Raudasandur Beach

Rauðasandur is a roughly 10 km sweep of pink-to-red sand in the remote southwest corner of Iceland's Westfjords. Crushed shells and iron, not volcanic ash, give it its colour. It sits below green bird-cliffs where seals rest on the sandbars, and a black turf church, Saurbæjarkirkja, stands above the bay. Getting there means a steep gravel descent on Route 614 and a short walk down to the sand.