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The 50 Best Beaches In Europe

Sarah Barrell has dipped into the crystalline waters of the Continent's finest shores in the quest to see your holiday go swimmingly

Saturday, 14 June 2003

Best For Diving
Lavezzi Island, France
Bisevo Island, Croatia
Cap Camarat, France
Salgar, Spain
Blue Hole, Gozo
Colovri, Greece
Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia
Ustica Island, Italy
Larnaca Bay, Cyprus
Lampedusa Island, Italy

Best For Families
Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
Palombaggia, Corsica
Culdaff Beach, Ireland
Binibeca, Menorca
Cala San Vicente, Majorca
Porthcurno Beach, Cornwall
Branksome Chine, Poole
Ca'Savio, Italy
West Wittering, West Sussex
Argeles-Sur-Mer, France
Hope Cove, South Devon
Brighton, Sussex

Best For Nature, Nudism And Conservation
Hossegor, France
Turtle Beach, Dalyan, Turkey
Medas Islands, Spain
Chapel Porth, Cornwall
Liscia Ruja, Sardinia
Coto De Donana, Spain
Thorntonloch, Scotland
Lauttasaari, Finland
Romo, Denmark