Sentences with phrase «little rocky island»

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For years it was held at a lovely little conference center on a rocky neck projecting into Long Island Sound.

The dramatic volcanic landscape of La Palma, reputed to be one of the steepest islands in the world, is little - known outside the Canaries, but offers an ideal winter walking destination for walkers of most abilities featuring rocky treks and mountain paths.

There was more plant life, the beach was rocky, and the atmosphere a little less timid as music played loudly out of the only bar on the island.

The Soccoro Islands offer little in the way of shallow sites or colorful corals and the emphasis is on the larger marine life that congregates near the rocky slopes and pinnacles that rise from the deep water.

Initially, Isola Bella was little more than a barren strip of rocky land inhabited by local fisherman but in 1630 the Borromeo family, influential members of Piedmont's aristocracy, began the construction of a grand residence (a «palazzo») and gardens on the island.

Lokrum Island was a fun little escape from old town with plenty of rocky beaches.

Witness charming little fishing villages, rocky islands, and granite rocks along the scenic Skagerrak coastline from Gothenburg - Sweden's second - largest city and one of Europe's major seaports - to Oslo.

The flip side to that is that Aruba is a very dry island with little natural greenery or tropical plants — once away from the resort areas the island can be rocky and arid and there isn't much in the way of wildlife to be seen.

Lembongan is a pristine tropical island, its highest point is 50 meters above sea level, little temperature variation from 30 degrees Celsius occurs between the only two seasons in a total of 615 ha unproductive rocky land.