Amazing European forests you'll want to explore

[ginfreely]

Angmoh the best preserve so many forest.

 

[jw5]

Umbra Forest, Italy -

Italy's Foresta Umbra unfolds over the Gargano Peninsula. It's the country's only remaining part of an ancient oak and beech forest that once covered much of Central Europe.

 

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Gosau Forest, Austria -

Gosau Forest is blessed with the wonderfully scenic Panorama Trail, which snakes its way across a valley through deciduous and evergreen woodland to meet the sparkling Lake Gosau.

 

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Białowieża Forest, Poland -

UNESCO protects Białowieża Forest as a natural World Heritage Site for its status as the last and largest remaining part of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. Around 800 European bison roam freely within its boundaries.

 

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Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania -

One of Europe's spookiest woodlands is Hoia-Baciu Forest in Transylvania. This diminutive patch of mixed deciduous trees is steeped in myth and legend. It's a hotspot for paranormal phenomena, and has featured in several ghost-hunting documentaries.

 

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Zauberwald, Germany -

Zauberwald translates into English as "Magic Forest," and this pocket of tall pine trees, moss-covered rocks, and bubbling streams fed by the alpine waters of Hintersee is indeed one of the most enchanting of Bavaria's forested regions.

 

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Gwydir Forest, Wales -

Set in the stunning Snowdonia National Park, Gwydir Forest encircles the charming village of Betws-y-Coed. Numerous lakes are sunk into the landscape, which is nourished by several rivers and streams.

 

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Virgin Komi Forests, Russia -

The remote Virgin Komi Forests are little visited, located as they are in Russia's Northern Ural Mountains. Part of the area's taiga ecoregion, the vast woodland is the largest old-growth forest in Europe. It's a rare and precious environment protected by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site.

 

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Chartreuse Forest, France -

You'll need a stout pair of legs to explore the woodland set in Parc Naturel Regional de la Chartreuse. The huge beech and fir trees that envelop the massif grow from 800 to 1,500 m (2624 to 4921 feet) above sea level.

 

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Sonian Forest, Belgium -

Back in the day, Sonian Forest was a favorite hunting ground of the Habsburg Imperial family. Visitors today seek out the forest for its old-growth stand of beech trees, a natural feature UNESCO has designated a World Heritage Site.

 

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Sachsenwald Forest, Germany -

Located near Hamburg, Sachsenwald—which means "Saxon Woods" in English—is a relatively small forest, but makes for an extremely rewarding day-trip option from Germany's second-largest city.

 

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Vizzavona Forest, France -

France's southernmost forest is found on Corsica. Set in the heart of the island, Vizzavona Forest comprises beech, larch, and pine. A favorite Instagram spot is the Cascade des Anglais waterfall, reached by following the GR20 hiking trail.

 

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Buçaco Forest, Portugal -

The steep wooded slopes of Buçaco Forest in the central region of Portugal was the scene in 1810 of the Battle of Buçaco in which Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, defeated the French. The area surrounding Buçaco Palace Hotel (pictured) was once part of a Discalced Carmelite convent.

 

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Casentino Forest, Italy -

Casentino Forest in Italy's Tuscany region stands in the verdant Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi. The bewitching scenery is dominated by hornbeams, turkey oaks and sessile oaks, and chestnut woods.

 

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Bøkeskogen, Norway -

Searching for the remote? Bøkeskogen, the "Beech Tree Forest," is Norway's largest woodland, and the world's most northernmost beech tree forest. It's located along Farris Lake in Larvik, a region known for its prehistoric burial mounds and vestiges of Viking occupation.

 

[A Singaporean]

Yes. Angmoh bushy forest.