The world's best 100 beaches 指名するd by Lonely 惑星, with FIVE in the British 小島s making the 削減（する） と一緒に gems in the Caribbean, Australia and the U.S. Which one do YOU want to visit the most?

By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor

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These beaches may 誘発する a cry of ‘爆撃する yeah!’

They all feature in 注目する，もくろむ-catching new Lonely 惑星 調書をとる／予約する '100 of the World's Most Incredible Beaches'.

Scroll 負かす／撃墜する and you'll see that the 肩書を与える of the tome is no exaggeration - they're all 素晴らしい.

Five beaches in the British 小島s make the 削減（する）, と一緒に gems in the Caribbean, Greece, Hawaii, the Seychelles, Cape Town and Australia.

Lonely 惑星 says in the introduction to the ravishing 要約: 'Discover the world's most 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の shorelines inside this dazzling 陳列する，発揮する of diverse beaches ? 洞穴s, coves and arches; mystical 霧 and sprawling coastlines; 都市の, sprawling and surfing beaches; unique 形式s, coastlines, colors and 視野s. These are the world’s most みごたえのある beaches.

'Featuring 輸送（する）ing photography, tips for how to reach each beach, and 推論する／理由s why Lonely 惑星 selected these as the 100 best, this is the ultimate collection of the sand, 石／投石する and sea the world has to 申し込む／申し出.' See below for MailOnline Travel's 選ぶ of the bunch. Which one do you want to put on your bucket 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）??

RHOSSILI BAY, GOWER, WALES: Lonely Planet says: 'Rhossili dazzles with its almost three miles (5km) of honey-toned, Atlantic-beaten sands. Part of the 73-sq-mile (188-sq-km) Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this wonderfully secluded pocket of Wales retains a special soul-stirring energy'

RHOSSILI BAY, GOWER, WALES: Lonely 惑星 says: 'Rhossili dazzles with its almost three miles (5km) of honey-トンd, 大西洋-beaten sands. Part of the 73-sq-mile (188-sq-km) Gower Area of 優れた Natural Beauty, this wonderfully secluded pocket of むちの跡s 保持するs a special soul-stirring energy'

KEEM BAY BEACH, KEEL, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND: This beach clearly moved Lonely Planet. The text accompanying this image reads: 'A vertiginous yet jaw-droppingly beautiful 4.9-mile (8km) drive from Keel village, at the distant western end of County Mayo’s Achill Island, sets the scene for one of Ireland’s most glorious, secluded strands. Sloping green hillsides spill down to a deep-set horseshoe bay, where a Blue-Flag delight of a pale-blonde beach sits framed by the Croaghaun Cliffs (Ireland’s highest sea cliffs) and the thundering moody-blue Atlantic'

KEEM BAY BEACH, KEEL, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND: This beach 明確に moved Lonely 惑星. The text …を伴ってing this image reads: 'A vertiginous yet jaw-droppingly beautiful 4.9-mile (8km) 運動 from Keel village, at the distant western end of 郡 Mayo’s Achill Island, 始める，決めるs the scene for one of Ireland’s most glorious, secluded 立ち往生させるs. Sloping green hillsides 流出／こぼす 負かす／撃墜する to a 深い-始める，決める horseshoe bay, where a Blue-旗 delight of a pale-blonde beach sits でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるd by the Croaghaun Cliffs (Ireland’s highest sea cliffs) and the 雷鳴ing moody-blue 大西洋'

KYNANCE COVE, LIZARD, CORNWALL. Lonely Planet says: 'Whether you've hiked for miles along the long-distance South West Coast Path or just fancy a paddle in the tempting teal waters, Kynance Cove stops everyone in their tracks. Curled into the west side of southern Cornwall’s wild Lizard peninsula, near the southernmost tip of mainland England, this is one of the country’s dreamiest beaches'

KYNANCE COVE, LIZARD, CORNWALL. Lonely 惑星 says: 'Whether you've 引き上げ（る）d for miles along the long-distance South West Coast Path or just fancy a paddle in the tempting teal waters, Kynance Cove stops everyone in their 跡をつけるs. Curled into the west 味方する of southern Cornwall’s wild Lizard 半島, 近づく the 最南端の tip of 本土／大陸 England, this is one of the country’s dreamiest beaches'

