's Top 50+ Beaches
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Sherwood Island State Park // USA
© Noroton Sherwood Island lies to the south and east of Westport, at exit 18 of the I-95. Sherwood Beach is located on the island's southeast shore, and runs between the outlet of Greens Farms Brook and Sherwood Point, the island's southernmost extent.
Approximately half a mile in length, Sherwood Beach can have three different colours of sand when conditions on Long Island… read more »
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Arpoador Beach // Brazil
Rodrigo Soldon Arpoador Beach can be found in Rio de Janeiro's southern zone, on a small peninsula between the much more famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. Meaning ‘harpoon thrower', its eastern end forms a spit of land that juts out into the waves.
It's this spit that makes Arpoador Beach one of the best surfing spots in Rio, and… read more »
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Halikounas Beach // Greece
© Simon Dannhauer Halikounas Beach is located at the northern end of a thin strip of land that separates Lake Korission from the sea on the southwest coast of the island. Sometimes known by the alternative name of Chalikounas, the beach is predominantly made up of yellow sand, though this does have a mixture of shingle along its three-kilometre length too.
The largest sand… read more »
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Dahab // Egypt
Davidlohr Bueso Lying on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, Dahab Lagoon has made a name for itself in the scuba diving world. The lagoon is formed by thin fingers of land that together create a natural harbour and protect it from the Gulf of Aqaba. It gets its name from the Arabic for gold, a colour which perfectly defines the… read more »
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El Gouna // Egypt
Maarten Visser El Gouna is a modern resort town on Egypt's Red Sea coast. Not far from the better-known beaches of Hurghada, El Gouna has roughly six miles of well-maintained sand split into several distinct beaches. Their sands lie across 20 different islands separated by lagoons and connected by bridges. It's from the Arabic for lagoon that El Gouna gets its name.
Part… read more »
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Soma Bay // Egypt
www.somabay.com Soma Bay has a commanding position on Egypt's Red Sea Riviera coast less than 30 miles from Hurghada's international airport. It sits on a peninsula surrounded by the Red Sea on three sides. Three miles long by 1.2 miles wide, there's plenty of choice when it comes to the bay's off-white sandy beaches, while as a gated community the… read more »
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Sahl Hasheesh // Egypt
Marc Ryckaert Situated on Egypt's celebrated Red Sea coast, Sahl Hasheesh Beach is a short distance south of Hurghada International Airport, which can be reached in about 15 minutes by road. The beach is surrounded by several large hotel resort complexes, spread out along its 12 kilometre length.
Comprising soft sand, the resorts ensure that Sahl Hasheesh Beach is well-maintained right throughout the… read more »
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Shark Fin Cove // USA
Located just a few miles up Highway 1 from Santa Cruz, Shark Fin Cove is a different world. It isn't hard to see where the beach gets its name from; viewed from the right angle the hulking rock that guards the bay's entrance cuts the same profile of a huge shark's fin. The sandy beach is also known as Shark… read more »
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Maundays Bay // The Caribbean
tiarescott Maundays Bay is located on the western tip of Anguilla and has a growing reputation as one of the foremost luxury stays on the island. Offering the perfect blend of laid-back solitude and Caribbean soul, the beach manages to charm almost everyone who visits. The light sands are perfect for soaking up the sun, while its turquoise waters are suitable… read more »
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Gouverneur Beach // The Caribbean
Lombardi Gouverneur Beach comprises a broad expanse of near white sand located at the end of a deep bay known by the name of the Anse du Gouverneur. Situated close to the island's southernmost point, the beach is flanked by low, shapely hills of rock speckled with planting, and backed by an even denser expanse of green.
With few manmade structures in… read more »
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Pig Beach // The Caribbean
© peterjamesanthony There's a very logical reason for Pig Beach's name. And that's the fact this beach on the otherwise uninhabited island of Major Cay is regularly frequented by wild pigs that enjoy nothing better than cooling off in the aquamarine waters.
Approximately a mile (1.8 km) in length, Pig Beach is located on the cay's west coast. The fifty or so pigs… read more »
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Dueodde // Denmark
© Jon Kafling Wichmann Dueodde Beach lies on the southern tip of Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea, with regular ferry services connecting it to Ystad in Sweden. Close to Denmark's easternmost point, the island is geographically isolated from the mainland, though a popular holiday destination due to the broad expanse of fine white sand that Dueodde Beach can offer.
It's nickname of "Sunshine Island"… read more »
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Grayton Beach // USA
goldenticket76 Located on the Florida Panhandle, Grayton Beach faces south into the crystalline waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A Blue Wave beach (similar to the better-known Blue Flag scheme in Europe), it is a delightful strip of level white sand. The beach is part of a historic coastal village of the same name, and via its grid of streets, with… read more »
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Mākua Beach // USA
© backyardproduction Situated at the northern end of Oahu's west coast between Ka'ena Point State Park and Makua Kea'au Forest Reserve, Makua Beach is one of the island's most undeveloped and natural. The golden sand extends for approximately 800 metres (half a mile). Backed by atmospheric mountains, Makua is sometimes called Tunnels Beach.
Its ribbon of light sand is met by verdant foliage… read more »
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Massarandupió // Brazil
© Arsenio Correia Coelho Massarandupió Beach comprises one of the most famous naturist beaches in Bahia state, although there are also areas where clothing is permitted. Located in Entre Rios municipality, its relatively narrow band of golden sand on the Atlantic Ocean is bolstered by a length of around two kilometres (1.5 miles).
The absence of nearby buildings means the beach is not overlooked,… read more »
