# List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Europe

Europe is the cradle of the geoparks movement. The European Geoparks Network is a founding member of the Global Geoparks Network and it functions as a regional geopark network of it. As of November 2022, there are 94 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 28 European countries and there are several territories in an aspiring or planned phase, or in a national geopark status. Further elements of the geodiversity of the continent is represented on the World Heritage list, under criterion VIII or VII.

## UNESCO Global Geoparks

| UNESCO Global Geopark | Location | Area (km$^2$) | Year |
| Haute-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France 44°06′31″N 6°17′13″E﻿ / ﻿44.108611°N 6.286944°E﻿ / 44.108611; 6.286944﻿ (Haute-Provence UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2300 | 2000 |
| Vulkaneifel | Rhineland-Palatinate Germany 50°12′24″N 6°50′10″E﻿ / ﻿50.206667°N 6.836111°E﻿ / 50.206667; 6.836111﻿ (Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1220 | 2000 |
| Lesvos Island | North Aegean Greece 39°12′42″N 25°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿39.211667°N 25.855000°E﻿ / 39.211667; 25.855000﻿ (Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1636 | 2000 |
| Psiloritis | Crete Greece 35°17′32″N 24°52′53″E﻿ / ﻿35.292222°N 24.881389°E﻿ / 35.292222; 24.881389﻿ (Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1159 | 2001 |
| TERRA.vita | Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphaila Germany 52°16′00″N 8°03′00″E﻿ / ﻿52.266667°N 8.050000°E﻿ / 52.266667; 8.050000﻿ (TERRA.Vita UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1560 | 2001 |
| Copper Coast | Munster Ireland 52°08′19″N 7°20′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.138611°N 7.342222°W﻿ / 52.138611; -7.342222﻿ (Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark) | 50 | 2001 |
| Marble Arch Caves | Ulster Ireland, United Kingdom 54°15′31″N 7°30′53″W﻿ / ﻿54.258611°N 7.514722°W﻿ / 54.258611; -7.514722﻿ (Marble Arch Caves UNESCO Global Geopark) | 180 | 2001 |
| Madonie | Sicily Italy 37°52′00″N 14°04′44″E﻿ / ﻿37.866667°N 14.078889°E﻿ / 37.866667; 14.078889﻿ (Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark) | 400 | 2004 |
| Rocca di Cerere | Sicily Italy 37°30′53″N 14°22′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.514722°N 14.378056°E﻿ / 37.514722; 14.378056﻿ (Rocca di Cerere UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1298 | 2008 |
| Steirische Eisenwurzen | Styria Austria 47°04′12″N 15°29′27″E﻿ / ﻿47.070000°N 15.490833°E﻿ / 47.070000; 15.490833﻿ (Steirische Eisenwurzen UNESCO Global Geopark) | 586 | 2004 |
| Bergstrasse-Odenwald | Hesse, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg Germany 49°32′11″N 8°34′07″E﻿ / ﻿49.536389°N 8.568611°E﻿ / 49.536389; 8.568611﻿ (Bergstrasse-Odenwald UNESCO Global Geopark) | 3500 | 2004 |
| North Pennines | North East England United Kingdom 54°47′17″N 2°25′01″W﻿ / ﻿54.788056°N 2.416944°W﻿ / 54.788056; -2.416944﻿ (North Pennines UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1938 | 2004 |
| Luberon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France 43°52′31″N 5°26′08″E﻿ / ﻿43.875278°N 5.435556°E﻿ / 43.875278; 5.435556﻿ (Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1953 | 2004 |
| North-West Highlands | Scottish Highlands United Kingdom 58°08′09″N 5°15′05″W﻿ / ﻿58.135833°N 5.251389°W﻿ / 58.135833; -5.251389﻿ (North-West Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2100 | 2004 |
