Sand dunes often provide the backdrop for a scenic beach vacation, but few dwarf their neighboring stretch of coast as much as the awe-inspiring Dune du Pilat in France. It is the tallest of its ...

Spending the day picnicking, sliding down the dune, swimming in the clear blue water, or walking along the sand, are just some of the countless adventures you can have in this part of France.

I traveled to the region with France’s Alain Arnoux ... to the far north. The sand that makes up the dunes had traveled too, migrating west from Egypt and Sudan. We were guided by an old ...

If there's one thing the coastline of France has going for it ... which sits tucked behind sand dunes, and unspoiled Plage de Saleccia, a deserted coastline that is best visited by boat.

So much of nature is just as ominous as it is beautiful. And that’s definitely true of the sand dunes in Slowinski National Park, Poland. Set along the country’s Baltic coastline, the 186.18 ...

This giant sand dune in southern Spain is about 98 feet high and 656 feet wide, making it one of Europe's largest sand dunes. What is perhaps even more fascinating is what hides beneath it.

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

THERE’S a little-known beach in Italy that looks like the Sahara Desert. With huge golden sands, dunes and beautiful blue waters, it’s one of the most beautiful places to go on ...

Over time, many beaches will naturally replenish. But sand dunes will take longer. And there are areas where the damage will linger. Cyclone Alfred travelled up and down the coast for a fortnight ...

The ear-splitting roar of his jet ski fills the air as Hamza al-Hamm thunders past, kicking up plumes of water -- not at the ...

SO WE GET TO USE ALL THAT SAND, SAND THAT WOULD NORMALLY GET TOSSED BACK INTO THE OCEAN WILL INSTEAD BE USED TO REBUILD THE DUNES. THE COUNTY RECENTLY APPROVED NEARLY $8 MILLION TO MAKE THIS ...

Behind many of these beaches are sand dune systems which provide homes for diverse forms of wildlife including plants and insects, some so highly specialised that without these dune habitats ...