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The image shows a beautiful coastal village built on a cliffside. The village is surrounded by sheer cliffs and turquoise blue sea. The houses in the village are built close together and are painted in a variety of colors. The village is accessible by a road that winds its way up the cliffside. There is a small beach at the bottom of the cliff, and a few boats are anchored in the bay. The water is crystal clear and a deep blue color. The sky is blue and there are a few clouds in the

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Amalfi Coast: Where Cliffside Towns Meet Paradise Have you ever seen pictures of the Amalfi Coast? It’s basically the real-life definition of stunning. Dramatic cliffs plunging into the clear blue water, these colorful little towns clinging to the rocks…it’s just unreal. The whole place is named after Amalfi, this historic town that’s been around for ages. Back in the 1700s, fancy Europeans on their Grand Tours would come here to soak it all in…

In the southeast of France, yacht-strewn shores, cliffside towns, and sleepy fishing villages simmer underneath the Mediterranean sun.

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Houses and villages built on rocky faces and cliff edges provide truly striking landscapes where nature and man made structures meet. Villages were traditionally built ... Continue Reading »