Best beaches in Europe in August

Where to go for a beach in Europe in August? These 358 beaches are in their season in August, ranked warmest sea first — so you can chase the warmth early or late in the year. Tap any for its water temperature and best months.

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  Cleopatra Beach

  Alanya, Türkiye
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  Iztuzu Beach

  Dalyan, Türkiye
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  Nissi Beach

  Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Cyprus
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  Cirali Beach

  Olympos, Antalya, Türkiye
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  Fig Tree Bay

  Protaras, Cyprus, Cyprus
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  Phaselis Beach

  Tekirova, Antalya, Türkiye
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  Lara Beach

  Antalya, Türkiye
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  Makronissos Beach

  Ayia Napa, Cyprus
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  Cala Formentor

  Pollenca, Mallorca, Spain
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  Isola Bella

  Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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  Ksamil Beaches

  Ksamil, Albanian Riviera, Albania
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  Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon)

  Fethiye, Türkiye
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  Patara Beach

  Gelemis, near Kalkan, Türkiye
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  Spiaggia della Rotonda

  Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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  Tropea Beach

  Tropea, Calabria, Italy
• Akyaka Beach

  Gökova Gulf, Muğla, Türkiye
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  Butterfly Valley

  Faralya, near Oludeniz, Fethiye, Türkiye
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  Cala Mondrago

  Santanyi, Mallorca, Spain
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  Cleopatra Beach (Sedir Island)

  Sedir Island, Gulf of Gokova, Türkiye
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  Għadira Bay

  Mellieħa, Malta
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  Kaputaş Beach

  Kaş, Türkiye
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  Konnos Bay

  Cape Greco, Protaras, Cyprus
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  Konyaaltı Beach

  Antalya, Türkiye
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  Pescoluse (Maldive del Salento)

  Salve, Salento, Italy
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  Platja de Migjorn

  Formentera, Balearics, Spain
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  Punta Prosciutto

  Porto Cesareo, Puglia, Italy
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  Ramla Bay

  Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, Malta
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  Spiaggia di Grotticelle

  Capo Vaticano, Calabria, Italy
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  Torre dell'Orso

  Melendugno, Puglia, Italy
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  Bitez Beach

  Bodrum Peninsula, Türkiye
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  Cala Salada

  Sant Antoni, Ibiza, Spain
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  Coral Bay

  Peyia, Paphos, Cyprus
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  Fontane Bianche

  Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
• Governor's Beach

  Limassol, Cyprus
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  Kabak Beach

  Faralya, Fethiye, Türkiye
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  Suluada

  Adrasan, Antalya, Türkiye
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  Sveti Stefan Beach

  Budva Riviera, Montenegro
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  Blue Lagoon

  Comino, Malta
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  Cala Macarella

  Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain
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  Cala Macarelleta

  Menorca, Spain
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  Chia (Su Giudeu)

  Domus de Maria, Sardinia, Italy
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  Egremni Beach

  Lefkada, Ionian, Greece
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  Fiordo di Furore

  Furore, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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  Golden Sands

  Varna, Bulgaria
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  Mondello

  Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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  Playa de Ses Illetes

  Formentera, Spain
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  Polignano a Mare

  Lama Monachile, Puglia, Italy
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  Spiaggia dei Conigli

  Lampedusa, Italy
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  Sunny Beach

  Nesebar, Bulgaria
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  Vai Beach

  Palekastro, East Crete, Greece
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  Agios Prokopios

  Naxos, Greece
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  Ammolofoi Beach

  Nea Peramos, Kavala, Greece
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  Anthony Quinn Bay

  Faliraki, Rhodes, Greece
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  Antisamos Beach

  Sami, Kefalonia, Greece
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  Baia dei Turchi

  Otranto, Salento, Italy
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  Banje Beach

  Dubrovnik, Croatia
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  Cala Brandinchi

  San Teodoro, Sardinia, Italy
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  Cala Comte

  Ibiza, Spain
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  Cala d'Hort

  Ibiza, Balearics, Spain
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  Cala Rossa

  Favignana, Egadi Islands, Italy
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  Cala Turqueta

  Menorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Calamosche

  Vendicari, Noto, Sicily, Italy
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  Caló des Moro

  Mallorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Cefalù Beach

  Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
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  Dhërmi Beach

  Albanian Riviera, Albania
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  Elia Beach

