Best European coasts for a beach holiday
From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and Adriatic: Europe’s top coasts and islands.
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Strikes
TopScore: 96/100
- 2
Zante
#2Score: 96/100
- 3
Corfu (Kerkyra)
#3Score: 95/100
- 4
Elba Island
Score: 95/100
- 5
Formentera
Score: 95/100
- 6
Naxos
Score: 95/100
- 7
Tenerife
Score: 95/100
- 8
Capri
Score: 93/100
- 9
Ischia
Score: 93/100
- 10
Majorca
Score: 93/100
- 11
Minorca
Score: 93/100
- 12
French Riviera
Score: 92/100
- 13
Green Coast
Score: 92/100
- 14
Riviera Ligure (Italian Riviera)
Score: 92/100
- 15
Santorini
Score: 92/100
- 16
Sardinia
Score: 92/100
- 17
The Palm
Score: 92/100
- 18
Adriatic coast of Italy
Score: 91/100
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Coast of Light
Score: 91/100
- 20
Crete
Score: 91/100
- 21
Dubrovnik Coast
Score: 91/100
- 22
Madeira
Score: 91/100
- 23
Rias Baixas
Score: 91/100
- 24
Saint Michael
Score: 91/100
- 25
Terceira
Score: 91/100
- 26
Algarve
Score: 90/100
- 27
Amalfi Coast
Score: 90/100
- 28
Bay of Kotor
Score: 90/100
- 29
Cinque Terre
Score: 90/100
- 30
Corsica
Score: 90/100
- 31
Croatian Adriatic Coast
Score: 90/100
- 32
Ibiza
Score: 90/100
- 33
Lanzarote
Score: 90/100
- 34
Montenegrin Riviera
Score: 90/100
- 35
Sicily
Score: 90/100
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