Monday, 11 August 2014

10 stunning cliffside beaches

Consider something spectacular for your next beach vacation. Ko Phi Phi in southern Thailand's Krabi province is an archipelago of six islands about an hour's boat ride from Phuket. On Phi Phi Leh, towering limestone cliffs surround Maya Bay's pristine beach.

Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi, Thailand


Consider something spectacular for your next beach vacation. Ko Phi Phi in southern 
Thailand's Krabi province is an archipelago of six islands about an hour's boat ride from Phuket. On Phi Phi Leh, towering limestone cliffs surround Maya Bay's pristine beach


Only accessible by boat, secluded Navagio Beach on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos is one of Greece's most beautiful stretches of sand.


Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece


Only accessible by boat, secluded Navagio Beach on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos is one of Greece's most beautiful stretches of sand.


Just north of Sidi Ifni along the coast of southern Morocco, the Atlantic has worn natural arches into the red stone cliffs of Legzira Beach. Go at low tide to explore.


Legzira Beach, Morocco

Just north of Sidi Ifni along the coast of southern Morocco, the Atlantic has worn natural arches into the red stone cliffs of Legzira Beach. Go at low tide to explore.


This is about as close as you'll get to McWay Falls unless you're an experienced kayaker. The falls tumble onto the beach in McWay Cove in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park along California's iconic Highway 1 in Big Sur. Climbing down to the beach is prohibited, but the beach is all yours if you can get there by water. There are more accessible beaches nearby, but the short walk to this overlook is well worth it.

McWay Cove, Big Sur, California

This is about as close as you'll get to McWay Falls unless you're an experienced kayaker. The falls tumble onto the beach in McWay Cove in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park along California's iconic Highway 1 in Big Sur. Climbing down to the beach is prohibited, but the beach is all yours if you can get there by water. There are more accessible beaches nearby, but the short walk to this overlook is well worth it.


Not all coastal cliffs are remote and windswept. Along the Calabrian Coast, in the toe of Italy's boot, the clifftop town of Tropea looks down on the clear Tyrrhenian Sea.


Tropea, Italy

Not all coastal cliffs are remote and windswept. Along the Calabrian Coast, in the toe of Italy's boot, the clifftop town of Tropea looks down on the clear Tyrrhenian Sea.


  

As Catedrais, Galicia, Spain

Erosion really is a wonder. On Spain's Galician coastline near Ribadeo, As Catedrais features naturally carved arches that resemble a cathedral.


Calanque d'En Vau, along the Mediterranean coast of France between Cassis and Marseille, is one of a series of steep, narrow coves and inlets cutting into the shore. The beach can be reached on foot or by boat.

Calanque d'En Vau, near Cassis, France

Calanque d'En Vau, along the Mediterranean coast of France between Cassis and Marseille, is one of a series of steep, narrow coves and inlets cutting into the shore. The beach can be reached on foot or by boat.

The wild South African cape that includes secluded Dias Beach was called the Cape of Storms by explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488. The beach is in Cape Point Nature Reserve. There's a scenic hike down to the shore, but the wild surf makes swimming dangerous.

Dias Beach, Cape Point, South Africa

The wild South African cape that includes secluded Dias Beach was called the Cape of Storms by explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488. The beach is in Cape Point Nature Reserve. There's a scenic hike down to the shore, but the wild surf makes swimming dangerous.


A short hike down an unpaved path leads to Halona Beach Cove. The beach on Oahu's southern shore had a role in the 1953 movie "From Here to Eternity."

Halona Beach Cove, Oahu, Hawaii


A short hike down an unpaved path leads to Halona Beach Cove. The beach on Oahu's southern shore had a role in the 1953 movie "From Here to Eternity."

A steep rock wall surrounds Chiaia di Luna on the island of Ponza, the most visited of Italy's Pontine Islands.
Chiaia di Luna, Ponza, Italy

A steep rock wall surrounds Chiaia di Luna on the island of Ponza, the most visited of Italy's Pontine Islands.

Source: CNN
ION

No comments:

Post a Comment