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.

  • The famous beach, Source d'Argent at La Digue Island, Seychelles

    Beau Vallon

    Beau Vallon is a north-west Mahé beach village fronting a 2-kilometre arc of calm Indian Ocean water, home to weekly Wednesday night markets, dive centres, and a concentration of mid-range hotels.

  • Bronze sculpture at Meštrović Gallery in Split, Croatia

    Diocletian S Palace Split

    Diocletian’s Palace is a UNESCO-listed Roman imperial complex in central Split, Croatia, where 1,700-year-old walls enclose a living neighborhood of apartments, bars, and medieval churches.

  • Ginger cat at Mount Chimaera, Antalya, Turkey, beside eternal flame in rocky terrain at twilight.

    Kaleiçi

    Kaleiçi is Antalya’s walled Roman-Byzantine old city, enclosing Hadrian’s Gate, a Roman harbor, Ottoman-era mosques, and restored 19th-century stone mansions converted to boutique hotels.

  • Beach in Antibes

    Old Town (Vieil Antibes)

    Old Town Antibes (Vieil Antibes) is a medieval walled quarter on the French Riviera featuring the Picasso Museum, Marché Provençal, and ramparts overlooking the Mediterranean.

  • Amalfi Coast Scenery

    Amalfi Coast Amalfi Coast

    The Amalfi Coast is a 50-kilometer UNESCO-listed stretch of Campania coastline renowned for vertical cliffside villages, lemon groves, and the SS163 coastal highway connecting Positano to Vietri sul Mare.

  • Amsterdams colorful dancing houses along Damrak canal at twilight with reflections.

    Noord

    A creative, post-industrial, architectural neighborhood ideal for creatives, architecture lovers, festival-goers.

  • Anchorage City Tour

    Downtown Anchorage Anchorage

    Downtown Anchorage is Alaska’s commercial and cultural core, fronting Cook Inlet with the Alaska Native Heritage Center nearby, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, and the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.

  • Amalfi Coast Scenery

    Amalfi

    Amalfi is a historic coastal town on Italy’s Campania coast, home to a 9th-century cathedral, active paper-making heritage, and SITA bus and ferry connections along the Amalfi Coast.

  • The famous Louvre museum of the French architect Jean Nouvel - panoramic view in Dubai

    Corniche Abu Dhabi

    The Corniche Abu Dhabi is an 8-kilometre waterfront promenade along the Arabian Gulf, featuring Blue Flag beaches, cycling tracks, and views of the Abu Dhabi skyline.

  • Alhambra Palace and Gardens in Granada, Spain - Historic Moorish architecture and beautiful landscaped gardens.

    El Barrio Alicante

    El Barrio, Alicante’s historic working-class quarter, clusters around the Santa Cruz neighbourhood on the slopes of Monte Benacantil, known for its whitewashed stairways, colourful flower pots, and views over the city.

  • Detailed vector illustration of Alsace cultural region map, highlighting Strasbourg, Colmar, and key cities, administrative divisions, rivers, and towns.

    La Petite France Strasbourg

    La Petite France is a medieval tanner and miller district in central Strasbourg, France, defined by half-timbered Alsatian houses, the Ill River canals, and 17th-century covered bridges.

  • Bermuda Aerial View

    Bermuda

    Bermuda is not Caribbean — it’s a British territory with pink sand beaches, 300+ shipwreck dive sites, and judges still wearing powdered wigs.

  • Beautiful white beach in Saint Lucia, Caribbean Islands

    Saint Lucia

    The Pitons look best from the water at dusk — but the real Saint Lucia is a bowl of pepperpot stew in a fishing village.

  • Traditional Japanese ramen bowl from Kodawari Yokoch Paris with soft-boiled eggs, pork slices, and fresh vegetables in a patterned bowl with a beer

    Japan

    Tokyo and Kyoto pull in opposite directions — neon and noise vs. stone gardens and silence. You need both, and two weeks still feels short.

  • The Maritime Museum of San Diego

    San Diego

    San Diego’s best move is skipping the obvious and eating your way through Barrio Logan on a Tuesday afternoon.

  • Sustainable winemaking with vineyards and wind turbines in Burgundy, France

    Saint-Tropez

    Saint-Tropez works better in May or October. July crowds and EUR30 rosé make the real town almost impossible to find.

  • Woman Interaction with two boys

    Tanzania

    Three UNESCO sites, one country: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Kilimanjaro alone justify the flight to East Africa.

  • Doha, Qatar skyline at night with illuminated skyscrapers, amber lantern tower, and waterfront reflections.

    Qatar

    Doha’s skyline is genuinely jarring — glass towers with Islamic geometry rising from flat desert, 45 minutes from an inland sea swallowed by dunes.

  • Amalfi Coast Scenery

    Amalfi

    The EUR2 coastal bus delivers better views than any boat tour. Amalfi’s cathedral square alone is worth timing your itinerary around.