| Swabian Albs | Baden-Württemberg Germany 48°31′00″N 9°24′15″E﻿ / ﻿48.516667°N 9.404167°E﻿ / 48.516667; 9.404167﻿ (Swabian Alps UNESCO Global Geopark) | 6688 | 2004 |
| Harz - Braunschweiger Land - Ostfalen | Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt Germany 52°16′05″N 10°49′57″E﻿ / ﻿52.268056°N 10.832500°E﻿ / 52.268056; 10.832500﻿ (Percé UNESCO Global Geopark) | 11500 | 2004 |
| Hateg Country Dinosaurs | Hunedoara Romania 45°36′27″N 23°22′44″E﻿ / ﻿45.607500°N 23.378889°E﻿ / 45.607500; 23.378889﻿ (Hateg Country Dinosaurs UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1024 | 2005 |
| Beigua | Liguria Italy 44°25′40″N 8°35′12″E﻿ / ﻿44.427778°N 8.586667°E﻿ / 44.427778; 8.586667﻿ (Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark) | 392 | 2005 |
| Fforest Fawr | Wales United Kingdom 51°55′51″N 3°24′21″W﻿ / ﻿51.930833°N 3.405833°W﻿ / 51.930833; -3.405833﻿ (Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark) | 763 | 2005 |
| Bohemian Paradise | Central Bohemia, Hrádec Králove Czechia 50°35′50″N 15°07′02″E﻿ / ﻿50.597222°N 15.117222°E﻿ / 50.597222; 15.117222﻿ (Bohemian Paradise UNESCO Global Geopark) | 742 | 2005 |
| Cabo de Gata – Níjar | Andalusia Spain 36°47′22″N 2°14′14″W﻿ / ﻿36.789444°N 2.237222°W﻿ / 36.789444; -2.237222﻿ (Cabo de Gata - Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark) | 500 | 2006 |
| Naturtejo de Meseta Meridional | Centro Portugal 39°48′16″N 7°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.804444°N 7.492778°W﻿ / 39.804444; -7.492778﻿ (Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark) | 4624.4 | 2006 |
| Sierras Subbéticas | Andalusia Spain 37°14′52″N 4°18′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.247778°N 4.306667°W﻿ / 37.247778; -4.306667﻿ (Sierras Subbeticas UNESCO Global Geopark) | 320 | 2006 |
| Sobrarbe-Pirineos | Aragon Spain 42°22′07″N 0°10′13″E﻿ / ﻿42.368611°N 0.170278°E﻿ / 42.368611; 0.170278﻿ (Sobrarbe UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2202 | 2006 |
| Gea Norvegica | Telemark, Vestfold Norway 59°08′12″N 9°59′51″E﻿ / ﻿59.136667°N 9.997500°E﻿ / 59.136667; 9.997500﻿ (Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark) | 3000 | 2006 |
| Papuk | Požega-Slavonia Croatia 45°27′25″N 17°39′38″E﻿ / ﻿45.457027°N 17.660691°E﻿ / 45.457027; 17.660691﻿ (Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark) | 524 | 2007 |
| English Riviera | Devon United Kingdom 50°27′22″N 3°33′15″W﻿ / ﻿50.456111°N 3.554167°W﻿ / 50.456111; -3.554167﻿ (English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark) | 104 | 2007 |
| Adamello-Brenta | Trentino Italy 46°07′09″N 10°45′08″E﻿ / ﻿46.119167°N 10.752222°E﻿ / 46.119167; 10.752222﻿ (Adamello-Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1188 | 2008 |
| GeoMôn | Wales United Kingdom 53°16′08″N 4°20′03″W﻿ / ﻿53.268889°N 4.334167°W﻿ / 53.268889; -4.334167﻿ (GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1800 | 2009 |
| Arouca | Norte Portugal 40°55′56″N 8°14′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.932222°N 8.245000°W﻿ / 40.932222; -8.245000﻿ (Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark) | 327 | 2009 |
| Shetland | Scotland United Kingdom 60°33′36″N 1°05′55″W﻿ / ﻿60.560000°N 1.098611°W﻿ / 60.560000; -1.098611﻿ (Shetland UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1468 | 2009 |
| Chelmos – Vouraikos | Achaea Greece 38°08′47″N 22°10′18″E﻿ / ﻿38.146389°N 22.171667°E﻿ / 38.146389; 22.171667﻿ (Chelmos – Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark) | 647 | 2009 |