DUEODDE, BORNHOLM ISLAND, DENMARK: Lonely 惑星 述べるs this beach as 'a secluded sweep of glistening-white sand... on a dune-ぱらぱら雨d shoreline'


KOKKINOKASTRO, ALONNISOS ISLAND, SPORADES, GREECE: Lonely 惑星 述べるs Kokkinokastro as ‘の中で the most みごたえのある of 山地の Alonnisos’s many 蒸し暑い beaches’, where 'a craggy rust-red cape juts out into the unbelievably blue water'?

HANALEI BAY, KAUA'I, HAWAII, USA: Lonely 惑星's 判決? A 'photogenic two-mile 三日月 of golden sand'

ONELOA BEACH/BIG BEACH, MAUI, HAWAII, USA: This is a 'pleasingly untamed' beach, says Lonely Planet, which abuts Pacific waters that are an 'otherworldly blue'

ONELOA BEACH/BIG BEACH, MAUI, HAWAII, USA: This is a 'pleasingly untamed' beach, says Lonely 惑星, which abuts 太平洋の waters that are an 'otherworldly blue'

AWAROA BEACH, ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Lonely 惑星 公式文書，認めるs that Awaroa Beach has 'golden sands, turquoise waters and a secluded 場所 on the north coast of the South Island, 支援するd by granite hills and lush 沿岸の forests'

SQUEAKY BEACH, GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Lonely 惑星 says: 'Enclosed by impressive granite 玉石s at either end, Squeaky Beach is a standout in Wilsons Promontory 国家の Park, an awe-奮起させるing slice of wilderness at the 最南端の tip of 本土／大陸 Australia'

PFEIFFER BEACH, BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, USA: 'Due to dangerous surf, Pfeiffer Beach isn’t recommended for swimming, and it can get windy,' says Lonely Planet, 'but the walking, beachcombing and sunsets are superb'

PFEIFFER BEACH, BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, USA: '予定 to dangerous surf, Pfeiffer Beach isn’t recommended for swimming, and it can get 風の強い,' says Lonely 惑星, 'but the walking, beachcombing and sunsets are superb'

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, NATIONAL SEASHORE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA, USA: Lonely 惑星 says that 'with wild horses galloping across its 勝利，勝つd-swept beaches, Assateague Island 国家の Seashore exudes a surprisingly feral vibe, a rarity along the 高度に developed shores of the 中央の-大西洋', while '厚い 海上の forests and rugged dunes 一連の会議、交渉／完成する out the 劇の scene'

CABLE BEACH/WALMANYJUN, BROOME, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Lonely 惑星 says that this beach is 'a magnificent sweep of blonde sand' that has 'earned its renown as Western Australia's most famous stretch of sand'

HAUKLAND BEACH, VESTVAGOY, LOFOTEN ISLANDS, NORWAY: 'Haukland has a blinding stretch of luscious sand bathed by 冷静な／正味の 北極の waters,' says Lonely 惑星. 'The sea doesn’t really creep higher than around 59F (15C) and that’s in August, but the みごたえのある natural setting still makes this one of the most unbelievably beautiful 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs の中で Norway’s thousands of beaches'

SVETI STEFAN BEACH, BUDVA, MONTENEGRO: Lonely 惑星's summation? The 調書をとる／予約する says: 'The 防備を堅める／強化するd, honey-塀で囲むd 15th-century island village of Sveti Stefan (now a 私的な 高級な 訴える手段／行楽地) makes up the みごたえのある 背景 to this Adriatic pearl. Just across the delicious blue-green sea from the islet, the unspoilt pebble-and-sand beach sweeps around a small, curving 本土／大陸 bay'

PARALIA TIS GRIAS TO PIDIMA, ANDROS, CYCLADES, GREECE: Lonely Planet describes this as 'one of the dreamiest back-to-nature beaches in the Cyclades' that's 'entirely free from sun loungers, umbrellas and restaurants'. The book adds: 'It has a mellow feel, with craggy cliffs framing the powdery sand'

