Last month I visited a place where sand dunes swallow villages. My piece on the uncanny landscape of Lithuania's Curonian Spit for Guardian Travel
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/feb/20/winter-break-in-lithuaniaImmersed in sea, snow, sand and silence: a winter break in Lithuania
A 60-mile sandbar dotted with forests and icy lagoons, the Curonian Spit’s buried villages, elk and elemental beauty attracted Sartre and De Beauvoir
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