| Novohrad – Nograd | Nógrád, Banská Bystrica Hungary, Slovakia 48°09′58″N 19°48′55″E﻿ / ﻿48.166111°N 19.815278°E﻿ / 48.166111; 19.815278﻿ (Novohrad - Nógrád UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1587 | 2010 |
| Magma | Vestlandet, Sørlandet Norway 58°26′50″N 6°03′08″E﻿ / ﻿58.447222°N 6.052222°E﻿ / 58.447222; 6.052222﻿ (Magma UNESCO Global Geopark) | 3000 | 2006 |
| Basque Coast | Basque Country Spain 43°17′45″N 2°21′16″W﻿ / ﻿43.295833°N 2.354444°W﻿ / 43.295833; -2.354444﻿ (Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark) | 89 | 2010 |
| Cilento e Vallo di Diano | Campania Italy 40°16′50″N 15°22′21″E﻿ / ﻿40.280556°N 15.372500°E﻿ / 40.280556; 15.372500﻿ (Cilento e Vallo di Diano UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1841 | 2010 |
| Rokua | Oulu Finland 64°34′43″N 26°30′06″E﻿ / ﻿64.578611°N 26.501667°E﻿ / 64.578611; 26.501667﻿ (Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1326 | 2010 |
| Tuscan Mining Park | Tuscany Italy 42°57′17″N 10°50′32″E﻿ / ﻿42.954722°N 10.842222°E﻿ / 42.954722; 10.842222﻿ (Tuscan Mining Park UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1087 | 2010 |
| Vikos – Aoos | Western Macedonia, Epirus Greece 40°01′02″N 20°42′43″E﻿ / ﻿40.017222°N 20.711944°E﻿ / 40.017222; 20.711944﻿ (Vikos-Aoos UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1200 | 2010 |
| Muskau Arch | Brandenburg, Saxony, Lubusz Germany, Poland 51°34′13″N 14°43′35″E﻿ / ﻿51.570278°N 14.726389°E﻿ / 51.570278; 14.726389﻿ (Muskau Arch UNESCO Global Geopark) | 578.8 | 2011 |
| Sierra Norte de Sevilla | Andalusia Spain 37°42′44″N 5°38′04″W﻿ / ﻿37.712222°N 5.634444°W﻿ / 37.712222; -5.634444﻿ (Sierra Norte de Sevilla UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1774.84 | 2011 |
| Burren and Cliffs of Moher | Clare Ireland 52°59′47″N 9°23′21″W﻿ / ﻿52.996389°N 9.389167°W﻿ / 52.996389; -9.389167﻿ (Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark) | 530 | 2011 |
| Katla | South Constituency Iceland 63°37′50″N 19°37′16″W﻿ / ﻿63.630556°N 19.621111°W﻿ / 63.630556; -19.621111﻿ (Katla UNESCO Global Geopark) | 9542 | 2011 |
| Massif des Bauges | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France 45°41′15″N 6°06′21″E﻿ / ﻿45.687500°N 6.105833°E﻿ / 45.687500; 6.105833﻿ (Massif des Bauges UNESCO Global Geopark) | 856 | 2011 |
| Apuan Alps | Tuscany Italy 44°02′28″N 10°22′03″E﻿ / ﻿44.041111°N 10.367500°E﻿ / 44.041111; 10.367500﻿ (Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark) | 494 | 2011 |
| Villuercas-Ibores-Jara | Extremadura Spain 39°27′07″N 5°19′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.451944°N 5.327500°W﻿ / 39.451944; -5.327500﻿ (Villuercas Ibores Jara UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2544.4 | 2011 |
| Chablais | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France 46°20′53″N 6°35′26″E﻿ / ﻿46.348095°N 6.590667°E﻿ / 46.348095; 6.590667﻿ (Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark) | 872 | 2012 |
| Central Catalunya | Catalonia Spain 42°28′00″N 1°49′18″E﻿ / ﻿42.466667°N 1.821667°E﻿ / 42.466667; 1.821667﻿ (Central Catalunya UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1300 | 2012 |
| Bakony-Balaton | Veszprém Hungary 46°58′35″N 17°55′43″E﻿ / ﻿46.976389°N 17.928611°E﻿ / 46.976389; 17.928611﻿ (Bakony-Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark) | 3244 | 2012 |
| Azores | Azores Portugal 37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W﻿ / ﻿37.741111°N 25.675556°W﻿ / 37.741111; -25.675556﻿ (Azores UNESCO Global Geopark) | 12884 | 2013 |
| Karavanke/Karawanken | Styria, Upper Carniola Austria, Slovenia 46°30′15″N 14°46′21″E﻿ / ﻿46.504167°N 14.772500°E﻿ / 46.504167; 14.772500﻿ (Karavanke/Karawanken UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1067 | 2013 |
