Beach Holidays in Europe
France
Playground of the rich, famous and scantily-clad
It's the playground of the rich and famous, but away from the glitz of its best-known stretch of sand are more low-key delights, writes Anthony Peregrine
Portugal
Perfect beach at the (old) end of the earth
Mary Lussiana finds a quiet, unspoilt stretch of sand at odds with the rest of the Algarve.
Ultimate sights
The world's most unusual beaches
Candy sands, disappearing waves, transformed trolls - if life's a beach, these are its strangest days.
Italy
Ancient works never weary
Large, nude bronze survivors from the 5th-century BC draw Lee Langley to the oldest city on Italy's Calabrian coast.
Photo galleries
Photos
The best beach in the world
Rabbit Beach in Sicily, Italy, has been named the best beach in the world by travel website TripAdvisor, based on reviews and rankings from millions of users.
Croatia's 'nude paradise'
Croatia is striving to attract more of the world’s growing army of 'nakationers' to its nudist resorts like Kandarola.
Travellers Tips
Tripologist
In search of sun, sand and je ne sais quoi
Tripologist My daughters have organised a week's holiday near Avignon in the last week of June. Following that week we would like to find a holiday cottage near the beach.
Expert advice
Tripologist: Get us to a Greek hideaway
Michael Gebicki We've visited Greece and some of its islands and have loved the lifestyle so much we're thinking of living there for a year.
