European Beaches
Europe’s natural beauty and its mention are incomplete without its spectacular beaches. People from all over the globe visit Europe for radiant blue oceans, cool breezes and glinting sand with glamorous coastal lines. European beaches have a special attraction. Here are the top ten European beaches in the world.
The Biarritz Beach, located in France, definitely deserves the first position in the list of top ten beaches in Europe. The beach is very well-ordered giving you fine reasons to enjoy Biarritz. It has partitioned swimming and surfing areas, cafes, resorts, and bars. The Biarritz festival has been attracting people for more than forty years now.
If you are a party freak then Ibiza is the place for you. The second best beach in Europe is the Ibiza, located in Spain, which is a beautiful island. It is very popular for its musical ambience with night clubs, rocking DJs and foot-tapping parties. Cannes, located in France, has some of the most glamorous beaches in Europe. It is the third best in our list. It has all the facilities like umbrella sheds, cafes and sports.
Tarifa, located in Spain, holds the fourth position in this list. It is one of the windiest beaches in the world. This is one reason that people love this beach for surfing against the winds. Tarifia’s major attraction is water sports which are organized every year. Tarifia is surrounded by rising peaks on one side which makes it very popular for rock climbing as well.
St. Tropez, located in France, is the fifth best beach in Europe. The beach is adorned with classy bars, restaurants and hotels. This beach is the ideal place for your celebrity hunt. The Kefalonia, located in Greece, holding the sixth position, is one the most beautiful beaches of Europe. The beaches have more natural beauty than man-made attractions. This place is a true retreat for your soul. The Brighton Beaches, located in England, is no less when it comes to beauty. Positioned at number seven in our list, this place is the traveler’s paradise. It is very famous for its night life with fun filled night clubs, bars, restaurants and beach shops.
The Marbella Beaches, located in Spain hold the eighth position. These beaches are very delightful. You can relax amidst Palm trees, beautiful oasis and giant elephant showers. Toscana, Punta Ala, located in the west coast of Northern Rome, Italy, is a quite beach. This place is not very flamboyant. It is a long stretch of sand lining the striking monuments of Rome. Caldiz, located in Spain, is the tenth best beach in Europe. This beach is glutted with natural beauty of sunsets and sand.
Once again, we summarize the list as follows:
1. Biarritz Beach, France.
2. Ibiza, Spain.
3. Cannes, France.
4. Tarifa, Spain.
5. Tropez, France.
6. Kefalonia, Greece.
7. Brighton, England.
8. Marbella, Spain.
9. Toscana, Italy.
10. Caldiz, Spain.
Under the world’s best beaches there’s also a beach from Denmark and Turkey. And since I’ve been both places I can tell a bit about it. Denmark has many long sand beaches and the best thing about them is they’re clean and the water is always blue and nice. Summer in Denmark can be 30C so don’t worry about the weather.
In turkey there are many sand beaches but and there’s small fish in the sea.
The good thing about both places is that you can go long. Especially in the Wadden Sea from The Netherlands to Denmark.
Sorry, I forgot to delete my “but” in the recent comment.
And just so you know… They were in the world top 10. I don’t know who made this list but it seems like they have only been looking at the big countries with the good weather
Steffen and everyone else, visit Greece and you will forget everything else
linda muito lindo parece um paraiso!
idefinido n tem como definir um lugar desse!
Even Montenegro isn’t mentioned at all. Maybe the beaches aren’t so glamorous as the ones on the list but they are quite popular these days. With the investment boom happening there I bet we’ll see at least a couple of beaches on this list soon.
Well there are so many European beaches to choose from. And you can mention only ten. It is a hard job to choose the top ten. I don’t know which criteria is used but I am sure that every one of this beaches deserves a spot here.
Yes they are many. Because they are not as long as the Brazilian ones they are broken up into plenty of smaller ones. True little blue lagoons.
Well it mostly depends on what you are after. Some may find the best dream beach to be small, private and with untouched nature around it or you may look for a high class, fancy European beach as most of the above are.
I have been to Greece on a holiday not so long ago but not on the Kefalonia beach mentioned in the top ten. I think if it’s anything like the place i have been it sure deserves the spot in the top ten.
I am from Asia and I visit Biarritz Beach each year. I love its beaches and bars. I must say that european beaches are very impressive.
Steffen, I can’t say that you are wrong, but “De gustibus non est disputandum”. I’ve also been in Denmark and Turkey and I liked it, but not so much to place them in the top 10. But they are, however, very good european beaches.
From these top ten european beaches I have seen Toscana from Italy so far. It was cool, but Italian people are not my taste. Anyhow, indeed, Toscana is a nice european beach.
Been to France’s Biarritz Beach. Without a doubt it is the best one that I ever visited. Really enjoyed my whole weekend there. France is having many such sea shores for sure.
Guys It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers. Biarritz also boasts some of the best beaches in Europe and has won multiple awards for their top class standards. It’s the no.1 beach.
