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Are you ready to discover the most beautiful beaches in Europe? Here is a selection of the best beaches for relaxing, partying or simply walking. Discover the top beaches in Europe. Take a look at our selection of the most beautiful beaches of the European coastline. Pack your bathing suits, your sunglasses, do not forget the sunscreen, and discover those heavenly beaches.

 

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1. Tenby Harbour

Wales - UK

This summer discover one of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe! Picturesque harbour built into corner on North Beach, between the old medieval walled town and castle hill. There’s a small sandy beach tucked up under the harbour wall that’s perfect for very young children.

 

To the south of the harbour are the lifeboat stations, the old and the new. Hire easy to sail fun boats or take a boat trip to Caldey Island.

 

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Dariusz Majgier

2. Praia da Cova Redonda

Algarve - Portugal

This beach ranked among the Best Breathtaking Beaches in Europe is a real paradise, with calm clear waters...

 

In order to reach the beach, you have to make your way down a long set of gently descending steps paved in the Portuguese style and bordered by lots of vegetation on either side: pine-trees, mastic-trees and Spanish broom.

 

The bay in which the beach nestles is not a large one, but the space is full of sheltered nooks and crannies provided by the warm-coloured, sinuous and jagged rock formations.

 

The shapes that have been formed in the cliffs by the erosion and wearing away of the rocks are quite extraordinary. In some places, amongst the furrows of the cliffs, are some greyish areas where the rock almost appears to have been “cemented”.

 

During your stay make sure to discover the Most Amazing Beaches in Portugal

 


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Anna Lurye

3. Isola Bella

Sicily

Toarmina hosts one of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe. The coastline directly below Taormina, north and south, is immensely appealing.

 

Several pictoresque bays, with grottoes, rocky coves and good sandy or pebbled beaches, all easily reached by cable car or with the convenient shuttle-bus service from the hotels in town.

 

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Dutourdumonde Photography

4. Grande Plage de Biarritz

Aquitaine - France

La Grande Plage Biarritz is the beach of the postcards with its palace, its striped awnings and clubs for children. It is also one of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe.

 

Successively called beach of Fools and the Empress beach, La Grande Plage is the central beach of Biarritz with its shops, cafes and restaurants nearby.

 

During your stay make sure to discover the Best Places to Visit in France

 


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5. Virgin Island's Creek

Brittany - France

With its Mediterranean beach-like setting and maritime pines, the natural cove of Île Vierge (Virgin Island), also known as Point of Saint Hernot, is one of the Most Amazing Beaches in Europe.

 

Come and discover all of the aspects of this unique natural gem by boat, kayak, on foot via the GR34 trail or with flippers/mask/snorkel.

 

Right from the start, it's completely worth it! Be careful, the entrance to the beach is a little steep. 

 

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Melim

6. Porto Santo

Madeira - Portugal

Porto Santo is one long beach with a bit of an island attached. Along its nine kilometres of soft white sands, you’ll find just a handful of hotels and restaurants, making Porto Santo one of the last "undiscovered" resorts in Europe.

 

Book your stay in Porto Santo at the best price  as well as your activities in Madeira and discover one of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe

 


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Copyright Marcin Krzyzak

7. Nissi beach

Ayia Napa - Cyprus

Nissi beach is one of the Best Breathtaking Beaches in Europe. It stretches for 500m and the waters are clean enough for the beach to have been awarded blue flag designation.

 

The beach which runs the length of its own cove, takes its name from the small islet (Nissi - Νησί in Greek) located close to the coast.

 

Book your hotel at the best price for a perfect holiday in Cyprus. We recommend the "Vassos Nissi Plage Hotel", located just a 2-minute walk from Nissi beach.

 


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Pawel Kazmierczak

8. Kampen beach

Germany

Small but refined, exclusive and open-minded, elegant and rural: Kampen is a village of exciting contrasts.

 

Endless sandy beaches and broad heaths, a red cliff and rough-edged characters, sparkling champagne and quick-witted Frisians – discover the quite special charm of Germany’s most famous village and enjoy one of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe

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Netfalls - Remy Musser

9. Egremni beach

Lefkada - Greece

Egremni is a remote beach located on the south-western coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada, north-western Greece, ranked among the Best Breathtaking Beaches in Europe.

 

Since the creation of a sealed road during the mid-1990s, this remote beach has become one of the premier tourist destinations on the island, and in Europe as a whole.

 

Book your stay at Lefkada at the best price as well as your activities in Greece

 

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10. Scopello beach

Sicily

Elegant beaches with bathing establishments alternate with cliffs, luxuriant maquis and ancient watchtowers.

 

The coast of Scopello surprises us with the amazing shapes of its cliffs and the rugged nature that announces the nearby Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro this is where you will also find some of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe

 

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holbox

11. Cala Macarelleta

Menorca - Spain

Menorca is the werstern island of the balearic archipel. This is the second island in term of surface after Mallorca.

 

Menorca was given by the UNESCO the distinction of "Reserve of Biosphere". Menorca is wonderfull island, with emeralds beaches, some ranked among the Most Beautiful Beaches in Europe, and an always blue sky (more than 300 days of sunshine per year).

 

Book your hotel, guesthouse, B&B, at the best price in Menorca as well as your activities & tours in Menorca as a 2-hour sunset boat trip.

 


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Spumador

12. Barra beach

Isle of Barra - Scotland 

The area of Barra is roughly 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi), the main village being Castlebay (Bàgh a' Chaisteil). 

 

The west of the island has white sandy beaches backed by shell-sand ranked among the Best Breathtaking Beaches in Europe and the east has numerous rocky inlets.

 

During your stay make sure to discover the Most Beautiful Beaches in Scotland

 


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Jozef Skacel

13. Sarakiniko beach

Milos Island - Greece

Sarakiniko beach is exceptional. Travellers will be amazed by this unique beach ranked among the Best Beaches in Europe.

 

It can be reached by sea or road. The place is crowded  but if you walk a few metres ahead you will discover nice quiet spots.  

 

Come enjoy a dream holiday in an incredible setting and book your hotel, guesthouse, B&B at the best price on Milos island.

 

You would like to spend the night on the spot? Book a room at "Lithos Luxury Rooms" the rooms are bright and modern.

 

During your stay make sure to visit the Best Natural Wonders in Greece

 


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