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  • Moving toward the end of the narrow peninsula, the cliff-top vistas are stunning, showing the mountains of Beara further west across the bay and, if you're lucky, a dolphin or a whale below.

    A Luring Wild Otherworldliness John Crowley 2011

  • Head past the posh cliff-top homes of Clifton and Camps Bay, meanwhile, for surfing hamlets such as Muizenberg, shark-diving spots like Gansbaai and—ultimately—the rocky headlands of Cape Agulhas, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans become one.

    Secret Season 2011

  • There are many variations on the açorda theme in Portugal, but this was the most memorable for me – we were sitting on the balcony of a cliff-top restaurant in Madeira, our heads in the clouds and the sparkling blue sea down below.

    Allegra McEvedy's comfort food recipes 2012

  • There's English in the air, but despite the visiting Americans and Canadians and their hidden cliff-top villas San Pancho remains dominated by the locals, with their late-night soccer games, dense residential districts and produce-packed trucks selling their wares.

    Polo's Dark Horse David Kaufman 2011

  • There are many variations on the açorda theme in Portugal, but this was the most memorable for me – we were sitting on the balcony of a cliff-top restaurant in Madeira, our heads in the clouds and the sparkling blue sea down below.

    Clams açorda recipe | Allegra McEvedy 2012

  • The Swift One and I started to make a scramble for the cliff-top.

    CHAPTER XVII 2010

  • Keycamp 0844 406 0200, keycamp.co.uk offers seven nights from 17 August for two adults and two children in a supertent, with Dover to Calais ferry crossing, from £790 The Dordogne has long been a favourite destination for family holidays, and this picturesque parc is close to the River Dordogne, the medieval town of Sarlat and the cliff-top Chateau Beynac.

    Family camping in France 2011

  • A wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed more than three dozen cliff-top homes in North Texas was expected to burn through most of the tinder-dry trees and shrubs in its path Thursday.

    Possum Kingdom Lake Fire 2011

  • Others stroll under gray skies along the crescent-shaped beach and through cliff-top residential neighborhoods where wild parrots squawk, gawking at houses owned by Hollywood stars.

    Slim down at Malibu's 'Biggest Loser' fitness resort 2011

  • Tracey Nearmy/EPA Sculptures striking cliff-top poses

    Sculpture by the Sea 2011

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