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Find a Dark Sky Place — there are over 160,000 square kilometers of protected land and night skies in 22 countries on 6 continents.
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Aenos National Park
Parks
Greece
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2017/06/Albanya-featured-700px-366px.png)
Albanyà
Parks
Spain
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Alpes Azur Mercantour
Reserves
France
![Brecon Beacons NP, Wales (UK)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/Brecon_Beacons_sinclair.jpg)
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons)
Reserves
Wales
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2017/07/BodminMoor-featured-700px-366px.png)
Bodmin Moor Dark Sky Landscape
Parks
England
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2017/06/Bukk-featured-700px-366px.png)
Bükk National Park
Parks
Hungary
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2018/08/Mont-Lozere-G-Cannat-feat-700px-366px.png)
Cévennes National Park
Reserves
France
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/04/Coll_sky_moon_fisheye.jpg)
Coll
Communities
Scotland
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/10/Star-trail-Knowlton-Church-Dorset-1440x960.jpg)
Cranborne Chase
Reserves
England
![A warm glow sunset over the ocean and costal cliffs.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2023/12/Denmark-DarkSky-Park-Katharina-Fossgreen-Bulbjerg-1440x960.jpeg)
Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg
Parks
Denmark
![Wetlands in Netherlands](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/06/de-boschplaat-featured-700px-460px.png)
De Boschplaat
Parks
Netherlands
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/04/eifel-featured-700px-460px.png)
Eifel National Park
Parks
Germany
![The Milky Way over Elan Valley Estate](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/07/elan_valley_MW.png)
Elan Valley Estate
Parks
Wales
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Eryri National Park (Snowdonia)
Reserves
Wales
![Exmoor NP, England (UK)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/vfilms-exmoor.jpg)
Exmoor National Park
Reserves
England
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Fulda, Hesse
Communities
Germany
The city of Fulda is one of the principal cities of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany. …
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Galloway Forest Park
Parks
Scotland
![Milky Way over Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Switzerland](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/Grantrisch-IDSP-Primary-Photo.png)
Gantrisch Dark Sky Zone, Switzerland
Parks
Switzerland
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/04/HNP_negygemu_Ladanyi_web.jpg)
Hortobágy National Park
Parks
Hungary
![View of the Milky Way above Jelsa at night.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2022/02/004_Humac-scaled-1440x960.jpg)
Jelsa
Communities
Croatia
![Kerry (Ireland)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/kerry_skelligs.jpg)
Kerry
Reserves
Ireland
![A view of the night sky from Lauwersmeer Dark Sky Park.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2021/08/riet-en-melkweg-in-dark-sky-park-lauwersmeer.jpg)
Lauwersmeer National Park
Parks
Netherlands
![A star-filled night sky and Milky Way over the Wadden Sea.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/EOSR6385-DarkSky-1-1440x938.jpg)
Mandø
Parks
Denmark
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Mayo Dark Sky Park
Parks
Ireland
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Moffat
Communities
Scotland
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Moore’s Reserve
Reserves
England
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Møn and Nyord
Communities
Europe
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Møn and Nyord
Parks
Denmark
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Naturpark Attersee-Traunsee
Parks
Austria
![Image of North Rondaldsy at night.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2021/09/Peter-Donally-3-House-scaled-1440x811.jpg)
North Ronaldsay Dark Sky Island
Communities
Scotland
![North York Moore Dark Sky](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/12/Milky-Way-over-Ravenscar-by-Steve-Bell-NYMNP-scaled-1440x645.jpg)
North York Moors National Park
Reserves
England
The North York Moors became a National Park in 1952 and is one of 15 such protected landscapes in …
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Northumberland National Park and Kielder Water & Forest Park
Parks
England
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OM Dark Sky Park & Observatory
Parks
Northern Ireland
![Showing the starry skies at the most popular entrance, for hiking to the Three-Country Cairn in the Øvre Pasvik National Park. The Three-Country Cairn is the tripoint at which the borders of Norway, Russia and Finland meet.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/07/Ovre-Pasvik-National-Park-2.png)
Øvre Pasvik National Park
Parks
Norway
![Image depicting Pellworm at night.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2021/08/Pellworm_C_Sören-Lang-scaled-1440x960.jpg)
Pellworm Star Island
Communities
Germany
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Petrova Gora-Biljeg
Parks
Croatia
As of 1 August 2020, DarkSky no longer accepts new nominations for the Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction program, so those are not listed here.