Paralia Tis Grias to Pidima, Andros, Cyclades, Greece
Cala Estreta, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain
Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain
Sylt, North Frisian Islands, Germany
Kokkinokastro, Alonissos, Sporades, Greece
Elafonisi, Hania, Crete, Greece
Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia, Ionians, Greece
Sarakiniko, Milos, Cyclades, Greece
Baia di Ieranto, Nerano, Amalfi Coast, Italy
Cala Goloritzé, Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
Cala Capreria, Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, Sicily, Italy
Sveti Stefan Beach, Budva, Montenegro
Haukland Beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Durdle Door Beach, Lulworth, Dorset, England
Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England
Keem Bay Beach, Keel, County Mayo, Ireland
Dueodde, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark
Praia do Camilo, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
West Beach, Berneray, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Kabak Beach, Mugla, Turkiye
AMERICAS
Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bahía dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Manuel Antonio Beach, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Águilas Bay, Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Holbox Beach, Holbox Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Balandra Beach, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
North Beach, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Mancora Beach, Mancora, Piura, Peru
St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica
Cabo San Juan del Guía, Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia
Frenchman’s Cove, Portland, Jamaica
Sugar Beach, Soufrière, Saint Lucia
Red Frog Beach, Bastimentos Island, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Bottom Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados
Chesterman Beach, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Stanhope Beach, Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Driftwood Beach, Golden Isles, Georgia, USA
Grayton Beach, Grayton Beach State Park, Florida, USA
South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
El Matador State Beach, Malibu, California, USA
Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California, USA
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA
Oneloa Beach/Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Playa Tortuga/Playa Tortuga, Isla Culebrita, Puerto Rico
Trunk Bay, St John, US Virgin Islands, USA
Source: Best Beaches: 100 of the Most Amazing Beaches in the World, by lonely planet