| Idrija | Gorizia Slovenia 46°00′03″N 14°01′12″E﻿ / ﻿46.000775°N 14.020052°E﻿ / 46.000775; 14.020052﻿ (Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark) | 294 | 2013 |
| Hondsrug | Drenthe Netherlands 52°55′50″N 6°49′31″E﻿ / ﻿52.930556°N 6.825278°E﻿ / 52.930556; 6.825278﻿ (Hondsrug UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1000 | 2013 |
| Sesia - Val Grande | Piedmont Italy 45°59′28″N 8°20′36″E﻿ / ﻿45.991111°N 8.343333°E﻿ / 45.991111; 8.343333﻿ (Sesia - Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2023 | 2013 |
| Kula Volcanic | Aegean Region Turkey 38°36′34″N 28°28′31″E﻿ / ﻿38.609444°N 28.475278°E﻿ / 38.609444; 28.475278﻿ (Kula Volcanic UNESCO Global Geopark) | 300 | 2013 |
| Molina and Alto Tajo | Castile-La Mancha Spain 39°16′46″N 3°05′52″W﻿ / ﻿39.279444°N 3.097778°W﻿ / 39.279444; -3.097778﻿ (Molina and Alto Tajo UNESCO Global Geopark) | 4520 | 2014 |
| El Hierro | Canary Islands Spain 27°43′32″N 18°01′27″W﻿ / ﻿27.725556°N 18.024167°W﻿ / 27.725556; -18.024167﻿ (El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark) | 595 | 2014 |
| Monts d’Ardèche | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France 44°38′06″N 4°15′34″E﻿ / ﻿44.635000°N 4.259444°E﻿ / 44.635000; 4.259444﻿ (Monts d’Ardèche UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2280 | 2014 |
| Erz der Alpen | Salzburg Austria 47°22′12″N 13°12′00″E﻿ / ﻿47.370000°N 13.200000°E﻿ / 47.370000; 13.200000﻿ (Erz der Alpen UNESCO Global Geopark) | 211 | 2014 |
| Odsherred | Sjælland Denmark 55°49′48″N 11°34′48″E﻿ / ﻿55.830000°N 11.580000°E﻿ / 55.830000; 11.580000﻿ (Odsherred UNESCO Global Geopark) | 355 | 2014 |
| Terras de Cavaleiros | Norte Portugal 41°32′24″N 6°58′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.540000°N 6.970000°W﻿ / 41.540000; -6.970000﻿ (Terras de Cavaleiros UNESCO Global Geopark) | 700 | 2014 |
| Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands | Canary Islands Spain 29°03′00″N 13°36′00″W﻿ / ﻿29.050000°N 13.600000°W﻿ / 29.050000; -13.600000﻿ (Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2500 | 2015 |
| Reykjanes | Southern Peninsula Iceland 63°58′23″N 22°31′00″W﻿ / ﻿63.973056°N 22.516667°W﻿ / 63.973056; -22.516667﻿ (Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark) | 825 | 2015 |
| Pollino | Basilicata, Calabria Italy 39°55′52″N 16°07′34″E﻿ / ﻿39.931111°N 16.126111°E﻿ / 39.931111; 16.126111﻿ (Pollino UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1925 | 2015 |
| Sitia | Crete Greece 35°10′01″N 26°07′00″E﻿ / ﻿35.166944°N 26.116667°E﻿ / 35.166944; 26.116667﻿ (Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark) | 517 | 2015 |
| Troodos | Limassol Cyprus 34°58′49″N 32°50′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.980278°N 32.846111°E﻿ / 34.980278; 32.846111﻿ (Troodos UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1147 | 2015 |
| Causses du Quercy | Occitanie France 44°34′19″N 1°41′11″E﻿ / ﻿44.571944°N 1.686389°E﻿ / 44.571944; 1.686389﻿ (Causses du Quercy UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1855 | 2017 |
| Las Loras | Castile and León Spain 42°30′58″N 4°00′38″W﻿ / ﻿42.516244°N 4.010515°W﻿ / 42.516244; -4.010515﻿ (Las Loras UNESCO Global Geopark) | 950.76 | 2017 |
| Beaujolais | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France 48°31′18″N 64°13′02″W﻿ / ﻿48.521642°N 64.217264°W﻿ / 48.521642; -64.217264﻿ (Percé UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1550 | 2018 |
