top 10 best beaches in the world
Top 10 Beaches in the World
Relaxing at the beach can be a beautiful getaway from a busy lifestyle and is also one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. If you enjoy lazing in the sand, or surfing, or gazing at the endless stretch of water, then here are ten of the most exotic and beautiful beaches of the world.
Waves of the azure sea kissing your feet, warm silky sand trickling through your fingers and toes, cool breeze blowing across your body as you languidly soak up the warm, yellow sun - a holiday by the beach is definitely, an ultimate therapeutic vacation to improve one's mental and physical health. Now the thing about beaches, as with any vacation spot, is that each of us has his/her own preferences and opinions which are bound to differ from person to person.
Hence, given below are, what I consider to be, the top 10 beaches in the world.
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Location:
Brazil
Best Time to Visit:
December - March
If it is paradise you are looking for, then head to Lopes Mendes in Brazil. It has all the elements you need for your dream beach holiday. From breathtaking scenery, golden sands to shallow azure-blue waters accompanied by all sorts of modern amenities.
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Location:
Bermuda
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
Featuring opalescent, aquamarine seas, powdery pink soft sands, crystal clear turquoise colored waters, and amazing limestone rock formations, Horseshoe Bay beach stands apart from the rest of the beaches. Another of its highlights is the underwater trails which makes it highly popular amongst snorkeling aficionados.
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Location:
Wales, United Kingdom
Best Time to Visit:
May - September
Rhossili Bay beach is known for its picture perfect landscape and a great place to bring your whole family. Here, you will get to enjoy the best of both worlds - the old mumbles lighthouse offers a panoramic view of the surrounding coastal country and all those who love paragliding or surfboarding, this is the place to be.
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Location:
The Caribbean Sea
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
Eagle beach is known for its clean air, soft white sand, perfect climate and numerous fine restaurants. It is a personal favorite of the rich and famous, because of its alluring combination of pure white sand, magnificent turquoise blue waters, beach barbecues and midnight cocktail parties.
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Location:
Italy
Best Time to Visit:
May - September
Rabbit beach is especially famous for its narrow cove in the side of a cliff, and aquatic wildlife from the sea, ranging from turtles and mantas to dolphins. The residents of Lampedusa island are very keen on maintaining its natural beauty, and protecting the endangered loggerhead sea turtles that nest and lay eggs on the southern coast of this pristine island.
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Location:
Spain
Best Time to Visit:
July - August
Playa de las Catedrales is one of those beaches that is brimming with the exquisite beauty, which nature has bestowed upon it abundantly. Here, you will get to enjoy lazy and long beach stretches with the sea whispering on the shores, a picture-perfect location and one of the most romantic places to propose or get married.
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Location:
Puerto Rico
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
Swaying coconut palms, sunny weather all year-round, cool breeze, and cerulean waters where you can snorkel and swim to your heart's content. This is why Flamenco beach is considered ideal to relax and explore some exotic flora and fauna.
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Location:
Brazil
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
If you like exploring, fishing, hiking, watching the sunrise or the sunset and want to experience the freshness and joy of living close to nature, surrounded by beautiful waterfowl and sea turtles, then this is the place to be.
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Location:
Australia
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
Whitehaven beach is known for its white sand and is said to be one of the most pristine and iconic beaches in Australia. It is an excellent vacation spot for young and old alike. It also offers a beautiful view of the surrounding Great Barrier Reef and is a fabulous opportunity to snorkel or scuba dive to meet 1500+ species of fish, 400+ hard corals and 130+ species of sharks and rays.
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Location:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Best Time to Visit:
Year-round
Apart from being a quiet, sunny and peaceful beach, this lovely island is also renowned as a retirement home. It has remained an unspoiled island, untouched by the modern hustle-bustle and is well-known for its spectacular coral reefs, humpback whales, turquoise blue waters, and diverse waterfowl.
Sandy toes and sun-tanned bodies beckon, so which beach waves are calling out to you? Is it Hawaii, or the Caribbean? I hope this article has motivated you to get down to business and start planning your next beach vacation, after all everybody deserve some beach therapy.
10. Lopes Mendes Beach, Ilha Grande
9. Horseshoe Bay Beach, Southampton Parish
8. Rhossili Bay, Swansea
7. Eagle Beach, Aruba
6. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa
5. Playa de las Catedrales, Ribadeo
4. Flamenco Beach, Culebra
3. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha
2. Whitehaven Beach
1. Grace Bay, Providenciales
Other Recommendations
Fort De Soto Park
Florida
Akumal Beach
Mexico
White Beach
Philippines
Clifton Beach
South Africa
Paradise Beach
Mykonos
Tulum Beach
Mexico
Woolacombe Beach
United Kingdom
Seven Mile Beach
Grand Cayman
Turquoise Bay Exmouth
Australia
Anse Lazio
Seychelles
Ogunquit Beach
Maine
Playa Paraiso Beach
Cuba
Playa de ses Illetes
Spain
Chesterman Beach
Canada
Siesta Key Public Beach
Florida
St. Bart's
Caribbean
Langkawi Beach
Malaysia
Kauna'oa Bay
Hawaii
Angaga Beach
Maldives
Bias Tugal Beach
Bali
Matira Beach
Bora Bora, France
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Fraser Island
Australia
Miami Beach
Florida