I went to Tarifa in Spain last year…the wind never stops here, no wonder it’s called the windiest beach in Europe. The water sports was scary and thrilling. I loved the rock climb too.
Along the coast, left of the beach, you will see a large rock outcropping, that yu shoudl definitely explore. It provides a beautiful view back over the beach and the waters below. There is a massive rock overhang that you can walk over which ends in the “Rocher de la Vierge”, a rock topped by a white statue of the Virgin Mary. The man-made walkway built out of iron was desgined by none other than, Eiffel himself.
Biarritz’s beach is the main draw. And it does just that; many, many people come here during the summer months to head to the beach and relax. Unfortunately, the beach isn’t all too big, so it can get quite crowded. So, much so, that it took me and my friend 10 minutes of walking just to find a place big enough to fit both of us.
Biarritz beach is a great refreshing place to visit. It is a deep golden sanded, fresh Atlantic winded, great waves, great to dip into, (keep well inside your depth if you ain’t a strong swimmer), great surf, and lotsa surfers, sun, sun and more sun, miles of beach, great fun, lotsa people sunbathing, yet lots of tiny little quiet coves. A walk on the beach is a must, and visit Biarritz itself also of course. Watch out though – prices can be expensive (in 1999) for beer and food, unsure of what else may be…It’s well worth the visit – go there if you feel like blowing away some cobwebs and are looking for some golden rays
I must say that I liked Ibiza more than Biarritz beach. Maybe this is about personal taste, though.
From that list I also like Brighton. european beaches are incredible!
guys but i must say that beaches of goa are also amazing…especially calangute beach in north goa…
o yes brighton is just above all…so beautiful…seeing the sunset over there is out of this world…
GREECE HAVE MORE THAN ONE GREAT BEACHES IN TOP TEN
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amei as praias da europa eu ainda vou mora ai milhões de bijocas para todos os dinamarqueses
it’s a shame… a big shame! you really have forgotten to mention the european country with the most beautiful beaches in Europe! PORTUGAL! How long will it take, until people recognize the beauty of this country! I give you the real top ten list!
The following beaches are all better than the others and much better than all the other european beaches:
1. Sagres (surfing beach)
2. Portinho da Arràbida (very beautiful)
3. Carrapateira (surfing beach)
4. Praia do Amado (surfing beach)
5. Praia da Rocha (typical Algarve-Beach)
6. Praia da Falesia (red cliffs)
7. Nazaré (nice, good surfing)
8. Cortegaça & Furadouro (nice beaches, very long, nice surfing)
9. Ericeira (nice surfing, very beautiful place)
10. Peniche & Praia do Baleal (nice spot for surfing and very beautiful beach)
11. São Martinho do Porto (very beautiful, just look at some pictures)
And after all you should know, that Portugal got the REAL ocean in front. It’s not a bathtube like the mediterranian! so please be honest to yourselves and visit this BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. It’s time to recognize the true european spirit!! Nobody talks about Portugal, but everybody who has been there loves it, more than all the other european countries!!!
Just go to google.com and look at the pictures of the mentioned places!
Las mejores playas de Europa estan en España, y Marbella NO es una de ellas, ¿Donde estan las playas de Huelva? Por cierto, no es Caldiz sino Cadiz, que por cierto es la provincia vecina de Huelva y sus playas son peores. Y también mencionar el Algarve portugues, ¿donde estan las playas de Portimao, Carboeiro? las mejores playas de Europa estan en la costa suroeste de la peninsula iberica, y quien diga que no es porque nunca estuvo. Ademas Huelva tiene una temperatura media anual de 18ºC y en verano 36ºC además es la zona de Europa que más horas de luz recibe al año, por algo se llama La Costa de la Luz.
La calidad de una playa no se mide por su popularidad o infraestructuras turísticas.
This is all wrong!!What about the v ery famous Algarve in Portugal
The best
Carrapateira is the best beach
I’ve visited 2 beaches in top 10
2. Ibiza, Spain.
3. Cannes, France.
Cannes beach is ok, beach is long but narrow and overcrowded. You have to walk a lot to find a free spot. Water is clean but not perfect.
I did not like Ibiza beaches, i went all of them even the one in the north which looks like heaven in post cards(near the cave). The water was not clean, blurry and not refreshing. Sand was mixed with small stones. There are a lot of better beaches in Spain than Ibiza like San Sebastian and Alicante.
Turkey’s Side(Antalya) has got most beautiful sandy beach i’ve ever seen in Europe but with blurry and hot water
Bodrum has got most clear water and excellent options to choose.
Rhodoes(Greece) has some nice beaches too. Hvar Island,Croatia is very nice too but beware Croatia beaches are all with stone.
Oostende Belgium has got a nice sandy huge beach for surfing in the dirt.
I agree that Europe has awesome beaches! but the one illustrating the article, with European beaches writing below is not an European Beach is Trunk Bay in the USVI in the Carribean sea. Went the past November and i have the very same picture!!! That is a huge mistake!!!