[ Karst ]
Karst national parks in Europe
47 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for karst landscapes, among them Plitvice Lakes National Park, Krka National Park and Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
Plitvice Lakes National ParkVeliki SlapSixteen terraced tufa lakes linked by waterfalls in central CroatiaLakesWaterfallsKarstBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Krka National ParkSkradinski bukTravertine waterfalls, river lakes and monasteries in central Dalmatia, CroatiaWaterfallsRiversKarstBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkCascada Cola de CaballoLimestone canyons, cirques and waterfalls around Monte Perdido in the Aragonese PyreneesMountainsGorgesWaterfallsBest Jun–Sep
Calanques National ParkEn-VauSteep limestone bays and sea between Marseille and Cassis in southern FranceCoastKarstIslandsBest Apr–May, Oct
Đerdap National ParkGolubac Fortress (Golubački grad)Danube gorges, karst hills and Roman remains in eastern SerbiaRiversGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Pyrénées National ParkCirque de GavarnieLimestone cirques, canyons and waterfalls along the French side of the PyreneesMountainsWaterfallsKarstBest Jun–Sep
Dolomiti Bellunesi National ParkAlpi FeltrineAlpine ranges, karst rock and deep canyons in Belluno, VenetoMountainsKarstRiversBest Jun–Sep
Slovak Paradise National ParkPrielom HornáduKarst plateau cut by wooded gorges and waterfalls in eastern SlovakiaKarstGorgesWaterfallsBest May–Oct
Ojców National ParkMaczuga Herkulesa (Hercules' Club)Limestone valleys, cliffs and over 400 caves north of Kraków in PolandKarstCavesForestBest May–Oct
Paklenica National ParkVelika PaklenicaTwo karst canyons and climbing cliffs on the southern slopes of Velebit, CroatiaMountainsGorgesKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Yorkshire Dales National ParkMalham CoveDales, waterfalls and limestone scars across northern EnglandMountainsWaterfallsKarstBest May–Sep
Aggtelek National ParkBaradla caveLimestone karst with hundreds of caves in northern HungaryKarstCavesForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Maiella National ParkMonte AmaroLimestone massif crowned by Monte Amaro in Abruzzo, central ItalyMountainsForestKarstBest Jun–Sep
Northern Velebit National ParkPremužić's TrailKarst peaks, beech forests and deep caves on Croatia's Velebit rangeMountainsKarstForestBest Jun–Sep
Bükk National ParkIstvánlápaLimestone caves, karst ravines and beech forest in Northern HungaryMountainsForestKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Risnjak National ParkVeliki RisnjakKarst massifs and beech-fir forest in Croatia's Gorski Kotar highlandsMountainsForestKarstBest Jun–Sep
Kornati National ParkKrune (Crowns)Eighty-nine limestone islands and maze-like channels off Dalmatia's coast in CroatiaIslandsCoastKarstBest May–Oct
Sierra de las Nieves National ParkPinsapar de CaucónSpanish fir forests, deep shafts and high limestone ridges in Andalusia's Sierra de las NievesMountainsForestCavesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Alta Murgia National ParkCastel del MonteKarst plateau of grass steppe, sinkholes and castles in Puglia, southern ItalyKarstMeadowsCavesBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Tara National ParkDrina GorgeForested mountains, Drina gorges and karst caves in western SerbiaMountainsForestGorgesBest May–Oct
Kalkalpen National ParkWurbauerkogelBeech forests and karst in the Northern Limestone Alps of Upper AustriaMountainsForestKarstBest May–Oct
Balaton Uplands National ParkKis-BalatonBasalt hills, karst basins and the Kis-Balaton wetland on Lake Balaton's northern shoreLakesWetlandsKarstBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Burren National ParkKarst mountains, heaths and grasslands in County Clare, IrelandMountainsKarstHeathBest May–Sep
Matese National ParkMatese lakeLimestone peaks and the Matese lake across 52 municipalities in ItalyMountainsLakesKarstBest May–Oct
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- Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park (Romania)
- Shatsk National Natural Park (Ukraine)
- Piatra Craiului National Park (Romania)
- Albanian Alps National Park (Albania)
- Bashkiria National Park (Russia)
- Muránska planina National Park (Slovakia)
- Veľká Fatra National Park (Slovakia)
- Tomorr Mountain National Park (Albania)
- Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park (Romania)
- Slovak Karst National Park (Slovakia)
- Cozia National Park (Romania)
- Kučaj-Beljanica National Park (Serbia)
- Great Meadow National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park (Romania)
- Ceahlău National Park (Romania)
- Sengileevskie Mountains National Park (Russia)
- Dvorichna National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Skadar Lake National Park (Montenegro)
- Lomsdal–Visten National Park (Norway)
- Sjunkhatten National Park (Norway)
- Northern Podillia National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Khotyn National Nature Park (Ukraine)
- Láhko National Park (Norway)