I Explore Europe

30/08/2024

Rynek Glowny (Main Square), Krakow, Poland🇵🇱, the final destination of our Eastern Europe hiking trip. Nightlife atmosphere at a rainy summer night.

10/08/2024

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Pearls Of the BalticOCTOBER 9-20, 2024 Look below at the photos from our October departure last year, or watch a short video to see what the trip is like. In case you are interested, let us know by replying to this email ([email protected])  Thank you for sharing this email with your friends...

03/08/2024

Riga’s spears 😊🇱🇻
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08/05/2024

Buda&Pest🇭🇺
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28/12/2023

All the best and happy trails in 2024 from Zuzana & Jiri, iExplorEurope 😊🏔️

29/10/2023

Great hike in Vilsandi National Park, Estonia🇪🇪 Look at our Pearls Of the Baltic trip at www.iexplorEurope.com

19/10/2023

See how we Explored the Baltics this season 😉🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🎬

See what were our Baltic trips about

07/10/2023

Hiking in one of the most scenic national parks in Latvia 🇱🇻 the Kemeri National Park and then a stop at the Baltic Seeeeea beach in Jürmala. Beautiful autumn days 🍂🥾😎

23/08/2023

Our morning hike in Curronian Spit National Park was delightful . Perfect weather, lovely and “fresh” countryside and a lot of bird life. Village of Nida and the huge sand Parnidis dune was a perfect afternoon icing on the cake.

The Curonian Spit is a 98 km long narrow sandy peninsula separating Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a trans-boundary UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by Lithuania and Russia.

21/08/2023

On the way to Klaipeda (the third biggest city in Lithuania) we stopped at the Hill of Crosses which is a very special place not only for Lithuanians.
If you want to know more about this place continue in reading 😊

In the beginning of the 20th century the Hill of Crosses was already widely known as a sacral place. In addition to many pilgrims visiting, it was also a place for Masses and devotions. The Hill of Crosses became of special importance during Soviet times – this was the place of anonymous but surprising persistence to the regime. The Soviet government considered the crosses and the hill a hostile and harmful symbol. In 1961 wooden crosses were broken and burnt, metal ones used as scrap metal and stone and concrete crosses were broken and buried. The hill itself was many times destroyed with bulldozers. During the 1973–1975 period about half a thousand crosses used to be demolished each year without even trying to do this secretly. Later the tactics became more subtle: crosses were demolished as having no artistic value, different “epidemics” were announced forbidding people to come into the region or the roads were blocked by police. The Hill was guarded by both the Soviet army and KGB. In 1978 and 1979 there were some attempts to flood the territory. Despite all these endeavors to stop people from visiting the Hill, crosses would reappear after each night.
After the political change in 1988 the status of the Hill of Crosses changed completely – it became both a Lithuanian and a world phenomenon. It gained a world wide fame after the visit of the Pope John Paul II on September 7, 1993. The Pope was extremely touched by the cross with the prayer for his health after the attempt upon his life in 1981. In his sermon during the Holy Mass his Eminence said: “Sons and daughters of your country have been carrying to this Hill crosses, akin to that of Golgotha, which saw our Saviour,s death. Thus people have declared their sincere belief that their deceased brothers and sisters “have found Eternity” (…). Cross is a symbol of eternal life in God”.
In 1997 the Church revived devotions on the Hill. They take place every year on the last but one Sunday of July. Nowadays the Hill of Crosses is under the patronage of Šiauliai diocese, established on the 28 th oh May, 1997, and its first bishop Eugenijus Bartulis.
Eugenijus Bartulis�Bishop of Šiauliai
Copied from: https://kryziukalnas.lt/?id=44

20/08/2023

We started our second day in Baltic with a hike in the oldest, biggest and most beautiful Lithuanian national park- Aukštaitija🇱🇹
It is a land of hills, forests and lakes with the occasional village of colourful wooden homes. There are more than a 100 lakes that are surrounded by vast pine forests🌲

19/08/2023

Explore the Pearls of Baltic with us🤩
We started in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania 🇱🇹 - walked around the old town with Guideinvilnius Agnieska and visited Trakai Castle which is nearby.
Welcome dinner in Ertlio Namas restaurant with its historical Lithuanian cuisine in modern way was a delicious ending of our first day in Baltic.

19/08/2023

Breakfast with a view 😊🌼
Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹

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06/08/2023

Our adventure continues - we left Hungary and the beautiful town of Eger, headed to Slovakia🇸🇰. Ate Halušky (Slovakian national food), visited Spišský Castle, hiked to Žehra village where we visited a tiny church with 13th century frescoes. Levoča became our “home” for two nights - lovely and picturesque town with the second biggest basilica in Slovakia.

03/08/2023

EASTERN EUROPE trip - our adventure started in Budapest with a guided tour and welcome dinner cruise on the Danube🤩
Yesterday we hiked in the Mátra mountains - the highest range in northern Hungary. What lovely views we had!⛰️

17/04/2023

High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia 🇸🇰 We had some great hikes here with truly amazing views 🏔️😊
It’s a part of our “Eastern Europe” trip.
This year we go in August 1-13, if you would like to experience it on your own 😉
More info at
https://www.iexploreurope.com/easterneurope

11/04/2023

Lahemaa National Park in Estonia is an amazing place full of birdlife 🦅and lush dense forests🌳. Watch this well made short video about the oldest and largest NP in Estonia. 😊
We hike here when on our Pearls Of the Baltic trip. There are two departures this year if you want to join:
August 18 - 30, 2023
October 1 - 13, 2023

Lahemaa National Park was established for the preservation, protection, restoration, exploration and promotion of nature, landscapes, cultural heritage and b...

06/04/2023

Slovak Paradise is one of the National Parks where we go hiking while on our Eastern Europe trip (www.iexploreurope.com/easterneurope). This amazing countryside offers breathtaking views as well as a lot of adventure.
Our next Eastern Europe departure is August 1 - 13, 2023, there are still three spots left if you decide to join 😉
Now it's your turn 😎
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uwp9hXcWok&list=PL2SbNV_4oWdxIzPLHD76VJulIqKmJQ9MW&index=1

We travelled to the heart of Eastern Slovakia to see what we could capture! We were lucky enough to visit the beautiful 'Slovak Paradise'.Shot in the style o...

03/04/2023

Hello all😊 We're back after winter time, ready to travel with you again! 🎒
Here are our dates for the upcoming 2023 season:
Eastern Europe (from Budapest to Krakow via Slovakia):
August 1 - 13, 2023

Pearls Of the Baltic (from Vilnius to Tallinn via Riga):
August 18 - 30, 2023

Pearls Of the Baltic (from Vilnius to Tallinn via Riga):
October 1 - 13, 2023

more info at: www.iexplorEurope.com

28/04/2021

Good news! Europe re-opening soon! Starting this summer, American travellers who have been fully vaccinated against C19 will be able to enter EU again! We're looking forward to see you back "on board" 😊