PARALIA TIS GRIAS TO PIDIMA, ANDROS, CYCLADES, GREECE: Lonely 惑星 述べるs this as 'one of the dreamiest 支援する-to-nature beaches in the Cyclades' that's '完全に 解放する／自由な from sun loungers, umbrellas and restaurants'. The 調書をとる／予約する 追加するs: 'It has a mellow feel, with craggy cliffs でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるing the powdery sand'

KABAK BEACH, MUGLA, TURKEY/TURKIYE: This is ‘one of Turkiye’s most ひどく guarded travel secrets’ that has a ‘castaway-esque 魔法’

AO MAYA, KO PHI-PHI LEH, KRABI, THAILAND: 'Maya Bay meets even Hollywood's standards for a tropical paradise,' notes Lonely Planet, pointing out that its 'beautiful sands were controversially used as a film set for the Leonardo di Caprio-starring blockbuster The Beach'. The beach reopened on January 1, 2022, having been shut for four years to combat damage caused by visitors, the book explains

AO MAYA, KO PHI-PHI LEH, KRABI, THAILAND: 'Ma ya Bay 会合，会うs even Hollywood's 基準s for a 熱帯の 楽園,' 公式文書，認めるs Lonely 惑星, pointing out that its 'beautiful sands were controversially used as a film 始める，決める for the Leonardo di Caprio-starring blockbuster The Beach'. The beach 再開するd on January 1, 2022, having been shut for four years to 戦闘 損失 原因（となる）d by 訪問者s, the 調書をとる／予約する explains

HAT THAM PHRA NANG, RAILAY, KRABI, THAILAND: With 'fairy-tale 石灰岩 形式s' and a 'cerulean sea', this is a '見通し of 楽園', says Lonely 惑星

SUNAYAMA BEACH, MIYAKOJIMA ISLAND, OKINAWA, JAPAN: 'Snow-white sands and a dramatic arch' helped this beach earn a place in Lonely Planet's top 100 ranking

SUNAYAMA BEACH, MIYAKOJIMA ISLAND, OKINAWA, JAPAN: 'Snow-white sands and a 劇の arch' helped this beach earn a place in Lonely 惑星's 最高の，を越す 100 最高位の

MYRTOS BEACH, KEFALLONIA, IONIANS, GREECE: '残り／休憩（する）ing at the foot of a 劇的な zigzagging road in northern Kefallonia, off the western Greek 本土／大陸, Myrtos remains one of the most-photographed and 入り口ing beaches in a country bursting with glorious Mediterranean-lapped sands,' says Lonely 惑星

BOTTOM BAY, BARBADOS: '底（に届く） Bay ticks all the boxes for a quintessential Caribbean beach,' says Lonely 惑星. 'There’s the translucent turquoise water, smooth white sand, and 勝利，勝つd-gnarled palms dotting the shore. But there’s also a wildness to 底（に届く） Bay'

ANSE SOURCE D'ARGENT, LA DIGUE, SEYCHELLES: 'It 定期的に 最高の，を越すs world’s best beach 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）s,' says Lonely 惑星, 'but does Anse Source d’Argent live up to the hype? In a word: yes'

PLAYA MANUEL ANTONIO, PARQUE NACIONAL MANUEL ANTONIO, COSTA RICA: Here you'll find 'blonde sand and 静める turquoise water'. 加える monkeys, sloths and toucans in the 隣接する park

CANNON BEACH, OREGON, USA: Come here for 野性生物, 'amazing sunset 見解（をとる）s' and to behold Haystack 激しく揺する, which Lonely 惑星 explains is a 235ft-tall 火山の 残余 'formed by 17million years of uplift and 腐食'

WEST BEACH, BERNERAY, OUTER HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND: 'This wildly remote jewel of a beach sprawls along almost three miles (5km) of untouched shoreline on tiny Berneray, off Scotland’s northwest coast,' says the book, adding that it's 'a paradise for birdwatchers' and the 'surrounding landscapes burst with wildflowers' in the spring

