NATIONAL PARKS OF EUROPE

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National parks with history and heritage in Europe

142 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for history and heritage, among them Mount Olympus National Park, Cinque Terre National Park and New Forest National Park.

Mount Olympus National ParkGreece · Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMytikasGreece's highest mountain, with gorges and forests, in Thessaly and Central MacedoniaMountainsGorgesForestBest Jun–Sep
Cinque Terre National ParkItaly · La SpeziaVernazzaFive cliff-side terraced towns linked by coastal trails in Liguria, northern ItalyCoastHistoryBest Apr–Jun, 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
Thingvellir National ParkIceland · BláskógabyggðAlmannagjáRift valley, fissures and the old parliament site in southwest IcelandLakesWaterfallsForestBest Jun–Sep
Krka National ParkCroatia · Šibenik-KninSkradinski bukTravertine waterfalls, river lakes and monasteries in central Dalmatia, CroatiaWaterfallsRiversKarstBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
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Timanfaya National ParkSpain · Lanzarote, Canary IslandsEl DiabloVolcanic lava fields and fire mountains in southwestern Lanzarote, Canary IslandsVolcanicHistory
Białowieża National ParkPoland · PodlaskieBiałowieża ForestEurope's last temperate primaeval forest and its free-living bison in eastern PolandForestWetlandsHistoryBest May–Sep
Mercantour National ParkFrance · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-MaritimesVallée des MerveillesAlpine valleys, lakes and Bronze Age rock engravings in south-east FranceMountainsLakesForestBest Jun–Sep
Hortobágy National ParkHungary · Eastern HungaryNine-holed BridgeFlat alkaline steppe, wetlands and grazing herds in eastern HungaryWetlandsMeadowsRiversBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Hoge Veluwe National ParkNetherlands · GelderlandKröller-Müller MuseumHeathland, sand dunes and woodland with a Van Gogh museum in GelderlandForestHeathDunesBest Apr–May, Aug–Oct
Vanoise National ParkFrance · SavoieDôme de l'ArpontAlpine ibex country in the Vanoise Massif, Savoie, French AlpsMountainsGlaciersMeadowsBest Jun–Sep
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
Lahemaa National ParkEstonia · Northern EstoniaViru rabaBays, peninsulas, raised bogs and manor houses on Estonia's north coastCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Đerdap National ParkSerbia · SerbiaGolubac Fortress (Golubački grad)Danube gorges, karst hills and Roman remains in eastern SerbiaRiversGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National ParkBelarus · Brest and Grodno RegionsKamieniuki (park headquarters)Primeval lowland forest with bison on Belarus's border with PolandForestHistoryWetlandsBest May–Sep
Hoge Kempen National ParkBelgium · LimburgMechelse HeideHeathland and pine forest on a plateau in Belgian LimburgForestHeathWetlandsBest Aug–Sep
Gauja National ParkLatvia · VidzemeGauja River valleySandstone cliffs, caves and castles along the Gauja River valley in Vidzeme, LatviaRiversForestCavesBest May–Sep
Vesuvius National ParkItaly · CampaniaVesuviusActive volcano and its ancient crater Monte Somma near NaplesVolcanicHistoryBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Thy National ParkDenmark · Northwest JutlandHanstholm VildtreservatCoastal dunes, sandy heath and wartime bunkers on Denmark's North Sea coastCoastDunesHeathBest May–Sep
Losiny Ostrov National ParkRussia · MoscowElk Biological StationMoose, forest and river sources inside Moscow's city limits and Moscow OblastForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Ojców National ParkPoland · Lesser PolandMaczuga Herkulesa (Hercules' Club)Limestone valleys, cliffs and over 400 caves north of Kraków in PolandKarstCavesForestBest May–Oct
Pollino National ParkItaly · Cosenza, Matera and PotenzaBosnian pineBeech forests, ancient pines and river gorges in southern Italy's Pollino massifMountainsForestRiversBest May–Oct
Kampinos National ParkPoland · MasovianPalmiry Memorial (Miejsce Pamięci Palmiry)Pine forest, sand dunes and swamps on Warsaw's north-western edgeForestWetlandsDunesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct

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