Sentence examples for a magnificent backdrop from inspiring English sources

It was given the alternative English title The Inaccessible Pinnacle, the name of one of the most treacherous peaks in the Cuillin mountains that dominate Skye and provide a magnificent backdrop for some of the film's most dramatic scenes.

Paradise! patarainfo.com dayzee Tlos, near Fethiye We visited Tlos in spring, when the snow on the mountains provided a magnificent backdrop to this ancient, ruined Lycian citadel subsequently inhabited by Romans, Byzantines and, eventually, Ottoman Turks.

westtours.is, borea.is Erik Jan vens The Julian Alps of north-western Slovenia are the perfect base to pursue an array of outdoor pursuits set against a magnificent backdrop of soaring limestone peaks, thundering waterfalls and refreshing turquoise lakes.

The town's main beach, Playa Grande, has a magnificent backdrop of mountains and rainforest, and was a cool place to spend a day; we also caught a lift with local fishermen to the nearby secluded beach of Playa Cepe, but the 40-minute rollercoaster ride over huge waves proved just a little too exhilarating.

The temples and shrines are embedded in a forested landscape, which forms a magnificent backdrop to the site so that visitors can be as much attracted to the landscape as to the buildings.

It was at the end of a stint, conducted against a magnificent backdrop, in which Liverpool's 19-year-old had once again demonstrated the precocious talent that makes him a serious contender to start England's first World Cup game against Italy in Manaus on Saturday.

It didn't bother me as it only created a more magnificent backdrop for this great moment.

Outside the city, vineyards stretch for miles to the foothills of the Andes, which form a constant and magnificent backdrop to the vineyards.

Among them are an image of a farmer plowing his green-terraced rice field behind a team of water buffalo against the magnificent backdrop of Mount Agung, Bali's tallest and holiest mountain.

Whereas the Uists and Benbecula are low-lying patchworks of land and water, Harris (the old Norse word for "higher") is rocky, raw and tall, with a number of world-class beaches set against a magnificent Atlantic backdrop along its western Gold Coast.

"Oh, golly," said an elderly woman visiting from Seattle, when she stepped off the bus in the Punakha valley and found herself surrounded by an alarming concentration of penis imagery, set against a magnificent Himalayan backdrop.