Clearest water
Clearest-water beaches in Europe
The clearest water in Europe — 55 beaches with glass-clear, crystalline and vivid-turquoise seas, ideal for swimming and snorkelling. Ranked by fame and mapped.
Cala LunaGolfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
Cala MacarellaCiutadella, Menorca, Spain
KleftikoMilos, Cyclades, Greece
Kynance CoveThe Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Praia de Porto SantoPorto Santo, Madeira, Portugal- Praia do SupertubosPeniche, Portugal
Spiaggia del PrincipeCosta Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy
Tropea BeachTropea, Calabria, Italy
Unstad BeachVestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway
Antisamos BeachSami, Kefalonia, Greece
Apella BeachKarpathos, Dodecanese, Greece
Ayazma BeachBozcaada, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Butterfly ValleyFaralya, near Oludeniz, Fethiye, Türkiye
Cala AiguablavaBegur, Costa Brava, Spain
Cala CoticcioCaprera, La Maddalena, Italy
Cala MitjanaFerreries, Menorca, Spain
Cala MondragoSantanyi, Mallorca, Spain
Cala TurquetaMenorca, Balearics, Spain
Calanque d'En-VauCassis, France
Caló des MoroMallorca, Balearics, Spain
Firiplaka BeachMilos, Greece
Juodkrantė BeachCuronian Spit, Neringa, Lithuania
Kaputaş BeachKaş, Türkiye
KavourotrypesSithonia, Halkidiki, Greece
Petani BeachPaliki, Kefalonia, Greece
Phaselis BeachTekirova, Antalya, Türkiye
Plage de CalviCalvi, Haute-Corse, France
Plage de Santa GiuliaCorsica, France
Platja de MigjornFormentera, Balearics, Spain
Playa de los MuertosCarboneras, Almería, Spain
Playa del SilencioCudillero, Asturias, Spain
Porthmeor BeachSt Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Porto KatsikiLefkada, Greece
Praia da LanzadaO Grove, Galicia, Spain
Saliara (Marble) BeachThassos, Greece
Sarti BeachSithonia, Halkidiki, Greece
Seitan LimaniaAkrotiri, Chania, Greece
Silistar BeachStrandzha, Burgas Province, Bulgaria- Spiaggia dell'ArcomagnoSan Nicola Arcella, Calabria, Italy
Spiaggia di CavoliElba, Tuscany, Italy
Spiaggia di SansonePortoferraio, Elba, Italy
St Ninian's Isle TomboloBigton, Shetland, United Kingdom
Sveti Ivan BeachLubenice, Cres, Croatia
Adrasan BeachKumluca, Antalya, Türkiye
Damnoni BeachPlakias, Crete, Greece
Palasë BeachPalasë, Albanian Riviera, Albania
Paradise BayĊirkewwa, Malta, Malta
Plage d'ArgentPorquerolles, Provence, France
Plage de SalecciaDesert des Agriates, Saint-Florent, Corsica, France
Playa de las ConchasLa Graciosa, Spain
Porto SelvaggioNardò, Puglia, Italy
Srebrna BeachRukavac, Vis, Croatia
St Peter's PoolMarsaxlokk, Malta
SuluadaAdrasan, Antalya, Türkiye
ZavratnicaJablanac, Velebit, Croatia
Frequently asked questions
Where is the water clearest in Europe?
The clearest, most crystalline seas are in the Mediterranean's sheltered coves and islands — Beachmap lists 55 standouts for water clarity, including Cala Luna.