The most beautiful mountain lakes of the Alps

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As colourful splashes of colour in the often rugged mountain landscape, mountain lakes often provide a welcome change and cooling. Their colour spectrum, ranging from emerald green to turquoise, is always attractive. Even if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we do not want to withhold our selection of the most beautiful mountain lakes of the Alps from you.
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Lake Tovel - The legend of the red lake
Eibsee
Once created by a mighty landslide, the crystal-clear Eibsee at around 1000 m above sea level is a ...
Lake Karer
In the evening hours and early morning, the turquoise green, crystal clear Lake Karer reflects the ...
Oeschinen Lake
The imposing Oeschinen Lake in the Bernese Oberland is surrounded by several 3,000 meter high peaks ...
Caumasee
In Romansh, "Lag la Cauma", which means "lake of siesta", Lake Cauma is the pearl of Flims. Swimming, ...
Dragon Lake
According to legend, a sunken village is guarded by a dragon at the bottom of the Drachensee, which ...
Grüner See - Green Lake
The crystal clear, emerald Green Lake is a magical place in the Hochsteiermark and has been voted ...
Lake Braies
The emerald-green Lake Braies, surrounded by South Tyrolean legends, against the backdrop of the ...
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