Krajinski Park Ljubljansko Barje (Slovenia) 2nd Prize Ljubljansko Barje, an almost 160 square kilometres large plain, originated two million years ago through the sinking of the Ljubljana basin. Consequently, rivers deposited shingle and sediments, virtually damming the Ljubljanica river and inundating the entire Barje basin. Some 6,000 years ago, the Barje lake dried up, leaving…
Tirsbæk Manor (Denmark) 2nd Prize The garden of Tirsbæk is particularly special as its history leads back to the Renaissance, which is only the case for quite a few manor houses in Denmark. The main building is separated from the garden by a moat. There were only few remain of the original garden, and there…
Biosphere Reserve Spreewald & Lausitzer Seenland 1st Prize Spreewald: The Spreewald is a unique landscape in Central Europe. After the last ice age, the Spree divided into a network of rivers that meandered through the jungle. The charm of today’s Spreewald lies in its park-like landscape with a mosaic of meadows, fields, woods and the…