Experience
Beach
A beach holiday stands or falls on the water and what is behind it: clean swimming, how the wind runs, and a town that keeps its life off-season. Pick the coast first, then a base with beds close to the sand.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for beach
Ranked by global recognition — how widely each place is read about across Wikipedia's language editions. Never paid placement, prices, or reviews.
Los Angeles
California · United StatesLos Angeles stretches along the Pacific coast of Southern California, the largest city in California, known for its beaches and its film studios.
Dubai
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesDubai rises along a creek off the Persian Gulf, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates and a gold-trading port founded in 1833.
Barcelona
Catalunya · SpainBarcelona is the capital of Catalunya, a Mediterranean port city below the wooded ridge of the Serra de Collserola.
San Francisco
California · United StatesFog rolls over the hills of San Francisco, a bay city in northern California, known for its cable cars and the steep curves of Lombard Street.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv District · IsraelWhite Bauhaus facades line the Mediterranean shore at Tel Aviv, a coastal city in the Gush Dan area of Israel, founded in 1909 beside ancient Jaffa.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro · BrazilBetween the mountains and the South Atlantic sits Rio de Janeiro, the second-largest city in Brazil, founded in 1565.
The Hague
Provincie Zuid-Holland · NetherlandsThe Hague faces the North Sea in Zuid-Holland, the seat of Dutch government and home to the Peace Palace and the Binnenhof.
Odesa
Odeska Oblast · UkraineOdesa is a Black Sea port in the south-west of Ukraine, capital of Odeska Oblast, known for its grid old town and the Transfiguration Cathedral.
Nice
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · FranceNice stretches along the Mediterranean shore on the French Riviera, at the foot of the French Alps, known for the seafront Promenade des Anglais.
San Diego
California · United StatesSan Diego lines the Pacific coast at the southern tip of California, a harbour city on the Mexican border, known for Balboa Park and its Navy waterfront.
Honolulu
Hawaii · United StatesHonolulu is the capital of Hawaii on the southern shore of Oʻahu, a Pacific port city known for Waikiki Beach, the Aloha Tower, and Kawaiahaʻo Church.
Antalya
Antalya · TurkeyAntalya rises above its old harbour on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, a walled city below the Taurus Mountains and the main resort of the Turkish Riviera.508 more Beach destinations, by country
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Australia (28)
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Russia (8)
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Sweden (21)
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India (12)
VisakhapatnamState of Andhra Pradesh · IndiaPort BlairUnion Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands · IndiaPuriState of Odisha · IndiaAlappuzhaState of Kerala · IndiaJamnagarState of Gujarāt · IndiaKannurState of Kerala · IndiaKollamState of Kerala · IndiaBalasoreState of Odisha · IndiaBrahmapurState of Odisha · IndiaCuddaloreState of Tamil Nādu · IndiaMadgaonGoa · IndiaMāndviState of Gujarāt · India
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Common questions
What makes a beach destination worth the trip?
Water quality and shelter come first: a swimmable, clean shore beats a long but exposed one. After that it is the town — places that live year-round keep their restaurants and transport when the season ends, which is what separates a beach resort from a beach with a car park.