WEST BEACH, BERNERAY, OUTER HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND: 'This wildly remote jewel of a beach sprawls along almost three miles (5km) of untouched shoreline on tiny Berneray, off Scotland’s northwest coast,' says the 調書をとる／予約する, 追加するing that it's 'a 楽園 for birdwatchers' and the 'surrounding landscapes burst with wildflowers' in the spring

CAMPS BAY BEACH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Beachgoers here are treated to 'soft white sand and a backdrop of the craggy Twelve Apostles range (part of Table Mountain)'

CAMPS BAY BEACH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Beachgoers here are 扱う／治療するd to 'soft white sand and a 背景 of the craggy Twelve Apostles 範囲 (part of （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する Mountain)'

WHITEHAVEN BEACH, WHITSUNDAYS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: This is 'one of Australia's most photogenic natural icons', says the book, adding: 'When you sink your toes into the 98 per cent pure silica sands of this dazzling beach you’ll understand the hype'

WHITEHAVEN BEACH, WHITSUNDAYS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: This is 'one of Australia's most photogenic natural icons', says the 調書をとる／予約する, 追加するing: 'When you 沈む your toes into the 98 per cent pure silica sands of this dazzling beach you’ll understand the hype'

DURDLE DOOR BEACH, LULWORTH, DORSET, ENGLAND: This beach is home to 'a colossal almost-golden limestone sea arch [that] wows as one of the UK’s most-photographed coastal formations', says the book, adding: 'Swimming off the shingle-and-sand beach beneath the green-clad cliffs, with turquoise water stretching into the distance, is a special moment'

DURDLE DOOR BEACH, LULWORTH, DORSET, ENGLAND: This beach is home to 'a colossal almost-golden 石灰岩 sea arch [that] wows as one of the UK’s most-photographed 沿岸の 形式s', says the 調書をとる／予約する, 追加するing: 'Swimming off the shingle-and-sand beach beneath the green-覆う？ cliffs, with turquoise water stretching into the distance, is a special moment'

PLAYA DE TORIMBIA, LLANES, ASTURIAS, SPAIN: 'This is serene Torimbia,' the book says, 'one of Asturias’ most-loved beaches and one of Spain’s original naturist spots since the 1960s, thanks to its secluded natural setting'

PLAYA DE TORIMBIA, LLANES, ASTURIAS, SPAIN: 'This is serene Torimbia,' the 調書をとる／予約する says, 'one of Asturias’ most-loved beaches and one of Spain’s 初めの naturist 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs since the 1960s, thanks to its secluded natural setting'

IPANEMA BEACH, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: This 'sun-drenched sand in Brazil's most famous coastal city has been popular with sunseeking cariocas (residents of Rio de Janeiro) since 1902', explains Lonely Planet, 'when a new streetcar line made the beach on the southern fringe of the city easier to access'

IPANEMA BEACH, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: This 'sun-drenched sand in Brazil's most famous 沿岸の city has been popular with sunseeking cariocas (居住（者）s of Rio de Janeiro) since 1902', explains Lonely 惑星, 'when a new streetcar line made the beach on the southern fringe of the city easier to 接近'

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THE BEST BEACHES IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO LONELY PLANET, FROM OREGON TO CORNWALL

OCEANIA

Blue Lagoon Beach, Nanuya Lailai, Yasawa Islands, Fiji

Lalomanu Beach, Upolu, Samoa

Tapuaeta’i/One Foot Island Beach, Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Ta’ahiamanu Beach, Mo’orea, French Polynesia

Cathedral Cove, Coromandel 半島, North Island, New Zealand

Awaroa Beach, Abel Tasman 国家の Park, South Island, New Zealand

The Pass, Byron Bay, New South むちの跡s, Australia

Bells Beach, Surf Coast, Victoria, Australia

Cable Beach/Walmanyjun, Broome, Western Australia, Australia

Wineglass Bay, Freycinet 国家の Park, Tasmania, Australia

Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South むちの跡s, Australia

Lucky Bay/Kepa Kurl, Cape Le Grand 国家の Park/Mandoowernup, Western Australia, Australia

