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La Concha Beach
San Sebastián, Spain
A curved city beach in a shell-shaped bay, with a classic seafront promenade.
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Diamond Beach
Höfn, Iceland
A black-sand beach scattered with clear chunks of ice washed out from Jökulsárlón.
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Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland
A black-sand beach with basalt columns, a cave and sea stacks offshore, notable for powerful waves.
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Blue Lagoon, Comino
Victoria, Malta
A turquoise lagoon of shallow water on the tiny island of Comino, between Malta and Gozo.
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Elafonisi Beach
Chania, Greece
A beach with pale pink sand and shallow lagoons at the south-west tip of Crete.
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Grenen, Skagen
Denmark
The sandy northern tip of Jutland, where the Skagerrak and Kattegat seas meet in a line of crashing waves.
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Ksamil
Sarande, Albania
A cluster of small beaches and islets with clear turquoise water just south of Sarande.
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Maspalomas Dunes
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
A sweeping field of golden sand dunes beside the sea in the south of Gran Canaria.
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Navagio Beach (Shipwreck Beach)
Greece
A cove of white sand and cliffs with a rusting shipwreck, reachable only by boat.
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Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite's Rock)
Paphos, Cyprus
The sea stacks and pebble beach where myth says Aphrodite emerged from the waves.
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Playa de Las Canteras
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
A three-kilometre urban beach, protected by a natural reef, with a lively promenade.
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Positano Beach and Waterfront
Positano, Italy
Positano's main pebble beach beneath the stacked pastel houses.
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Zlatni Rat Beach
Croatia
A long white-pebble spit on Brac island that shifts its shape with the wind and currents.
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Barceloneta Beach
Barcelona, Spain
The city's main beach, a short walk from the old town, lined with seafood restaurants.
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Cala Comte
Ibiza Town, Spain
A west-coast beach with clear water, rocky coves and famous sunsets.
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Dueodde Beach
Denmark
A long stretch of very fine white sand on the southern tip of Bornholm, backed by dunes and pine forest.
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Es Trenc Beach
Palma, Spain
A long, wild sandy beach on Mallorca's south coast with clear turquoise water.