| Famenne-Ardenne | Wallonia Belgium 48°31′18″N 64°13′02″W﻿ / ﻿48.521642°N 64.217264°W﻿ / 48.521642; -64.217264﻿ (Percé UNESCO Global Geopark) | 915 | 2018 |
| Conca de Tremp–Montsec | Catalonia Spain 42°10′00″N 0°53′45″E﻿ / ﻿42.166702°N 0.895778°E﻿ / 42.166702; 0.895778﻿ (Conca de Tremp-Montsec UNESCO Global Geopark) | 2050 | 2018 |
| Courel Mountain | Galicia Spain 48°31′18″N 64°13′02″W﻿ / ﻿48.521642°N 64.217264°W﻿ / 48.521642; -64.217264﻿ (Percé UNESCO Global Geopark) | 577.85 | 2019 |
| Vis Archipelago | Split-Dalmatia Croatia 43°02′44″N 16°05′31″E﻿ / ﻿43.045633°N 16.091839°E﻿ / 43.045633; 16.091839﻿ (Vis Archipelago UNESCO Global Geopark) | 6661 | 2019 |
| Trollfjell | Trøndelag Norway 65°28′21″N 12°12′30″E﻿ / ﻿65.472572°N 12.208394°E﻿ / 65.472572; 12.208394﻿ (Trollfjell UNESCO Global Geopark) | 10082 | 2019 |
| Lauhanvuori-Haemeenkangas | Finland | | 2020 |
| Estrela | Portugal | | 2020 |
| Djerdap | Serbia 44°27′17″N 22°09′25″E﻿ / ﻿44.454651°N 22.157023°E﻿ / 44.454651; 22.157023﻿ (Djerdap UNESCO Global Geopark) | 1330 | 2020 |
| Granada | Spain | | 2020 |
| Maestrazgo | Spain | | 2020 |
| The Black Country | United Kingdom | | 2020 |
Note *Kula Volcanic Geopark was enlarged and renamed as Kula Salihli Geopark in 2020. Though it is in the Asian part of Turkey, it is included here as the European Geopark Network extends across all of Turkey.

## Recognition of Europe's geodiversity under different international frameworks
### World Heritage sites

Twenty-eight sites are represented currently on the World Heritage list under criterion VIII, as an outstanding representative of Earth's history:
* Pirin National Park (Bulgaria)
* Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)
* Ilulissat Icefjord (Greenland, Denmark)
* Wadden Sea (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands)
* Stevns Klint (Denmark)
* High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (Finland, Sweden)
* Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (France)
* Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (France, Spain)
* Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena (France)
* Messel Pit Fossil Site (Germany)
* Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Hungary, Slovakia)
* Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice (Iceland)
* Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (Italy)
* Monte San Giorgio (Italy, Switzerland)
* The Dolomites (Italy)
* Mount Etna (Italy)
* Durmitor National Park (Montenegro)
* West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (Norway)
* Lake Baikal (Russia)
* Volcanoes of Kamchatka (Russia)
* Lena Pillars Nature Park (Russia)
* Škocjan Caves (Slovenia)
* Teide National Park (Spain)
* Laponian Area (Sweden)
* Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Switzerland)
* Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Switzerland)
* Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (United Kingdom)
* Dorset and East Devon Coast (United Kingdom)
Further sites are inscribed under criterion VII of superlative natural phenomena and aesthetic importance. Some of them, which have a special geoheritage importance are:
* Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (Albania, North Macedonia)
* Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France)
* Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (France)
* French Austral Lands and Seas (France)
* Meteora (Greece)
* Mount Athos (Greece)
* Danube Delta (Romania)
* Putorana Plateau (Russia)
* Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (Turkey)
* Hierapolis-Pamukkale (Turkey)
* St Kilda (United Kingdom)
* Gough and Inaccessible Islands (United Kingdom)