10 places where you will feel the grandeur of nature

Breathtaking landscapes, amazing rock formations, large deserts and majestic glaciers — in all these places a person can feel very, very small. Here you can forget about the hustle and bustle, focus on contact with the surrounding beauty and listen to yourself. See ten unique places where you will feel the grandeur of nature and it will seem to you that time has stopped.

Arches National Park, USA. (Photo: Norm Erikson / flickr.com )

The American Arches National Park is located in the eastern part of Utah and covers an area of 309 square kilometers. The most beautiful natural rock arches were formed as a result of erosion and weathering processes that have been going on here for 150 million years. These arches have become a real symbol of the state of Utah — even the registration plates of cars depict rock arches.

Arches at first glance look fragile, but in fact they perfectly resist the effects of various atmospheric phenomena. The most famous rock formations are the Graceful Arch, the Tower Arch, the Double Arch, the North Window and the South Window. (Photo: Stephen Oachs / flickr.com )

Uyuni Salt marsh, Bolivia. (Photo: Auré from Paris / flickr.com )

On the Altiplano plateau in the Andes, at an altitude of 3653 meters above sea level, you can see an unusual snow—white landscape - this is the Uyuni salt marsh. Once there was a salt lake here, now it's just a salt desert. Uyuni, along with Lakes Titicaca and Poopo, is what remains of Lake Ballivian from the Pleistocene. This place in Bolivia with an area of 10,582 square kilometers is one of the flattest places on Earth.

The Uyuni salt marsh is especially dazzling during the rainy season — from November to March — then its surface resembles a giant mirror. (Photo: Patrick Nouhailler / flickr.com )

South Moravia, Czech Republic. (Photo: Pawel Uchorczak)

This place is more and more often called the Slavic Task. South Moravia is probably one of the most picturesque regions in Central Europe. Here you will find fantastic landscapes, magnificent castles, rich local folklore and famous hills covered with dense forests and numerous vineyards.

Endless colorful fields of Moravia. Surprisingly, this landscape resembles a woven carpet, and not the work of Mother Nature. Our planet never tires of surprising us. (Photo: Pawel Uchorczak)

Peak District, Great Britain. (Photo: Ken Hircock / flickr.com )

The Peak District is a mountainous area in the southern part of the Pennines in central and northern England. The Peak District is partly located in Derbyshire. This is a very beautiful place with hills, passes and endless peat bogs.

An ideal place for lovers of hiking or mountain biking. Here is the longest tourist route, the length of which is 431 kilometers. (Photo: Andi Campbell-Jones / flickr.com )

Namib Desert, Namibia. (Photo: Kovacs / flickr.com )

In a friendly, safe and extremely picturesque Namibia, tourists are waiting for the world's oldest Namib Desert. Located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the desert is undoubtedly one of the most unique corners of our planet.

Nowhere in the world will you find such high dunes — up to 300 meters in height and such a color of sand — from apricot to blood-red. The desert looks fabulous, and it seems that it stretches to infinity (more than 30 kilometers). The area of the Namib desert is comparable to the area of the Czech Republic — 81,000 square kilometers. (Photo: jordicerda52 / flickr.com )

Dolomites, Italy. (Photo: Remigiusz Agatowski / flickr.com )

The dolomites consist of rocky groups — limestone and dolomite, separated by deep valleys and high passes. The sharp rocky formations that seem about to pierce the sky are the result of erosion, a process that has shaped the local landscape for several thousand years.

A distinctive feature of the Dolomites is that they do not represent a clear, pronounced mountain range, but consist of rocky groups. (Photo: Remigiusz Agatowski / flickr.com )

Landmannaloigar, Iceland. (Photo: euskadi 69 / flickr.com )

In Iceland, not far from the Hekla volcano, there is an amazing place — Landmannaloigar. It is here that there are hot springs that bubble like water in a saucepan. The beautiful area pleases the eye, and sometimes it seems that nature could not create such colorful stones and lands.

One of the local mountains with an interesting name Brennisteinsalda, which means "wave of sulfur", is considered the most beautiful and colorful in all of Iceland. (Photo: Jón Óskar / flickr.com )

Vatnajokull, Iceland. (Photo: Larry / flickr.com )

Another unique place in Iceland, Vatnajokull, is the largest national park in Europe and the second largest glacier on the continent. Its main attraction is unusual ice caves.

The best time to see these incredible formations covered with thousands of years of ice cover is from December to March. (Photo: Larry / flickr.com )

Isle of Skye, United Kingdom. (Photo: Douglas Griffin / flickr.com )

The Isle of Skye is also called the island of mists. This is the northernmost point of the Internal Hybrids. The entire coast is dotted with bays, cozy beaches and peninsulas. Here you can also see the Storr rock — more than 1000 meters above sea level, as well as picturesque waterfalls and ancient castles.

Storr Rock on the Isle of Skye. (Photo: Douglas Griffin / flickr.com )

Bieszczady, Poland. (Photo: Agnieszka Ignaszak / flickr.com )

Bieszczady is the most beautiful and wild mountains in Poland, which are part of the "big onion" of the Eastern Carpathians. In the western part of the Eastern Beskids there is a mountain Tarnitsa — 1346 meters high, which has become a favorite tourist destination. In Bieszczady you can find corners of virgin nature. Beautiful forests, wild animals, birds and almost uninhabited terrain make this place ideal for solitary walks and "peeping" at wildlife.

It is best to come to Bieszczady in early autumn — this is the ideal time to relax in this part of the Carpathians. (Photo: Mariusz Petelicki / flickr.com )