The goal, therefore, is to draw more international tourists to Italy, and attract them to parts of the country other than the "art cities, " especially Rome, Venice and Florence, which account for as many overnight stays as all of Italy's beach and mountain towns combined.

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There is certainly no shortage of bars with stunning views of either beach or mountain and, if getting a workout on the dance floor is more your thing, then there is bound to be a club to suit.

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The old six-event season has been scrapped and replaced with three unique stops, each with a focus on one of the core environments of action sports: the beach, the city and the mountain.

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Located in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, the area encompasses around 2000 sq km of mountain, peatland, beach, forest and coastline across west Sutherland and on to the north coast.

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The next six miles, between the gorgeous village of Llangrannog and Cwmtydu Beach, cuts into the side of a sloping mountain, presenting an epic cerulean canvas of sea that is a brilliant vantage point for spotting bottlenose dolphins.

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But for weeks, the couple shared photos online from their trek through Argentina, Chile and Peru, showing themselves posing beside their bikes on remote mountain roads, camping out in tents and smiling at the beach.

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Somewhere in the United States, there are places waiting to be discovered this summer -- jagged mountain peaks, roadside diners with heaps of eccentric flair and candy-coloured beach coves that cry out for skinny-dipping adventures.

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There are millions of asteroids in our solar system, and they come in all dimensions -- from the size of a beach ball to a large mountain, NASA said.

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