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Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Höfn, Iceland
A lagoon filled with drifting icebergs that break off the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier tongue.
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Lake in Europe
43 places, most popular first.
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Königssee
Berchtesgaden, Germany
A long, green lake between steep rock walls, with silent electric boats.
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Lake Bled
Bled, Slovenia
A glacial lake with an island church, a cliff castle and Alpine peaks behind.
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Lake Ohrid
Ohrid, North Macedonia
A very old, very clear mountain lake shared with Albania, with many species found nowhere else.
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Eibsee
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
A forest-ringed lake at the foot of the Zugspitze with clear water.
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Loch Ness
Inverness, United Kingdom
A long, deep Highland loch famous for its legendary monster.
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Morskie Oko
Poland
A clear mountain lake ringed by jagged peaks, the most famous spot in the Polish Tatras.
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Sete Cidades Twin Lakes
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Twin crater lakes, one blue and one green, in a volcanic caldera on Sao Miguel.
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Seven Rila Lakes
Bansko, Bulgaria
A chain of seven glacial lakes reached by a chairlift and a hike.
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Windermere
United Kingdom
England's longest lake, with steamers, ferries and lakeside villages.
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Black Lake
Zabljak, Montenegro
A glacial lake in pine forest below the Durmitor peaks, with an easy loop trail around it.
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Covadonga Lakes
Spain
Two mountain lakes high in the Picos de Europa, reached by a winding road and surrounded by cows and peaks.
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Lake Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Austria
A clear alpine lake with a mirror view of the village and mountains.
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Lake Lucerne
Lucerne, Switzerland
A fjord-like lake ringed by mountains, crossed by historic paddle steamers.
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Lake Mývatn
Húsavík, Iceland
A shallow volcanic lake surrounded by lava formations, craters and geothermal fields, rich in birdlife.
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Lake Skadar National Park
Montenegro
A huge lake shared with Albania, with water lilies, islands, old monasteries and a rich bird life.
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Loch Lomond
Glasgow, United Kingdom
A large freshwater loch with islands and hills, within easy reach of Glasgow.