Beach Regions of Europe
29 coasts and island groups, each with its best beaches ranked by our editors.
The Algarve
56 beaches, top pick Benagil Cove
Sardinia
44 beaches, top pick Cala Goloritzé
Mallorca
25 beaches, top pick Es Trenc
Crete
34 beaches, top pick Elafonissi Beach
The Cyclades
34 beaches, top pick Sarakiniko
Corsica
18 beaches, top pick Palombaggia
The Canary Islands
16 beaches, top pick Playa de Sotavento
The Ionian Islands
35 beaches, top pick Navagio Beach
Dalmatia
58 beaches, top pick Punta Rata Beach
Istria and Kvarner
21 beaches, top pick Rajska Plaza
Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera
22 beaches, top pick Cala Macarelleta
Sicily
15 beaches, top pick Spiaggia dei Conigli
Puglia
16 beaches, top pick Vignanotica Beach, Gargano
The Amalfi Coast and Campania
14 beaches, top pick Spiaggia Grande
The Costa Brava
14 beaches, top pick Sa Tuna Beach, Begur
The Costa del Sol and Andalusia
13 beaches, top pick Los Genoveses Beach
The Costa de la Luz
17 beaches, top pick Playa de Bolonia
Valencia and the Costa Blanca
21 beaches, top pick Cala de la Granadella
Montenegro
19 beaches, top pick Sveti Stefan
The Albanian Riviera
7 beaches, top pick Gjipe
Malta and Gozo
22 beaches, top pick Ghajn Tuffieha Bay
The Dodecanese
15 beaches, top pick Apella Beach
Pelion and the Sporades
12 beaches, top pick Lalaria Beach
Brittany
19 beaches, top pick Plage de la Palue
The French Riviera
11 beaches, top pick Plage des Marinieres, Villefranche
The French Atlantic coast
13 beaches, top pick Dune du Pilat
The Lisbon coast
20 beaches, top pick Praia da Ursa
Liguria
15 beaches, top pick Baia del Silenzio
Normandy
9 beaches, top pick Etretat Beach