  Mykonos, Greece
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  Es Trenc

  Mallorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Falassarna Beach

  Kissamos, West Crete, Greece
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  Firiplaka Beach

  Milos, Greece
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  Fornillo Beach

  Positano, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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  Gerakas Beach

  Vasilikos, Zakynthos, Greece
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  Gjipe Beach

  Between Dhermi and Himare, Albania
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  Golden Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa area)

  Mellieħa, Malta
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  Harmanite Beach

  Sozopol, Bulgaria
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  Ilica Beach

  Cesme, Izmir, Türkiye
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  Matala Beach

  Matala, Crete, Greece
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  Paleokastritsa Beach

  Corfu, Ionian, Greece
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  Paradise Beach (Rajska Plaža)

  Lopar, Rab, Croatia
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  Perissa Beach

  Santorini, Greece
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  Petani Beach

  Paliki, Kefalonia, Greece
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  Poetto

  Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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  Porto Giunco

  Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
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  Prasonisi Beach

  Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
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  Preveli Beach

  Plakias, South Crete, Greece
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  San Vito Lo Capo

  Sicily, Italy
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  Scala dei Turchi

  Sicily, Italy
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  Spiaggia delle Sabbie Nere

  Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy
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  Spiaggia di Levante

  Sperlonga, Lazio, Italy
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  Spiaggia Grande

  Positano, Amalfi, Italy
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  Tsambika Beach

  Rhodes, Greece
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  Tuerredda

  Teulada, Sardinia, Italy
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  Veleka Beach

  Sinemorets, Strandzha, Bulgaria
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  Voutoumi Beach

  Antipaxos, Ionian, Greece
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  Albena Beach

  Albena, Bulgaria
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  Borsh Beach

  Borsh, Albanian Riviera, Albania
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  Buljarica Beach

  Petrovac, Budva Riviera, Montenegro
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  Cala Benirràs

  Ibiza, Balearics, Spain
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  Dubovica

  Hvar Island, Croatia
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  Għajn Tuffieħa

  Mellieħa, Malta
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  Giola Lagoon

  Thassos, Greece
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  Irakli Beach

  Emona, Bulgaria
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  Jale Beach

  near Himarë, Albania
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  Kedrodasos

  near Elafonissi, Crete, Greece
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  Lara Beach

  Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus
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  Livadhi Beach

  Himarë, Albania
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  Maronti Beach

  Ischia, Campania, Italy
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  Mylopotas Beach

  Ios, Greece
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  Neum Beach

  Neum, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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  Palasë Beach

  Palasë, Albanian Riviera, Albania
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  Portorož Beach

  Portorož, Slovene Istria, Slovenia
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  Saplunara Beach

  Mljet, Croatia
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  St Paul's Bay

  Lindos, Rhodes, Greece
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  St Peter's Pool

  Marsaxlokk, Malta
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  Stafylos Beach

  Skopelos, Greece
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  Velika Plaza

  Ulcinj, Montenegro
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  Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach

  Zakynthos, Greece
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  Balos Lagoon

  Crete, Greece
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  Cala Goloritzé

  Sardinia, Italy
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  Cala Mariolu

  Baunei, Gulf of Orosei, Italy
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  Elafonissi Beach

  Crete, Greece
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  Kleftiko

  Milos, Cyclades, Greece
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  La Pelosa Beach

  Sardinia, Italy
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  Mamaia Beach

  Constanța, Romania
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  Monterosso al Mare

  Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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  Myrtos Beach

  Kefalonia, Greece
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  Plage de Palombaggia

  Corsica, France
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  Plage de Pampelonne

  Saint-Tropez, France
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  Punta Rata

  Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia
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  Sarakiniko Beach

  Milos, Greece
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  Spiaggia del Principe

  Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy
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  Super Paradise Beach

  Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece
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  Voidokilia Beach

  Pylos, Peloponnese, Greece
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  Zlatni Rat

  Brač, Croatia
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  Bačvice Beach

  Split, Croatia
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  Baia del Silenzio

  Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy
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  Baia delle Zagare

  Mattinata, Gargano, Italy
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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 Violina

  Scarlino, Maremma, Italy
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  Fetovaia

  Elba, Tuscany, Italy
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  Kathisma Beach

  Lefkada, Greece
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  Kavourotrypes

  Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece
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  Kolymbithres

  Naoussa, Paros, Greece
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  Koukounaries

  Skiathos, Greece
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  Lalaria Beach

  Skiathos, Sporades, Greece
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  Larvotto Beach

  Monte-Carlo, Monaco
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  Mogren Beach

  Budva, Montenegro
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  Moon Bay (Mesecev Zaliv)

  Strunjan, Slovenian Riviera, Slovenia
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  Paloma Beach

  Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
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  Pasjača Beach

  Konavle, near Dubrovnik, Croatia
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  Plage de Notre-Dame

  Ile de Porquerolles, Hyeres, France
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  Plage de Rondinara

  Bonifacio, Corsica, France
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  Plage de Santa Giulia

  Corsica, France
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  Plaka Beach

  Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
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  Porto Katsiki

  Lefkada, Greece
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  Porto Timoni

  Afionas, Corfu, Greece
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  Red Beach

  Santorini, Greece
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  Sakarun

  Dugi Otok, Zadar, Croatia
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  San Fruttuoso

  Portofino Peninsula, Liguria, Italy
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  Seitan Limania

  Akrotiri, Chania, Greece
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  Simos Beach

  Elafonisos, Peloponnese, Greece
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  Spiaggia di Sansone

  Portoferraio, Elba, Italy
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  Stiniva Cove

  Vis, Croatia
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  Sveti Ivan Beach

  Lubenice, Cres, Croatia
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  Vama Veche

  2 Mai, Constanța, Romania
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  Zrće Beach

  Novalja, Pag, Croatia
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  Altınkum Beach

  Çeşme, Türkiye
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  Berchida

  Siniscola, Sardinia, Italy
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  Bolata Beach

  Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria
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  Cala Pregonda

  Menorca, Balearics, Spain
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  Copacabana Beach

  Babin Kuk, Dubrovnik, Croatia
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  Corbu Beach

  Corbu, Danube Delta edge, Romania
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  Divna Beach

  Pelješac Peninsula, Croatia
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  Eforie Nord

  Eforie, Constanța, Romania
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  Glyka Nera (Sweetwater)

  Sfakia, Crete, Greece
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  Gümüşlük Beach

  Bodrum, Türkiye
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  Jaz Beach

  Budva, Montenegro
• Kolimbithra Beach

  Tinos, Greece
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  Marina di Alberese

  Maremma Park, Tuscany, Italy
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  Nugal Beach

  Makarska Riviera, Croatia
• Ovabükü

  Datça Peninsula, Türkiye
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  Plage d'Argent

  Porquerolles, Provence, France
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  Plage de Roccapina

  Corsica, France
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  Plage de Saleccia

  Desert des Agriates, Saint-Florent, Corsica, France
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  Pori Beach

  Ano Koufonisi, Cyclades, Greece
• Proizd

  near Vela Luka, Korčula, Croatia
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  Sunj Beach

  Lopud, Elaphiti Islands, Croatia
• Vela Pržina

  Lumbarda, Korčula, Croatia
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  Xigia Beach

  Zakynthos, Greece
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  Playa de Maspalomas

  Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
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  Playa de Monsul

  San Jose, Cabo de Gata, Spain
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  Praia de Porto Santo

  Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
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  Calanque de Sormiou

  Marseille, France
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  Is Arutas

  Cabras, Sinis Peninsula, Italy
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  Playa de las Teresitas

  San Andres, Tenerife, Spain
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  Playa de los Genoveses

  Cabo de Gata, Almería, Spain
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  Playa de Papagayo

  Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Spain
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  Tossa de Mar

  Costa Brava, Spain
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  Fiesa Beach

  Piran, Slovenia
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  Plage de l'Espiguette

  Camargue, France
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  Plage de l'Ostriconi

  Corsica, France
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  Plage de Nonza

  Nonza, Cap Corse, Corsica, France
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  Platja de Castell

  Palamós, Costa Brava, Spain
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  Rt Kamenjak

  Premantura, Istria, Croatia
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  Calanque d'En-Vau

  Cassis, France
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  Playa de Benijo

  Taganana, Tenerife, Spain
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  Playa de Cofete

  Jandia, Fuerteventura, Spain
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  Playa de Las Canteras

  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
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  Praia da Falesia

  Olhos de Agua, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia de Santa Barbara

  Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Portugal
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  Playa de las Conchas

  La Graciosa, Spain
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  Praia do Seixal

  Madeira, Portugal
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  Zavratnica

  Jablanac, Velebit, Croatia
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  Benagil Beach & Cave

  Algarve, Portugal
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  Plage de la Cote des Basques

  Biarritz, France
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  Playa de la Concha

  San Sebastián, Spain
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  Praia da Marinha

  Algarve, Portugal
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  El Golfo (Charco Verde)

  Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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  Playa de Bolonia

  Tarifa, Costa de la Luz, Spain
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  Playa de Famara

  Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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  Playa de Sotavento

  Jandía, Fuerteventura, Spain
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  Playa de Zahara de los Atunes

  Cádiz, Costa de la Luz, Spain
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  Praia da Rocha

  Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia do Camilo

  Lagos, Portugal
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  Praia Dona Ana

  Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
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  Hendaye Plage

  Basque Coast, France
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  Praia de São Rafael

  Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
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  Dune du Pilat

  Pyla-sur-Mer, Arcachon, France
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  Grande Plage

  Biarritz, France
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  Playa de Valdevaqueros

  Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain
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  Playa del Silencio

  Cudillero, Asturias, Spain
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  Zarautz

  Basque Country, Spain
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  Plage du Cap Ferret

  Arcachon Bay, France
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  Playa de Laga

  Ibarrangelu, Urdaibai, Spain
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  Praia do Martinhal

  Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
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  Playa de las Catedrales

  Ribadeo, Galicia, Spain
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  Praia da Comporta

  Comporta, Alentejo, Portugal
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  Jurmala Beach

  Jurmala, near Riga, Latvia
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  Parnu Beach

  Parnu, Estonia
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  Playa de Gulpiyuri

  Llanes, Asturias, Spain
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  Playa del Sardinero

  Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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  Praia dos Galapinhos

  Arrábida, Setúbal, Portugal
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  Narva-Jõesuu Beach

  Ida-Viru, Estonia
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  Plage de la Conche des Baleines

  Île de Ré, France
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  Playa de Cuevas del Mar

  Nueva de Llanes, Asturias, Spain
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  Playa de Torimbia

  Llanes, Asturias, Spain
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  Praia do Guincho

  Cascais, Lisbon Coast, Portugal
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  Rodas Beach

  Cíes Islands, Spain
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  Binz Beach

  Rugen, Germany
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  Dueodde

  Bornholm, Denmark
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  Knokke-Heist

  Flanders, Belgium
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  Międzyzdroje Beach

  Wolin Island, Poland
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  Nida Beach

  Curonian Spit, Lithuania
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  Praia da Lanzada

  O Grove, Galicia, Spain
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  Praia do Amado

  Carrapateira, Algarve, Portugal
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  Sandhammaren

  Skane, southern Sweden, Sweden
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  Sopot Beach

  Sopot, near Gdansk, Poland
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  Timmendorfer Strand

  Lübeck Bay, Germany
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  Tylösand

  Halmstad, Sweden
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  Zandvoort

  near Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  Böda Sand

  Öland, Sweden
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  Costa Nova

  Aveiro, Portugal
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  Deauville Beach

  Normandy, France
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  Hel Peninsula Beach

  Hel, Pomerania, Poland
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  Hietaniemi Beach

  Helsinki, Finland
• Järve Beach

  Saaremaa, Estonia
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  Kalajoki Hiekkasärkät

  Kalajoki, Ostrobothnia, Finland
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  Kołobrzeg Beach

  Kołobrzeg, West Pomerania, Poland
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  Łeba Beach

  Słowiński Coast, Poland
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  Liepāja Beach

  Liepāja, Courland, Latvia
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  Marielyst

  Falster, Denmark
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  Palanga Beach

  Palanga, Lithuania
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  Pirita Beach

  Tallinn, Estonia
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  Plagen Beach

  Hanko, Finland
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  Praia da Adraga

  Sintra, Portugal
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  Praia da Arrifana

  Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia da Bordeira

  Carrapateira, Algarve, Portugal
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  Praia da Foz do Arelho

  Óbidos Lagoon, Leiria, Portugal
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  Praia da Ursa

  Sintra, Portugal
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  Praia da Zambujeira do Mar

  Alentejo, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
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  Praia de Carnota

