Europe's Top 50+ Beaches
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Pefkoulia // Greece
© www.mustseegreece.com / CC BY Pefkoulia is a wide open sandy beach that gives way to the clear, almost luminous blue-green waters of the Ionian sea. It is situated on the west coast about 10 kilometers southwest of Lefkada Town, near the village of Agios Nikitas. It is definitely one of the biggest beaches on Lefkada and also considered to be one of the best… read more »
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Plakias Beach // Greece
Plakias Beach is situated on the south coast, around 36 kilometers south of Rethymno City. It is one of the most highly rated and largest beaches on Crete, with a beachfront that starts near town and runs 1.3 kilometers all the way to Cape Mouri. The beach has cool green waters with tamarisk trees running along the back of the… read more »
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Kokkinos Pyrgos // Greece
Kokkinos Pyrgos is located near Tympaki, the main port of this region which is about halfway along Crete's south coast. The name means "Red Tower", and it comes from the reddish soil that is found at the mouth of the Geropotamos River.
The beach is large with sand and beautiful clear blue waters. The northern end of the beach, close… read more »
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Voulisma beach // Greece
© Vadim Indeikin / CC BY Voulisma Beach is located on the eastern part of Crete near the small town of Istro. Set in a beautiful sheltered bay, one of three beaches, Voulisma Beach is the main beach. With beautiful turquoise waters whihc are shallow and calm it is often called the golden beach because it has fine-grained, golden sand.
You will find plenty od modern… read more »
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Seitan Limania Beach // Greece
© Ellibah / CC BY Nestled between jagged white cliffs and seas with strong currents is Seitan Limania Beach. The name is derived from the Turkish for "Satan's harbor" due to the trechearous conditions encountered by early mariners here. Three stunning coves are located here in parallel to one another, all offering some degree of protection from the sometimes strong waves.
Seitan Limania is 22… read more »
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Kedrodasos Beach // Greece
© Mafalda93 / CC BY Backed by Juniper Trees and sand dunes, Kedrodasos Beach is covered in white sand that reaches out into deep blue waters. This secluded beach is only one kilometer from the famous Elafonissi beach with its lagoon, and it is about 76 kilometers southwest of Chania.
Kedrodasos beach draws visitors who appreciate the natural beauty of the Crete coast, and… read more »
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Sweet Water Beach // Greece
Glyka Nera means "Sweet Water", and it is certainly one of the most impressive beaches in Crete. You will be in awe of the deep blue seas, near white pebbles and towering cliffs. You will need to travel to this beach by boat unless you dare to brave the hike down the precipitous cliffs. The views are incredible, but this… read more »
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Borsh Beach // Albania
© Joergsam / CC BY Situated on the southern end of Albania's Riviera coast is the impressively long stretch of Borsh beach. There are around 7 kilometres of fine white pebbles facing into the turquoise-blue waters of the Ionian Sea.
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Jalë Beach // Albania
Call it Jale, Jali or Jala - whichever you choose - this certainly was one of the finest little beaches along the Riviera coast. The water here is crystal clear with a vivid azure hue. In fact it is said that this is some of the clearset water on the coast owing to the bay's currents which makes it perfect… read more »
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Playa de La Cantería // Spain
MoveinBlue Facing north, Playa de la Cantería is Lanzarote's most northerly beach and has something of an edge of the world feel to it. Located close to the village of Órzola, it is a beach made of pale yellow sand, although at high tide it can look black because of a ribbon of loose volcanic rocks further back.
Surrounded by a typical… read more »
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Dunas de Corralejo // Spain
Victor R. Ruiz While small by most standards, at 2.5 by 10.5 kilometres, Dunas de Corralejo Natural Park remains one of the highlights of the Canaries. Part beach and part volcanic landscape, it is named after the huge sand dune which sits at the park's northern end. It sees pale sands meet shallows the colour of turquoise. Meanwhile, its southern end takes on… read more »
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Playa Famara // Spain
Victor R. Ruiz Playa Famara faces out into the waters of Bahia de Penedo on Lanzarote's northwest coast. Part of the Chinijo Archipelago Nature Park, it offers excellent views of La Graciosa island, which sits off Lanzarote's northern tip.
Stretching for an incredible five kilometres, Playa Famara's yellow sands never get crowded, though in places they are mixed with ancient volcanic pebbles from the… read more »
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Playa de los Clicos // Spain
Victor R. Ruiz Surely one of Europe's most unusual natural spectacles, Playa de los Clicos consists of black volcanic sands backed by a lagoon of vivid green. This is in turn edged to one side by the caldera of a volcano now partially lost to the sea.
Thankfully the green of the lagoon isn't the result of some terrible nuclear accident, but the natural… read more »
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Playa de Las Alcaravaneras // Spain
Pepelopex Less than five minutes' drive away from Playa de las Canteras is the slightly lesser-trodden sands of Playa de las Alcaraveneras.
Whereas surfers and snorkellers head to the waves and reefs at its near-neighbour, this particular spot is more popular for sailing and canoeing.
The sands are what you'd expect from a Gran Canaria beach, with a soft texture and a… read more »
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Playa de Las Canteras // Spain
Bengt Nyman This golden sandy beach on Gran Canaria's northeastern tip is just a few miles from the island's capital, Las Palmas.
This place is a real hotspot for snorkellers, who flock from far and wide to check out the natural reef and the sea creatures that swim in the calm waters here. And if you fancy giving snorkelling a go but don't… read more »
