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Dicke Marie: Berlin's Oldest Oak, Up to 900 Years Old
In Berlin's Tegel forest stands Dicke Marie, a 500-900-year-old oak older than the city itself. How to walk there from the Greenwichpromenade.
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Parchi nazionali, sentieri, canyon e paesaggi remoti d'Italia ed Europa dove la folla non arriva: wilderness autentica e biodiversità intatta.
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Vienna's Hidden Japanese Garden: Ken Nakajima's Setagaya Park
An authentic Japanese garden hidden in Vienna's Döbling district: ponds, a tea pavilion and maple trees, born from a twinning between Vienna and Tokyo.
Jun 28, 2026
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The Vrtba Garden in Prague: the terraced Baroque hidden behind a door on Karmelitská
Behind an anonymous door in Malá Strana, the Vrtba Garden climbs in terraces up Petřín: statues by Braun, frescoes by Reiner and a view over Prague.
Jun 28, 2026
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Het Twiske, the peat "jungle" 15 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal
Het Twiske: 650 hectares of lakes, reed beds and Highland cattle north of Amsterdam. A Natura 2000 reserve reachable by ferry and bus 392.
Jun 28, 2026
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Tapada das Necessidades: Lisbon's walled park with the kings' cacti
Ten hectares of woodland, ponds and one of the world's largest cactus collections, behind a royal palace in Lisbon. Free entry.
Jun 28, 2026
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El Capricho, the romantic garden of the Duchess of Osuna on the edge of Madrid
Madrid's only romantic garden: a lake, a temple to Bacchus and a Civil War bunker. Open only at weekends, free admission.
Jun 28, 2026
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The cactus garden of Montjuïc: the Jardins de Mossèn Costa i Llobera in Barcelona
On the seaward side of Montjuïc, in Barcelona, 800 species of cactus on terraces overlooking the port. Free admission, almost always empty.
Jun 28, 2026
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Ardettos Hill in Mets: Athens' forgotten viewpoint above the Panathenaic Stadium
Ardettos, a pine hill in Mets (Athens): a few steps from the Panathenaic Stadium, views of the Acropolis and the Olympieion with no crowds.
Jun 28, 2026
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The Tailly Lakes and the Val d'Otro: the Valsesia that stays wild
Above Alagna, at the foot of Monte Rosa, glacial lakes and the gorges of the Val d'Otro cross one of the most authentic Walser valleys in Piedmont.
Jun 23, 2026