesForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Đerdap National ParkSerbia · SerbiaGolubac Fortress (Golubački grad)Danube gorges, karst hills and Roman remains in eastern SerbiaRiversGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Mavrovo National ParkNorth MacedoniaMount Korab (Голем Кораб)Alpine peaks, a deep gorge and lakes in western North MacedoniaMountainsLakesGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Slovak Paradise National ParkSlovakia · East SlovakiaPrielom HornáduKarst plateau cut by wooded gorges and waterfalls in eastern SlovakiaKarstGorgesWaterfallsBest May–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
Durmitor National ParkMontenegro · MontenegroMost na Tari (Đurđevića Tara Bridge)Mountain range and Tara River canyon in northern MontenegroMountainsRiversGorgesBest Jun–Sep
Samaria National ParkGreece · CreteSamariá GorgeA World Biosphere Reserve gorge in the White Mountains of CreteMountainsGorgesBest May–Oct
České Švýcarsko National ParkCzechiaPravčická bránaSandstone arches, towers and deep gorges on the Czech–German borderGorgesForestRiversBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Paklenica National ParkCroatia · DalmatiaVelika PaklenicaTwo karst canyons and climbing cliffs on the southern slopes of Velebit, CroatiaMountainsGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Cévennes National ParkFrance · Southern FranceAven ArmandMountains, limestone gorges and caves across southern France's CévennesMountainsGorgesCavesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Pieniny National Park (Poland)Poland · Lesser PolandDunajec River GorgeLimestone cliffs above the Dunajec River in southern PolandMountainsRiversGorgesBest May–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
Stołowe Mountains National ParkPoland · Lower SilesianErrant RocksFlat-topped sandstone plateau with rock labyrinths on Poland's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Podyjí National ParkCzechia · South MoravianDyje River valleyForested Dyje River valley on the Czech–Austrian border in South MoraviaRiversForestGorgesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Söderåsen National ParkSweden · ScaniaSkäralidBeech forest, deep ravines and a crater lake on a Scanian horstForestLakesGorgesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Tara National ParkSerbia · Western SerbiaDrina GorgeForested mountains, Drina gorges and karst caves in western SerbiaMountainsForestGorgesBest May–Oct
Vjosa Wild River National ParkAlbania · Southern AlbaniaVjosa RiverFree-flowing river with canyons, rapids and islands in southern AlbaniaRiversGorgesIslandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Una National ParkBosnia and Herzegovina · Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaŠtrbački BukWaterfalls, rapids and river canyons along the Una in western BosniaRiversWaterfallsGorgesBest May–Sep

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