Воттоваара — хорошее место для первой в вашей жизни горной экскурсии. Там всего по чуть-чуть: чуть-чуть подъёма (максимальный уклон градусов 60 от горизонта), чуть-чуть горной тропы (длина пути до верха около 2км), чуть-чуть высоты (417 метров). Хардкорные трекеры и хайкеры преодолевают такие участки одной ногой, не прекращая завтрак. Но неподготовленный человек сможет понять, есть ли для него смысл пытаться идти в какие-то более сложные горы.
Даже "заброс" на гору есть. Но если в больших горах это вертолёт или вездеход по болоту, то здесь вас около часа везут на внедорожнике через камни и лужи метровой глубины. Да, обычный автомобиль (даже кроссовер) там не пройдёт совершенно никак, нужен высокий, полноприводный и обязательно со шнорхелем. Но это всё равно более доступная территория, чем какое-нибудь Плато Путорана, куда вообще не рекомендуют соваться туристам без хорошего опыта пеших походов.
Впрочем, тут ироничный момент. База отдыха на подъезде живёт исключительно на туристах, которые хотят посетить Воттоваару. Теоретически она могла бы проспонсировать если не асфальтирование, то хотя бы проход грейдера по "дороге" и присыпку грунтом: это существенно уменьшило бы степень опасности для людей и степень износа техники, а также значительно подняло бы удобство и скорость доставки. Но тогда люди могли бы добраться на своих машинах и не брать на базе дорогой трансфер. Думаю, в какой-то момент и внедорожники потеряют способность проезжать там, нужен будет гусеничный вездеход.
Прикольно, что, чем выше идёшь, тем ниже деревья. Гора как бы награждает тебя за усилия всё более красивыми и просторными видами. В целом территория будто бы инопланетная. Очень странно себя там чувствуешь — ты словно и не на Земле уже, и вообще не в реальности, а внутри какого-то странного рисунка.
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🇬🇷Meteora, Greece
Six Byzantine monasteries perch impossibly atop towering sandstone pillars in central Greece, accessible only by precarious steps carved into sheer rock. Built by monks seeking ultimate isolation in the 14th century, the only way up was originally by retractable ladders or terrifying net baskets hauled by rope — a method used well into the 20th century.
The pillars are 60-million-year-old formations sculpted from an ancient seabed, some reaching 400 meters high. Inside, priceless Byzantine frescoes glow in candlelit chambers. Outside, views stretch across the Thessaly Plain to distant mountains — a landscape of such spiritual and natural drama that it's easy to understand why monks chose these impossible perches as their gateway to God.
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🇬🇷Santorini, Greece
Perched above the deep blue Aegean Sea, Santorini's iconic white-washed villages cling to volcanic cliffs that glow gold and pink at sunset. Born from one of history's largest volcanic eruptions around 1600 BC, this crescent-shaped island is a masterpiece of nature and human resilience — its caldera views are considered among the most beautiful in the world.
Beyond the famous blue domes of Oia, Santorini hides ancient Akrotiri, a Minoan city preserved under volcanic ash like a Greek Pompeii. Wine lovers discover vineyards growing in volcanic soil that produce some of the Mediterranean's most unique varieties, while black and red sand beaches remind visitors they're walking on the rim of a sleeping giant.
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🇯🇴Petra, Jordan
Carved directly into rose-red sandstone cliffs over 2,000 years ago, Petra was the thriving capital of the Nabataean kingdom and a vital crossroads of ancient trade routes connecting Arabia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean. Walking through the narrow Siq canyon — a kilometer-long passage between 80-meter walls — to suddenly face the magnificent Treasury is one of travel's most breathtaking moments.
But the Treasury is just the beginning. Beyond it lies an entire city of royal tombs, a Roman-style amphitheatre carved from solid rock, a monastery reached by 800 steps cut into the mountain, and over 800 individual monuments spread across a vast desert valley. By night, the Siq is lit by 1,500 candles that lead to the Treasury glowing under the stars — a scene that feels lifted from a thousand and one nights.
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🇳🇦Sossusvlei, Namibia
Some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth rise over 300 meters in the Namib — the world's oldest desert at 55 million years. Iron oxide gives the sand its deep rust-red color, intensifying to crimson at sunrise when light hits the western faces while eastern slopes remain in cool blue shadow.
At the foot of Big Daddy lies Deadvlei, a ghostly white clay pan holding the dark skeletons of 900-year-old camelthorn trees. Against white cracked earth, black dead trees, towering orange dunes, and blue sky, Deadvlei is one of Africa's most photographed landscapes — a surreal scene that looks more like a painting than a real place.
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🇭🇷Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Sixteen terraced lakes connected by thundering waterfalls cascade through a primeval forest in Croatia's oldest and largest national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The water shifts between impossible shades of turquoise, emerald, and azure depending on the minerals, organisms, and angle of sunlight — no two visits ever look the same.
Wooden boardwalks wind through this natural wonderland, crossing over crystal-clear pools where you can count every pebble on the bottom meters below. The park's 300 square kilometers of beech and fir forest shelter bears, wolves, and over 160 bird species, while the lakes themselves are constantly reshaping — travertine barriers grow by about one centimeter per year, slowly building new waterfalls and transforming the landscape in geological real-time.
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🇮🇹Cinque Terre, Italy
Five impossibly colorful fishing villages cling to the rugged cliffs of the Italian Riviera, their candy-colored houses stacked on centuries-old terraces connected by ancient footpaths. Each village has its own character — Vernazza's tiny harbor with fishing boats bobbing beneath a medieval watchtower, Manarola's pastel towers rising above vineyards producing the rare Sciacchetrà dessert wine.
Virtually inaccessible by road until the 20th century, these villages preserve a timeless way of life — fishermen mend nets, grandmothers hang laundry between buildings, and fresh pesto drifts through narrow alleys called caruggi. The Sentiero Azzurro trail hugs the cliff edge with views sweeping from terraced hillsides to the crystalline Ligurian Sea.
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🇮🇹Amalfi Coast, Italy
Clinging to the cliffs of southern Italy, pastel-colored villages cascade down to the sparkling Mediterranean in one of Europe's most dramatic coastlines. The winding SS163 road, carved into sheer rock faces hundreds of meters above the sea, reveals hidden coves, terraced lemon groves, and centuries-old fishing villages where time seems to stand still.
Positano's pink and terracotta houses tumble down to a black sand beach, while Ravello's clifftop gardens host classical concerts suspended between sky and sea. The region's culinary heritage is equally intoxicating — fresh limoncello made from lemons the size of softballs, hand-pulled mozzarella, and seafood pulled from the water that morning, all enjoyed on terraces overlooking the endless blue.
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🇨🇭Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Snow-capped peaks, flower-filled meadows, and pristine alpine lakes create a landscape so perfect it barely seems real. The iconic Matterhorn stands alone at 4,478 meters, while the Jungfrau railway climbs to Europe's highest station through the heart of the Eiger, revealing glacial panoramas stretching across four countries.
The Swiss Alps are Europe's ultimate playground — world-class skiing in winter, wildflower hiking in summer, and the Glacier Express year-round, crossing 291 bridges and 91 tunnels from Zermatt to St. Moritz. Traditional chalets serve fondue in villages unchanged for centuries beside lakes of unreal turquoise.
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