Sea-ze the day and luxuriate in sun-soaked enjoyable at one among Tripadvisor‘s top-ranked stretches of sand for 2024.
The primary seaside so as to add to your bucket and spade listing is Praia da Falesia in Portugal’s Algarve, in keeping with the journey website, which awarded it first place in its 2024 Travellers’ Selection Better of the Greatest Awards for Seashores.
It knocks six-time champion Baia do Sancho in Brazil off the highest spot within the rating, which is drawn from the standard and amount of evaluations and rankings from Tripadvisor travellers for seashores worldwide, gathered from October 2022 to September 2023.
Italy‘s Spiaggia dei Conigli on Lampedusa island in Sicily wins the silver medal, the bronze goes to La Concha Seashore in San Sebastian, Spain and Kaanapali Seashore in Hawaii is the top-ranking seaside within the U.S, touchdown fourth within the 25-strong world charts.
Weymouth Seashore on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast wins the title because the UK’s top-ranking seaside and comes nineteenth on the European listing, which options 25 seashores.
The primary seaside so as to add to your bucket listing is Praia da Falesia in Portugal’s Algarve, in keeping with Tripadvisor, which awarded it first place in its 2024 Travellers’ Selection Better of the Greatest Awards for Seashores
Italy’s Spiaggia dei Conigli on Lampedusa island in Sicily wins the silver medal within the world listing. Guests praised its ‘clear setting’ and unforgettable ‘nice views’ in evaluations on Tripadvisor
Praia da Falesia, which got here sixth final yr, has racked up 5,900 evaluations thus far – 68 per cent of which award a coveted ‘five-bubble’ score.
Tripadvisor stated the world profitable seaside is ‘recognized for its dramatic crimson, sandy cliffs and could be reached by a wood staircase’, including: ‘It’s beloved by Tripadvisor reviewers for its comfortable, powdery sand, good for sunbathing and strolls.’
Writing on the positioning, reviewer ‘tinkle_24‘ described it as a ‘attractive stretch of uninterrupted high-quality sandy seaside’ that is ‘to not be missed’, whereas ‘K17elly‘ stated the cliffs ‘are gorgeous’ and ‘DrDance57‘ famous it is ‘the most effective seaside I’ve been on’.
Spiaggia dei Conigli, in the meantime, was praised by ‘omar p‘ for its ‘clear setting’ and unforgettable ‘nice views’ and third-place La Concha Seashore, within the Basque Nation, was hailed by one customer as ‘stunning’ and ‘accessible’. One other customer, ‘Antonia-Maria Stoian‘, wrote: ‘The seaside has an exceptional promenade! At any hour of any day, it’s attractive.’
Fourth-place Kaanapali Seashore is described by ‘bil2cg‘ as ‘pure heaven’ with ‘fabulous views and scrumptious waters with unreal sunsets’.
Tripadvisor describes it as a ‘gorgeous three-mile stretch of sand… considered one among North America’s greatest seashores’ with ‘crystal-clear waters good for snorkelling and browsing, towards a backdrop of lush mountains’.
The bronze goes to La Concha Seashore in San Sebastian, Spain. Writing on Tripadvisor, ‘Antonia-Maria Stoian’ stated: ‘The seaside has an exceptional promenade. At any hour of any day, it’s attractive’
Kaanapali Seashore in Hawaii is the top-ranking seaside within the U.S, touchdown fourth within the 25-strong world charts
Touchdown in fifth place within the worldwide rating is Grace Bay Seashore in Turks and Caicos
Manly Seashore in Sydney is the top-ranking Australian strip of sand and No.7 worldwide
Weymouth Seashore on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast wins the title because the UK’s top-ranking seaside and comes nineteenth on the European listing, which options 25 seashores
The rest of the worldwide prime 10 listing includes Grace Bay Seashore in Turks and Caicos (fifth); Anse Lazio within the Seychelles (sixth); Manly Seashore, Sydney, Australia (seventh); Eagle Seashore, Aruba (eighth); Siesta Seashore in Florida, U.S (ninth) and Varadero Seashore, Cuba (tenth).
One other U.S seaside to make the worldwide rating is Hawaii’s Poipu Seashore Park, in 14th place (and second in America).
Within the Europe rating, first-place Praia da Falesia, second-place Spiaggia dei Conigli and third-place La Concha Seashore are adopted by the ‘gorgeous’ Reynisfjara Seashore in Vik, Iceland, in fourth place.
It is one among two Icelandic shorelines to make it into the European prime 10 – Vik’s Black Sand Seashore – a brand new entry for 2024 – ranks tenth.
The remainder of the European prime 10 includes Playa de las Canteras in Gran Canaria, Spain (fifth); the ‘unimaginable’ Falassarna Seashore in Crete, Greece (sixth); the ‘must-visit’ Nissi Seashore in Ayia Napa, Cyprus (seventh); Myrtos Seashore in Kefalonia, Greece (eighth); and Playa de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria (ninth).
Within the Europe rating, the ‘gorgeous’ Reynisfjara Seashore (pictured) in Vik, Iceland, is available in fourth place. It is one among two Icelandic shorelines to make it into the European prime 10 – Vik’s Black Sand Seashore, a brand new entry for 2024, ranks tenth
UK No.1 Weymouth Seashore is described on Tripadvisor by ‘Julie B‘ as an ‘completely stunning seaside with heaps to do’ whereas ‘CathyD1978‘ referred to as it a ‘nice seaside’ with ‘numerous facilities handy’ and ‘shallow water for fairly a distance, so nice for youths’.
One other UK seaside to make the European rating is Bournemouth Seashore (twentieth), described by visitors as ‘an exquisite sandy seaside’ with ‘beautiful golden sands and nice walks alongside the seafront’.
This yr’s awards sees the launch of a brand new sub-category – World’s Greatest Sustainable Seashores – and the UK comes out prime with Sandbanks Seashore in Poole, Dorset named No.1 and Saundersfoot Seashore in Pembrokeshire, Wales, coming in at No.3, following Radhanagar Seashore on India’s Havelock Island at No.2.
It comes after Tripadvisor famous that greater than half (55 per cent) of its world customers say that serving to the setting is essential to them.
Playa de las Canteras in Gran Canaria, Spain, comes fifth within the European rating
‘Measured by a mixture of inputs from sustainable knowledge companion BeCause (by way of the Blue Flag program) and Tripadvisor traveller evaluations, winners stand out for his or her commitments to sustainability together with sustainable transport choices, waste disposal and water high quality,’ the positioning stated.
‘Europe comes out prime on this listing, taking seven of the highest ten spots, with India, South Africa and the UAE additionally making the listing.’
Commenting on the 2024 rating, Sarah Firshein, head of editorial at Tripadvisor, stated: ‘Final yr, Tripadvisor obtained tens of millions of evaluations for seashores — it’s clear that our neighborhood completely loves them.
‘However as our Travellers’ Selection lists reveal, there is not any one-size-fits-all “seaside day”.
‘Our prime 25 winners alone embody 18 nations throughout 5 continents. The highest three seashores are all in Europe, ousting the perennially standard Caribbean from these spots – an indication that some travellers are wanting to swap typical resort holidays for the coastlines of Portugal, Italy, and past.’
For the whole listing of Travellers’ Selection Better of the Greatest award-winning seashores for 2024, go to: tripadvisor.co.uk/TravellersChoice-Beaches.