  Carnota, Galicia, Spain
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  Praia de Odeceixe

  Aljezur, Costa Vicentina, Portugal
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  Prerow Beach

  Darß Peninsula, Germany
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  Sjosanden

  Mandal, Southern Norway, Norway
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  Skanör Beach

  Falsterbo, Skåne, Sweden
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  Smiltynė Beach

  Curonian Spit, Klaipėda, Lithuania
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  Šventoji Beach

  Šventoji, Palanga, Lithuania
• Tisvildeleje Beach

  North Zealand, Denmark
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  Tofta Beach

  Gotland, Sweden
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  Ustka Beach

  Ustka, Pomerania, Poland
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  Ventspils Beach

  Ventspils, Courland, Latvia
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  Warnemünde

  Rostock, Germany
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  Yyteri Beach

  Pori, Finland
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  Fistral Beach

  Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Kampen Beach

  Sylt, Germany
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  Kynance Cove

  The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Barafundle Bay

  Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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  Durdle Door

  Dorset, United Kingdom
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  Étretat Beach

  Normandy, France
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  Omaha Beach

  Normandy, France
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  Plage de Trestraou

  Perros-Guirec, Cote de Granit Rose, Brittany, France
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  Plage du Sillon

  Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
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  Scheveningen

  The Hague, Netherlands
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  St. Peter-Ording

  Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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  West Wittering Beach

  West Sussex, United Kingdom
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  Bloemendaal aan Zee

  North Holland, Netherlands
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  Cape Kolka

  Kurzeme, Latvia
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  De Haan Beach

  West Flanders, Belgium
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  De Panne Beach

  West Flanders, Belgium
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  Domburg Beach

  Zeeland, Netherlands
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  Henne Strand

  West Jutland, Denmark
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  Lakolk Beach

  Rømø, South Jutland, Denmark
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  Løkken Beach

  North Jutland, Denmark
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  Norderney Weststrand

  East Frisian Islands, Germany
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  Ostend Beach

  Ostend, Belgium
• Sudersand Beach

  Fårö, Sweden
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  Texel Beach (Paal 9)

  Texel, Wadden Islands, Netherlands
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  Grenen

  Skagen, Denmark
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  Holkham Beach

  North Norfolk, United Kingdom
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  Porthcurno

  Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Rhossili Bay

  Gower, Wales, United Kingdom
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  Three Cliffs Bay

  Gower, Wales, United Kingdom
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  Curracloe Beach

  County Wexford, Ireland
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  Perranporth

  Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Plage de la Torche

  Brittany, France
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  Watergate Bay

  Cornwall, United Kingdom
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  Woolacombe

  Devon, United Kingdom
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  Bamburgh Beach

  Northumberland, United Kingdom
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  Inch Beach

  Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
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  Keem Bay

  Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland
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  Banna Strand

  County Kerry, Ireland
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  Barleycove Beach

  Mizen Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland
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  Dog's Bay

  Roundstone, Connemara, Ireland
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  Inchydoney

  County Cork, Ireland
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  Whitesands Bay

  Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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  Ballymastocker Bay

  Portsalon, Donegal, Ireland
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  Coumeenoole Beach

  Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
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  Whiterocks Beach

  Portrush, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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  Luskentyre Sands

  Isle of Harris, United Kingdom
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  Sandwood Bay

  Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  Achmelvich Beach

  Assynt, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  Hoddevik

  Stadlandet, Norway
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  Refviksanden

  Vågsøy, Norway
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  West Sands

  St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  Haukland Beach

  Lofoten, Norway
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  Kvalvika Beach

  Moskenesoya, Lofoten, Norway
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  Uttakleiv Beach

  Lofoten, Norway
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  Bunes Beach

  Moskenesøya, Lofoten, Norway
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  Ramberg Beach

  Flakstadøya, Lofoten, Norway
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  Skagsanden Beach

  Flakstad, Lofoten, Norway
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  Ersfjord Beach

  Senja, Norway
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  Tjornuvik

  Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands
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  Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

  Vík, Iceland
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  Djupalonssandur

  Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
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  Nauthólsvík

  Reykjavík, Iceland
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  Raudasandur

  Westfjords, Iceland
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  Stokksnes

  Vestrahorn, Iceland, Iceland
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  Diamond Beach

  Jökulsárlón, Iceland