Deserts of Europe

6 deserts.

Bardenas Reales

Semi-arid420 km2

A semi-desert in Navarre, Spain. Moon-like badlands. Used as a bombing range by NATO. Feat...

Europe | Spain

Tabernas Desert

Semi-arid280 km2

The only true desert in mainland Europe. The spaghetti westerns were filmed here including...

Europe | Spain

Monegros

Semi-arid2,760 km2

A semi-arid area in Aragon, Spain. Salt lakes attract flamingos. The Monegros Desert Festi...

Europe | Spain

Bledow Desert

Sand32 km2

The largest area of loose sand in Poland, between Krakow and Katowice. Largely created by ...

Europe | Poland

Oleshky Sands

Sand161 km2

One of the largest sandy areas in Europe, on the left bank of the lower Dnieper. Ancient r...

Europe | Ukraine (Kherson)

Deliblato Sands

Sand300 km2

The largest sandy terrain in Europe, a remnant of sands left when the prehistoric Pannonia...

Europe | Serbia (Vojvodina)