Diversity is the calling card of Europe. First of all, it strikes guests with the richest cultural heritage. The diversity of its landscapes is also impressive. Here we find fabulous Norwegian fjords, the vineyards of the Loire Valley, the Swiss Alps, and the Mediterranean beaches. Holidays in Europe are full of chances to experience all kinds of night entertainment and culinary adventures. Our rating of first-class European beaches can help you find a perfect place for vacation.
Not far from Carvoeiro there is a same name beach, praised for its original rocks. A lot of beach holidays lovers come here for the weekend. They are impressed by the picturesque village, which is as the beach backdrop, and the white houses of fishermen with boats on the coast.
Nissi Beach is a snow-white beach surrounded by mountains, sea cliffs and picturesque islands. The best DJs of Europe perform on its territory, crazy parties are held, concerts and cultural events are held. There are also provided conditions for family vacations, games, water sports.
The rocky cliff of Skala dei Turki, hanging over the Mediterranean Sea, is not inferior in grandeur to any of the seven wonders of the world. This massif consists of white limestone and marl, which under the influence of nature formed a 50-meter natural staircase. At the foot of the cliff and next to the city of Realmonte, there is a beach that attracts the attention of tourists from all over the world.
Fig Tree Bay, according to various classifications, is among the twenty best in the world and the top ten best beaches in Europe. Located in the center of the famous resort of Protaras. The beach, like the bay in which it is comfortably located, is called the Fig Tree. From the former grove, which gave the name to the whole coast, there is not much left, now it is adorned with only one rarity tree, but in the company with the Blue Flag.
Blue Lagoon is located on the shores of the picturesque lagoon on the island of Comino of the Maltese Archipelago along the northern coast of Malta. The small island of Cominotto is located nearby, it can be reached if to go along the shoal or by swimming.
On the rocky western coast of France there is a place, that became the homeland of European surfing - Cote de Basque beach. Located a few kilometers from the Spanish border, the beach owes its name to the locals-basques, for whom this beach became one of the favorite.
Benagil is a beach on the shore of the village of the same name, at the foot of high limestone rocks, which have shapes resembling the Renaissance Gothic structures. You can get to Benagil by rented car. There is a parking lot near the beach, but free spaces available only in the early morning.
The marvelous corner on the Alabaster coastline of the English Channel, where precipitous cliffs formed a natural archs, for many centuries inspire artists to create masterpieces. Among them - even Eugene Boden and Claude Monet. If you want to touch the beautiful, feel refreshment of mind and body, where France ends, go to Etretat!
Beautiful clean beach, scorching sun, elite pink sand, well-developed infrastructure, a lot of entertainment for adults and children. Such a colorful description attracts even avid tourists who have traveled to different parts of the world. Beautiful, unusual and cozy - and this is all about the famous crowded beach in Crete - Elafonissi. Many people not only know about this beach but also have repeatedly rested here, enjoying modern service, marine atmosphere, and gorgeous views.
Porto Katsiki is one of the most beautiful and most visited beaches of Lefkada, located 40 km southeast of its capital. Every year he gets into the TOP lists of the best coasts of Greece and even Europe. Although only shepherds used to get here after the lost goats, which is why the beach inherited a specific name meaning “Port of the goats”. Now few people remember this when visiting the picturesque coast of Porto Katsiki, which has become a symbol of a beach holiday in Lefkada.
The popular Ksamil beach is the peak of the calm southern Albanian Riviera in a cozy bay. It is located on the territory of the same name small town near Saranda, washed by the Ionian Sea.
The beaches of Sveti Stefan on the shore of the resort village of the same name became famous thanks to the island-hotel Sveti Stefan with an ancient fortress connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. To the left of the isthmus is a free beach for the general public. On the right is the beach for guests of the Sveti Stefan Hotel.
Cala Goloritze is a tiny but incredibly photogenic corner of the Mediterranean in eastern Sardinia. This 200 m wild beach is located at the base of a deep gorge, 9 kilometers north of the Baunei. You can get here by boat from Santa Maria Navarrese or on foot from the parking lot of the Su Porteddu bar.
Zlatni Rat or Golden Horn is a sandy spit on the southern edge of the island of Brač, located about 2 km to the west of the center of Bol. Picturesque sand and pebble coast, surrounded by typical Mediterranean landscape with turquoise sea and emerald pine trees, is a sort of business card not only for this Croatian island, but also for the whole of Croatia. It's the views of the Golden Horn, which got its name for the distinctive shape of the shore, that adorn most travel guides in this country, along with the Plitvice Lakes.
Navagio (or the Shipwreck Beach) is one of the most famous and most beautiful beaches not only in Zakynthos but in the whole of Greece. The picturesque bay with a rusted ship on its shore has long been the main illustration of guides on this paradise Greek island. It is this attraction that the beach owes its name to. Initially, it was named after St. George, and later it was renamed “Shipwreck”, and the coast itself is often called the Smugglers Beach.