Are you one of those people who need a touch of nature during their city kaupunkiviikonloppu ???

To get away from the busy traffic, sidewalk slalom, the constant noise around you?!

Here follows a quick look at where to go to find some peace not too far from the city you are visiting. Mind you, we’re not talking about parks here, but real forests where you can get the feeling of being enveloped - and empowered - by nature.

More places will be added later on. The cities here are in alphabetical order. Do not miss on the opportunity to read more about the cities themselves through the Wikipedia links or the existing Streets & Squares articles here in Journeys of Life.

BERLIN

It is called a forest, but in many places it feels more like a park when there seems to be more roads than trees. Still, a large area to walk in.

Streets of Berlin

ATHENS

Streets of Athens

COPENHAGEN

In Copenhagen you want to get to xxx

Streets of Copenhagen

HELSINKI

There is something called the Central Park (Keskuspuisto) on Helsinki, but to get the real deal, you need to go little further.

Then you can always go to a place called Nuuksio, situated outside of Helsinki in the neighboring city, Espoo. How to get there?

Streets of Helsinki

LONDON

Epping Forest. A lovely

Streets of London

How to get there by public transport

MOSCOW

NEW YORK CITY

Brooklyn

Manhattan

Well, the Central Park of course is what comes to mind, but though large, it is still a park like the name suggests.

Staten Island

Queens

The Bronx

Streets of New York City

OSLO

PARIS

Streets of Paris

PRAGUE

Streets of Prague

STOCKHOLM

Streets of Stockholm