Squeaky Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

Tangalooma Beach, Moreton Island/ Moorgumpin, Queensland, Australia

Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia

AFRICA

（軍の）野営地，陣営s Bay Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Mnemba Island, Zanzibar

Le Morne Beach, 黒人／ボイコット River, Mauritius

Nosy Iranja, Madagascar

Anse Source d’Argent, La Digue, Seychelles

ASIA

Radhanagar, Swaraj 深い, Andaman Islands, India

Palolem Beach, Goa, India

Papanasham Beach, Varkala, Kerala, India

White Sandy Beach, Fulhadoo Island, Northern Atolls, Maldives

Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo 国家の Park, Indonesia

Diamond Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

Titop Beach, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Pacifico Beach, Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Maremegmeg Beach, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Secret Beach, Mirissa, Matara 地区, Sri Lanka

Hat Tham Phra Nang, Railay, Krabi, Thailand

Ao Maya, Ko Phi-Phi Leh, Krabi, Thailand

Secret Beach, Ko Kradan, Trang Islands, Trang, Thailand

Sunayama Beach, Miyakojima Island, Okinawa, Japan

MIDDLE EAST

Fuwairit 道具 Beach, Al Shamal, Qatar

Mahmya Island, Giftun Islands, Red Sea Governate, Egypt

Qalansiyah Beach, Qalansiyah, Socotra, Yemen

EUROPE

Zlatni ネズミ Beach, Bol, Bra?, Croatia

Punta Rata Beach, Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia

Rhossili Bay, Gower, むちの跡s

Rau?asandur, Westfjords, アイスランド

Calanque d’En-Vau, Cassis, Provence, フラン

Plage des Poulains, Belle-?le-en-Mer, Brittany, フラン

Plage de Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, フラン

Playa de Torimbia, Llanes, Asturias, Spain

Platja Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Playa de Famara, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain??

Paralia Tis Grias to Pidima, Andros, Cyclades, Greece

Cala Estreta, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain

Punta Paloma, Tarifa, C?diz, Spain

Sylt, North Frisian Islands, Germany?

Kokkinokastro, Alonnisos, Sporades, Greece

Elafonisi, Hania, Crete, Greece

Myrtos Beach, Kefallonia, Ionians, Greece

Sarakiniko, Milos, Cyclades, Greece

Baia di Ieranto, Nerano, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Cala Goloritz?, Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy

Cala Capreria, Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, Sicily, Italy

Sveti Stefan Beach, Budva, Montenegro

Haukland Beach, Vestv?g?y, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Durdle Door Beach, Lulworth, Dorset, England

Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England

Keem Bay Beach, Keel, 郡 Mayo, Ireland

Dueodde, Nex?, Bornholm, Denmark

Praia do Camilo, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

West Beach, Berneray, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Kabak Beach, Mu?la, Turkiye

AMERICAS

Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ba?a dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil

Gardner Bay, Isla Espa?ola, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Playa Manuel Antonio, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Bah?a de las ?guilas, Pedernales, Dominican 共和国

Playa Holbox, Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tulum, Yucat?n 半島, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Playa Balandra, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico

M?ncora Beach, M?ncora, Piura, Peru

St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica

Cabo San Juan del Gu?a, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia

Frenchman’s Cove, Portland, Jamaica

Sugar Beach, Soufri?re, St Lucia

Red Frog Beach, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, パナマ

底（に届く） Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados

Chesterman Beach, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Stanhope Beach, Prince Edward Island 国家の Park, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Driftwood Beach, Golden 小島s, Georgia, USA

Grayton Beach, Grayton Beach 明言する／公表する Park, Florida, USA

South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

El Matador 明言する／公表する Beach, Malibu, California, USA

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California, USA

大砲 Beach, Oregon, USA

Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA

Assateague Island 国家の Seashore, Maryland & Virginia, USA

Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA

Oneloa Beach/Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Ruby Beach, Olympic 国家の Park, Washington, USA

Playa Tortuga/海がめ Beach, Isla Culebrita, Puerto Rico

Trunk Bay, St John, US Virgin Islands, USA

Source:?Best Beaches - 100 of the World's Most Incredible Beaches, by Lonely 惑星?


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