Europe's Top 50+ Beaches

  • Dubovica // Croatia

    Dubovica
    niceholidayphotos

    Shimmering likes a diamond in the Adriatic, Dubovica Beach is particularly alluring beach escape in Croatia. Far from the big towns and beaches, the island of Hvar has long been a popular Croatian getaway. It's just a short hop between Hvar and the famed Dalmatian Coast.

    The little town of Hvar is nearby but this beach is all about natural beauty… read more »

  • Bačvice // Croatia

    Bačvice
    dronepicr

    The Split area along the Dalmatian Coast is one of the most popular beach areas in Croatia, with a reputation that continues to grow internationally. Barely known a century ago, Bacvice Beach has quickly become one of the biggest bathing and beach areas along the Dalmatian Coast, so much so that "Let's go to Bacvice!" is practically shorthand for summer… read more »

  • Drymades Beach // Albania

    Drymades Beach
    © Yelena011

    Drymades Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on the Albanian Riviera. It is a secluded slice of paradise featuring a natural rock formation that divides it in half. One side is full of white pebbles and the other is brushed with silky golden sand.

    Drymades Beach is located near the village of Dhermi on a small bay with incredible… read more »

  • Is Arutas // Italy

    Is Arutas
    © Elisa Locci

    Situated in the centre of Sardinia's west coast is a the Sinis Peninsula, a wonderfully rural area of unspoilt beauty. The coastline here is home to a number of snowy-white beaches that contrast sharply with the stunning blues of the Mediterranean. Of all these, Spiaggia di Is Arutas is the best known, and for good reason.

    A crescent of beach between… read more »

  • Spiaggia di Rena Bianca // Italy

    Spiaggia di Rena Bianca
    Stahlkocher

    Rena Bianca beach sits near the northern tip of Sardinia, only a stone's throw away from the neighbouring island of Corsica (well, just over 10 Km across the Strait of Bonifacio). This is the main beach for the pleasant little resort town of Santa Teresa di Gallura and one of the main reasons for staying here.

    The name Spiaggia di Rena… read more »

  • Spiaggia di Piscinas // Italy

    Spiaggia di Piscinas
    Olaf Tausch

    There is something ironic about a beach known as "Sardinia's desert" is set in the Costa Verde (Green Coast) on the island's west coast. Despite this the name is apt as this wide sandy beach is equally deep and backed by dunes reaching up to 60 metres high. Created by the relentless Mistral wind which blows off the Mediterranean, Spiaggia… read more »

  • Cala Brandinchi // Italy

    Cala Brandinchi
    Joselu Blanco

    Cala Brandinchi is one of a number of beautiful beaches in the San Teodoro area of northeastern Sardinia. The local nickname of "Little Tahiti" may seem a little fanciful but the colours here are truly stunning; brilliant white sand contrasts with the clear blues and turquoise of the sea, whilst behind the dunes are pine trees and juniper… read more »

  • Spiaggia di Tuerredda // Italy

    Spiaggia di Tuerredda
    Elena Giglia

    The beautiful sandy beach of Tuerredda is often described as the gem of Sardinia's far southern coast. With its crystal clear azure water, fine golden sand and backdrop of verdant hills it is easy to see why.

    Not only is the water a delight to behold it is ideal for swimming as the Tuerredda is fairly sheltered. The beach is framed… read more »

  • Spiaggia di Su Giudeu // Italy

    Spiaggia di Su Giudeu
    Elena Giglia

    Spiaggia di Su Giudeu is one of a number of fantastic beaches located near the resort of Chia, on the very southern tip of Sardinia. A wide stretch of curving, pale golden sand backed by high sand dunes and lapped by the crystal clear, blue waters of the Med.

    Su Giudeu Beach has a wonderfully natural feel about it with little… read more »

  • Agios Prokopios Beach // Greece

    Agios Prokopios Beach
    © photostella

    Voted the third best beach in Greece, and ranking in the top ten of a Europe-wide poll, Agios Prokopios beach remains one of the most popular beaches on the island of Naxos as much for its innate beauty as for its proximity to the island's main town of Chora (Naxos town) and the ferry port.

    Just a short drive, bus ride,… read more »

  • Orkos // Greece

    Orkos
    © photostella

    One of Naxos' most widely-known beaches when it comes to windsurfing, the thick golden-hued grains or Orkos Beach are still quieter in the number of visitors they receive than some of their near neighbours.

    Divided into two main sections, Orkos Beach's larger portion runs for 700 metres, and is edged the whole way by cedar trees, together creating a quintessential Mediterranean… read more »

  • Kastraki Beach // Greece

    Kastraki Beach
    Carlo Pelagalli

    Lying on the west coast of Naxos approximately 16 kilometres south of the main tourist hub of Naxos town, Kastraki Beach offers visitors clean white sands, clear waters, and a real sense of seclusion. This sweeping three-kilometre beach is a quieter choice than many of its neighbours, and can never be said to get overcrowded.

    Ideal for a romantic stroll… read more »

  • Apollonas Beach // Greece

    Apollonas Beach
    Stepanps

    Head northeast from Naxos town for around 30 kilometres and you'll reach the double whammy of the gently curving sands of Apollonas Beach and the Kouros colossal ancient statue just a few hundred metres away. Lying more than ten metres in height, this unfinished marble statue of the Greek deity Dionysus (the god of wine and merriment) remains… read more »

  • Patara Beach // Turkey

    Patara Beach
    Harry Luff

    Located just 17 kilometers west of Kalkan on the Mediterranean coast, Patara Beach is reputed to be the birthplace of Santa Claus. St. Nicholas is said to have been born here in the third century, after which he moved to Demre, where he became a bishop and started doing his good deeds. Father Christmas aside, the sandy beach here is… read more »

  • Konyaalti Beach // Turkey

    Konyaalti Beach
    © Ig0rZh

    Set in the city of Antalya, Konyaalti Beach is on the Mediterranean Coast on the west side of the town centre. It is a Blue Flag beach, so you know that the water is clean and safe for swimming, and there are no shortage of amenities close to hand.

    The beach itself doesn't have the softest sand in the world,… read more »