2019-10-01 Wanderlust

60 wanderlust.co.ukOctober 2019

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Getlostinthe

secretgardensin

Horta,Barcelona

KirteyVerma,editorial

assistant,Wanderlust

Spendadaywiththe

Greekgodsatthe

LabyrinthParkofHortaandyou’ll

…indaplacewheretimestands

still.Locatedontheoutskirtsof

thecity,theparkdoesn’tattract

thesameamountofattention

orcrowdsasParcGüell,butit

doesn’tseekit–only 750 people

areallowedintheparkatanygiven

timetopreserveitscharacter.

Makeyourwaythroughthe

twistsandturnsofthepark’s

eponymousmaze,whereyou’ll

…indasculptureoflovegodEros

atthecentre.Ifyoucan…ind

yourwayout,climbtotheupper

terraces–afewpeoplewillbe

takingpicturesofthepavilions

…illedwithbustsandstatuesof

moreGreekgods,butifyou

continueupwardsintothehills,

you’ll…indfewerpeopleand

panoramicviewsoverthecity.

Windingpathwaysleadyoupast

shaded…lowergardens,small

waterfallsandpondsbuzzing

withthesoundofbright

dragon…liesintosecluded

alcoves.Here,youcanescape

thecrowdsofLasRamblasand

whileawaythedayinpeace.

Plus,it’sfreeonaSunday.

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Enteranotherrealm

attheLençóis

MaranhensesNational

ParkinBrazil

RachelLawrence,managingeditor,

InsightGuide:Brazil

Visitorswhomakeitto

thisremotecornerof

north-easternBrazilare

rewardedbyan

otherworldlyenvironmentof

rollingsanddunesandcrystalline

lakes.ThejourneyfromSãoLuísto

Barreirinhastakesaboutthree

hours.Fromhere,toursintothe

parkbyboatand4x4canbe

arranged.Thelagoonsarebest

visitedwhileattheirfullest,

betweenJulyandSeptember.

TheupdatedInsightGuide:

Brazilisoutnow.

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Unravelsecretsat

theMySontemples

inVietnam

NoraWallaya,digital

executive,Wanderlust

MySonsanctuaryis

acollectionofHindu

templesdatingfromthe4thto

the13thcenturyinVietnam.This

impressivesitewasleftbehind

bythemysteriousChampa

civilisation,whosesecretshavestill

notallbeenunravelled.Situated

aroundanhour’sdrivewestofHoi

An,itsrurallocationmeansitgets

fewervisitors.Whenyou’rethere,

checkoutthelocalgraveyardon

asteephillnearby–where

hundredsofbrightly-coloured

headstonesresemblean

assortmentoflittledolls’houses.

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Seehiddenfallsin

Switzerland

MikeWright,arteditor,

Wanderlust

Thereareatotalof

72 waterfallstosee

intheLauterbrunnenValley

inSwitzerlandbutdon’tmiss

thosenotonview:thehidden

TrummelbachFalls.Accessedvia

anancienttunnelfunicularand

lift,tenglacialwaterfallsthunder

downinsidethemountainspraying

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Dive the Amazon

Jeremy Wade,

TV presenter

There’s a place on

one of the Amazon’s

southern sub-

tributaries where you

can push through the

vegetation into

a tiny channel, which

leads to a pool of

the clearest water,

and a truly surreal

underwater landscape.

Dive down; every

boulder-pile holds

an electric eel, but

in the clear water

visitors can avoid the

consequences of

blundering into one of

Shutterstock; Alamy

A-maze-ing secret

The Labyrinth Park of

Horta in Barcelona;

(above) the My Son

temples in Vietnam