Clearest-water beaches in Europe

The clearest water in Europe — 34 beaches with glass-clear, crystalline and vivid-turquoise seas, ideal for swimming and snorkelling. Ranked by fame and mapped.

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  Cala Macarella

  Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain
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  Kleftiko

  Milos, Cyclades, Greece
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  Kynance Cove

  The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Praia de Porto Santo

  Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
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  Spiaggia del Principe

  Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy
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  Tropea Beach

  Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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  Antisamos Beach

  Sami, Kefalonia, Greece
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  Butterfly Valley

  Faralya, near Oludeniz, Fethiye, Türkiye
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  Cala Aiguablava

  Begur, Costa Brava, Spain
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  Cala Coticcio

  Caprera, La Maddalena, Italy
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  Cala Mondrago

  Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain
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  Cala Turqueta

  Menorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Calanque d'En-Vau

  Cassis, France
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  Caló des Moro

  Mallorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Firiplaka Beach

  Milos, Greece
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  Kaputaş Beach

  Kaş, Türkiye
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  Kavourotrypes

  Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece
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  Petani Beach

  Paliki, Kefalonia, Greece
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  Phaselis Beach

  Tekirova, Antalya, Türkiye
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  Plage de Santa Giulia

  Corsica, France
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  Platja de Migjorn

  Formentera, Balearics, Spain
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  Playa del Silencio

  Cudillero, Asturias, Spain
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  Porto Katsiki

  Lefkada, Greece
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  Praia da Lanzada

  O Grove, Galicia, Spain
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  Seitan Limania

  Akrotiri, Chania, Greece
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  Spiaggia di Sansone

  Portoferraio, Elba, Italy
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  Sveti Ivan Beach

  Lubenice, Cres, Croatia
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  Palasë Beach

  Palasë, Albanian Riviera, Albania
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  Plage d'Argent

  Porquerolles, Provence, France
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  Plage de Saleccia

  Desert des Agriates, Saint-Florent, Corsica, France
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  Playa de las Conchas

  La Graciosa, Spain
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  St Peter's Pool

  Marsaxlokk, Malta
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  Suluada

  Adrasan, Antalya, Türkiye
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  Zavratnica

  Jablanac, Velebit, Croatia