How times have changed atHellnar - now there is a hotel, a restaurant and a very popular café, Fjöruhúsið café, down by the sea. Crane, Nicholas (2010). Coast: Our Island Story: A Journey of Discovery Around Britain's Coastline. BBC Books. Portsalon Beach is a short 20-minute drive away. Meanwhile, the new pathway to Murder Hole Beach is only a 40-minute drive, at 28 km (18 miles) in distance. Crohy Head Sea Arch is a spectacular sea arch located on the coast of the Mullaghmullan Peninsula in Donegal. Sometimes called ‘The Breeches’, the arch is one of the most beautiful in Ireland. The sea arch, and its dramatic coastal landscape, are popular with photographers and making the short hike to the arch is one of our favorite things to do in Donegal. My aunt has got a summer cottage at Hellnar, overlooking Snæfellsjökull glacierand the sea. She and her husband often watch Orca whales playing in the sea from their living room.

There is no official car park or access for the arch, only a short pull-in on the roadside for passing traffic. The cliffs where the arch is located are accessed via an unmarked grassy lane (see the map for its location) down to the arch. It’s worth knowing in advance to know where exactly where the arch is and where to access it.

Weather-eroded arches [ edit ] Metate Arch, Devils Garden (GSENM), a very thin arch near the end of its life Moon Hill in Yangshuo, Guizhou Province, China, is an example of an arch formed by the remnant of a karst limestone cave. Considered to be the most beautiful place in the Tasman region of New Zealand, Cathedral Cove is one of the main attractions on the Coromandel Peninsula. This fairly remote beach can be accessed only by foot or boat. Cathedral cove has two beautiful beaches which are separated by a massive stone arch that gives the whole place a grand appearance. The clean sandy beaches with pohutukawa trees along the coast make the place ideal for swimming and picnics. 8. Azure Window, Malta The world-famous Azure Window in Gozo island – Mediterranean nature wonder in beautiful Malta

From her summer cottage at Arnarstapi she had a view of Sölvahamar cliff. You might remember Sölvahamar from my Bárður Snæfellsás travel-blog: Bárður Snæfellsás - the Mythical Protector of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West-Iceland. She bade him consecrate the spring, which he did. I have not been able to find any written recordson his vision, but have heard about it frequently. If you look at the photo below you will see a hole in the middle of the ground, so let's be careful while walking around Arnarstapi!This is such an extraordinary location for a summer house. Now my aunt has built a summer house at Hellnar, only a few km away from Arnarstapi, so I stay with her from time to time. When heavy storms brought Malta’s world-famous Azure Window crashing into the sea earlier this year, the loss of one of the world’s natural wonders prompted strong emotional reactions. From stunning photographic tributes across social media to the ever prevalent memes, countries united in memorialising this iconic piece of the Gozo coastline.