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Waterfall in Europe

21 places, most popular first.

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Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye

Portree, United Kingdom

Crystal-clear pools and waterfalls beneath the Cuillin mountains.

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Gullfoss

Iceland

A thundering two-tier waterfall on the Hvítá river that plunges into a deep canyon.

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Seljalandsfoss

Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland

A tall waterfall you can walk behind, on the south coast road.

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Skógafoss

Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland

A broad, powerful waterfall right beside the road, with a stairway to the top and a hiking trail beyond.

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Dettifoss

Húsavík, Iceland

A powerful glacial waterfall in the northeast, often described as one of the most powerful in Europe.

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Goðafoss

Akureyri, Iceland

A broad horseshoe waterfall known as the Waterfall of the Gods, along the Ring Road east of Akureyri.

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Kravice Waterfalls

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A wide, semicircular curtain of falls on the Trebizat river, popular for summer swimming.

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Krimml Waterfalls

Austria

One of the tallest waterfalls in Europe, tumbling in three stages with a path alongside.

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Rhine Falls

Switzerland

One of Europe's most powerful waterfalls, plunging beside a castle on the Rhine.

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Svartifoss

Höfn, Iceland

A waterfall framed by dark hexagonal basalt columns, an easy hike from the Skaftafell visitor centre.

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Dynjandi

Iceland

A fan-shaped waterfall in the Westfjords that spreads out in a wide cascade, with smaller falls below it.

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Jajce Waterfall

Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

A waterfall that plunges into the river right at the foot of the old town.

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Triberg Waterfalls

Germany

A series of cascades in a Black Forest town, among the tallest in Germany.

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Trümmelbach Falls

Interlaken, Switzerland

A series of glacier-fed waterfalls thundering through the inside of a mountain.

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Ventas Rumba

Kuldīga, Latvia

A low but extremely wide waterfall across the Venta river, said to be the widest in Europe.

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Vøringsfossen

Bergen, Norway

A dramatic waterfall plunging into a deep canyon on the edge of the Hardangervidda plateau.

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Duden Waterfalls

Antalya, Turkey

Waterfalls in a park, with the lower falls dropping into the Mediterranean.

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Giessbach Falls

Interlaken, Switzerland

A cascade of waterfalls tumbling into Lake Brienz, reached by boat and funicular.

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Mirusha Waterfalls

Kosovo

A series of small waterfalls and turquoise pools in a limestone gorge, a favourite swimming spot.

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Swallow Falls

Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom

A cascading waterfall in a wooded gorge near Betws-y-Coed.

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Torc Waterfall

Killarney, Ireland

A short woodland walk to a waterfall in Killarney National Park.