International Geographic

2022-05-09 15:03:58 Russia , Kabardino-Balkaria, Shadkhurei Lakes

The Shadhurei Lakes are as beautiful as they are mysterious and dangerous. If you look at the place where they are from above — 2 water mirrors look like eyes. This place is shrouded in secrets and legends. Elements of mystery and mysticism combined with beautiful landscapes and clean mountain air make the Shadhurei Lakes an interesting place for travelers.

Shadhurey Lake has many secrets. For example, the water level in them does not change — and this is a mystery for scientists. After all, neither rivers nor streams flow into lakes and do not flow out of them. Perhaps the level is maintained by underwater sources. The water temperature does not change much during the year and never exceeds +10...+15 °C. So swimming in the lakes will not work. But fishing is quite enough.

Lakes Bolshoy and Maly Shadkhurey were formed as a result of karst failures. It is known for certain that they are deeper than 200 m.
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2022-05-09 03:22:58 Russia , Karelia, Ladoga Skerries

Ladoga Skerries is a rocky archipelago on Lake Ladoga. The skerry district stretches along the northern and northwestern shores. About 650 small rocky islands, as well as steep cliffs, are concentrated on this territory. The relief of the nearest coast is rugged, rocky. Centuries—old rocks go deep under the water - exactly as much as they rise.

Ladoga skerries are no less interesting in winter: the lake freezes, and skiing trips become relevant, and the skerries themselves increasingly resemble Norwegian fjords. The unusual word skerries itself is borrowed from the Norwegian language and translates as archipelago. All this splendor arose on the shores of Lake Ladoga as a result of the protruding glacial layers on a part of the continent that was eventually flooded by the sea so that only the highest land areas in the form of small islands and rocks were visible above the surface.
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2022-05-05 03:18:09 Denmark, Tivoli Park

Tivoli Park in Copenhagen with an area of 8 hectares is one of the oldest parks in Europe and one of the most popular. It is visited by about 5 million visitors a year.

The territory of the Tivoli Park is extremely beautiful — amazing alleys and paths, 27 different attractions, a large pond with ducks and small ponds with fish, many different flower beds, fountains, picnic areas. The Tivoli Aquarium is home to more than 100 species of water inhabitants, including sharks, moray eels, tropical fish, piranhas and octopuses. Among the places worth paying special attention to are the fountain with bubbles near the Nimbus Hotel, a small Chinese-style pantomime theater with a small stage, the curtain of which is made in the form of a peacock's tail, hanging gardens, an edible garden, a bamboo forest, a Chinese tower, a dancing fountain, curved mirrors and much more.
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2022-05-04 15:04:26 Dead Sea #Israel

One of the most amazing reservoirs of the planet is a resort, a hospital and an attraction. 

Bathing in the Dead Sea is a very unusual feeling, since there is no habitual immersion in water. You can lie on the water surface to sunbathe or read the newspaper)

And also thousands of people come here for the healing effects of this place.
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2022-05-04 03:07:36 Russia , Kuril Islands, Cape Columnar

Cape Columnar is located on the southernmost island of the Great Kuril Ridge — Kunashir. It's like walking on the body of a dragon, and there are mysterious pillars of rock around. The pillars are hexagonal, actually of volcanic origin. 
 
Cape Columnar is an amazing formation that arose 6 million years ago as a result of the eruption of a volcano named after the great Russian chemist Mendeleev. It is obvious that the hot lava from the volcano flowed straight into the sea and then froze

Up close, Columnar makes an amazing and absolutely indelible impression. In the Kuril Islands, in general, terrestrial magnetism and a sense of novelty do strange things to the tourist's psyche, so that everything is realized only when viewing photos and videos upon returning home.
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2022-05-03 15:07:12 Seljalandsfoss Waterfall #Iceland

One of the most famous and accessible waterfalls in the world.

Of course, it does not boast a record height or the strength of the flow, but it is easy to reach and tourist routes are extremely convenient.

A waterfall is always a phenomenon and a holiday if you are lucky enough to see it with your own eyes. And if you add to this the general beauty of Iceland, then there is another place for a mandatory visit)
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2022-05-03 03:04:03 Belgium , Bruges

Bruges is a fabulous city, one of the most beautiful and picturesque in Belgium, as if copied from a movie about the Middle Ages. 

A quiet idyll of nature against the backdrop of stone houses, swans swimming steadily in the same channel with cruise boats, beautiful picturesque piers and the most delicious waffles with the most delicious chocolate in the world!

All this causes admiration and, at the same time, an irresistible desire to visit the described place — a small but quite authentic Belgian town of Bruges. Lovers of sightseeing holidays will especially like it here, it is unhurried and measured, it disposes to walks and reflections.

Although Bruges is a small city, there are a lot of attractions here. You will be pleased with architectural monuments – not only municipal buildings of the 15th-16th centuries and ancient churches, but also ordinary residential houses built over canals and charming tourists.
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2022-05-02 15:11:01 Imerovigli #Greece

Imerovigli is a small village on the island of Santorini.

 Locals often call their village "balcony with a view of the Aegean Sea", as the village is built at the highest point of the caldera, which offers the best view of Nea Kameni (a black volcanic island in the center of the lagoon).
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2022-05-02 03:10:21 Switzerland , Lungern Commune

A fascinating sight that will forever remain in your memory, even if the video suddenly disappears and digital photos disappear, is the landscapes of Switzerland near the town of Lungern. The population of this commune is just over 2 thousand people, and it is located in the canton of Obwalden.
 
Lungern is located on the shore of the beautiful mountain lake Lungerer. The lake is fed by the waters of the Sarner Aa River.

Lake Lungerer has very clean water, which even during cloudy weather does not lose its extraordinary deep emerald color. In the warm season, you can swim here, and in other seasons enjoy nature and the magnificent surrounding landscapes. The surroundings of the lake are famous for the purest transparent air, the splendor of green forests and mown meadows, mountain peaks with snow caps.

Not a single photo can convey the impressions experienced by tourists who visited these places for the first time.
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2022-05-01 15:13:10 Tegallalang #Indonesia

Tegallalang Rice terraces are located in the central part of Bali at an altitude of 800 meters above sea level.

It is one of the oldest and most visited attractions on the island. Tegallalang is one of the three most amazing terraced landscapes in the Ubud area.
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