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Durmitor National Park, Montenegro - Durmitor National Park, located in the mountainous north-west of Montenegro, is a stunning limestone massif that runs along the border between Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Triglav National Park, Slovenia - Triglav National Park, named after its highest mountain, covers 4% of Slovenia's total land mass.

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Göreme National Park, Turkey - The spectacular rock formations of Göreme National Park are known as "fairy chimneys".

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Jotunheimen National Park, Norway - Jotunheimen National Park is nicknamed "the home of giants" because 29 of Norway's highest mountains are located here.

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Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy - Gran Paradiso National Park was established after King Vittorio Emanuele II donated his personal hunting reserve to the state.

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Killarney National Park, Ireland - Killarney National Park was formed in 1932, making it Ireland's oldest national park. 

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Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland - Vatnajökull National Park is an active volcanic region that is home to the largest glacier in Iceland. The name Vatnajökull means "the river glacier".

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Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park, Romania - Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park is a large mountainous area mostly covered in dense forest.

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Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, Italy - Established in 1988, Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park was created to protect its extraordinary landscape.

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Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria - Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest nature reserve of the Alps and the second-largest national park in Europe.

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Bialowieza National Park, Poland - Bialowieza National Park is in eastern Poland, close to the border of Belarus.

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Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal - In the north-east of Portugal, between the Alto Minho and Trás-os-Montes, lies Peneda-Gerês, Portugal's only protected area.

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Cairngorms National Park, Scotland - Cairngorms National Park in Scotland was voted one of the top 20 places to visit in the world by National Geographic Traveler Magazine.

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Timanfaya National Park, Canary Islands - Timanfaya National Park is a volcanic zone in Lanzarote.

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Cévennes National Park, France - Located in Massif Central, the Cévennes National Park covers 321,380 hectares.

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Écrins National Park, France - Écrins National Park is a beautiful region of mountains and glaciers covering an area of 91,800 hectares. 

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Oulanka National Park, Finland - Oulanka National Park is home to the most impressive waterfalls in Finland. 

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Gargano National Park, Italy - Gargano National Park is home to several protected areas, including a marine reserve and a forest.

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Lake District National Park, England - The Lake District is by far the most popular national park in the UK, with over 16 million visitors a year.

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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland - Scotland's Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park was opened in 2002 by HRH Princess Anne. 

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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain - Nudging the French border, Ordesa y Monte Perdido was the first national park in Spain.

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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales - The Pembrokeshire coast stretches 299 km from St. Dogmaels to Amroth.

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Sarek National Park, Sweden - Sarek National Park was classed as a World Heritage Site in 1996. 

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Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany - Saxon Switzerland National Park offers a majestic climbing environment with a total of 1,106 free-standing sandstone peaks.

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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia - Plitvice Lakes National Park, sometimes referred to as Croatia's "garden of Eden", is a regular feature on lists of most beautiful places in the world.

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Snowdonia National Park, Wales - Snowdonia National Park is home to the tallest mountains in Wales and has over 350,000 people climbing its peaks every year.

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The Black Forest National Park, Germany - Established in 2014 on the main crest of the Northern Black Forest, this national park has an area of 10,062 hectares.

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Valbonë Valley National Park, Albania - Valbonë is the name of the river that flows through the Albanian Alps. 

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Curonian Spit National Park, Lithuania -

The Curonian Spit is a 98 km sand dune that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast.

See also: Amazing water parks around the world

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