Beach Travel

Beach travel guides covering the world’s best coastlines — from Caribbean white sand to Greek volcanic black sand — with hotel picks, swim safety notes, and seasonal advice from the ViaTravelers team.

  • Shopping Square in Capri, Italy

    Marina Grande Capri

    Marina Grande is Capri island’s main port and ferry hub, receiving hydrofoils from Naples and Sorrento, lined with colorful fishing boats, seafood restaurants, and the Roman-era Palazzo a Mare ruins nearby.

  • the Ocean and Sky in Cannes

    La Croisette Cannes

    La Croisette is Cannes’ seafront boulevard stretching 2.3 km along the Golfe de Juan, lined with palace hotels, sandy beaches, and the Palais des Festivals.

  • Seagull over river Nile in Cairo and famous TV Tower, Egypt

    Zamalek Cairo

    Zamalek is an upscale island neighborhood on Gezira Island in the Nile River, Cairo, home to the Cairo Tower, numerous embassies, and a concentration of galleries and international restaurants.

  • Cancun beach at sunset with palm trees

    Zona Hotelera Cancún

    Zona Hotelera is Cancún’s barrier-island hotel strip bordering the Caribbean Sea and Laguna Nichupté, home to Playa Delfines, the Ruinas del Rey archaeological site, and major resort clusters along Boulevard Kukulcán.

  • La Caleta Beach in Cadiz, Spain

    La Viña Cadiz

    La Viña is a working-class beachfront barrio in Cádiz’s old city, home to Playa de la Caleta, the city’s carnival birthplace, and traditional freiduría culture.

  • Signiel Seoul hotel exterior and skyline view

    Haeundae Busan

    Haeundae is Busan’s premier beach district, anchored by a 1.5 km white-sand beach, the BEXCO convention center, and the upscale Marine City skyline.

  • Fruit Stand in Bridgetown

    Saint Michael Bridgetown

    Saint Michael is Barbados’s capital parish encompassing central Bridgetown, home to UNESCO-listed Garrison Savannah, the Careenage waterfront, and the Parliament Buildings on Broad Street.

  • Sunset over Boston skyline with vibrant twilight hues

    South End

    A victorian elegance, restaurant row, art district neighborhood ideal for Food lovers, Art enthusiasts, LGBTQ+ community.

  • Boracay Beach

    White Beach Boracay

    White Beach is Boracay’s main 4-kilometer shoreline on the island’s western coast, lined with resorts, Station 1 to Station 3 markers, and a car-free beachfront path.

  • Bora Bora Sunset Scenery

    Vaitape Bora Bora

    Vaitape is the main town and administrative center of Bora Bora, French Polynesia, home to the island’s primary ferry dock, central market, and most of its shops and services.

  • Lake in Bled, Slovenia

    Lake Bled Area

    Lake Bled is an alpine resort town in northwestern Slovenia, centered on a glacial lake with a 17th-century island church, clifftop medieval castle, and the Julian Alps as backdrop.

  • Exterior and Postmodern architecture of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain

    Casco Viejo Bilbao

    Casco Viejo is Bilbao’s medieval old town on the east bank of the Nervión, built around seven original streets, the Gothic Cathedral of Santiago, and the covered Ribera Market.

  • Bermuda Aerial View

    Southampton Hamilton

    Southampton Parish in Bermuda is a western Atlantic parish fronting Horseshoe Bay Beach, the Railway Trail, and the elevated ridge along South Road offering sweeping ocean views.

  • Berlin, Germany is one of Europe's top cities to visit

    Mitte

    Mitte is Berlin’s historic central district, home to Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate, and Unter den Linden boulevard running through its cultural core.

  • Berlin, Germany is one of Europe's top cities to visit

    Charlottenburg

    Charlottenburg is a wealthy west Berlin district anchored by a baroque palace, the Kurfürstendamm shopping boulevard, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

  • Tourist exploring the Crane Beach in Barbados

    Saint Michael Barbados

    Saint Michael is the urban parish surrounding Bridgetown, Barbados, encompassing the UNESCO-listed historic garrison, Careenage waterfront, and the island’s main commercial and government district.

  • Washington Monument in Baltimore

    Fells Point Baltimore

    Fells Point is a 17th-century waterfront neighborhood in east Baltimore known for cobblestone streets, working-class maritime history, Broadway Market, and a dense concentration of Federal-era rowhouses.

  • Aerial view of Bimini Islands, Bahamas

    Downtown Nassau

    Downtown Nassau is the historic commercial and cultural core of New Providence island, anchored by Bay Street shopping, the colonial-era Parliament Square, and the waterfront Prince George Wharf cruise terminal.

  • Treehouse with the view of Diamond Beach in Nusa Penida Island

    Ubud Bali

    Ubud is Bali’s cultural heartland, set in the central highlands, known for rice terrace landscapes, classical dance performances at Pura Dalem Ubud, and a dense cluster of art galleries along Jalan Raya Ubud.

  • Front and classical architecture of the Parthenon Temple in Athens, Greece

    Plaka Athens

    Plaka is Athens’ oldest residential neighborhood, spread across the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, featuring neoclassical houses, the Roman Agora, and pedestrian-only marble-paved lanes.

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    Saint Charles Biarritz

    Saint Charles is a residential quarter in central Biarritz, France, situated between the Grande Plage, the covered market Les Halles, and the historic town centre.

  • Aerial view of turquoise bay of San Sebastian or Donostia with beach La Concha, Basque country, Spain

    San Sebastián

    San Sebastián is a coastal Basque city in northern Spain, renowned for its pintxos bar culture, La Concha beach, and the highest concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants per capita in the world.