These seashores might immediate a cry of ‘shell yeah!’
All of them function in eye-catching new Lonely Planet e book ‘100 of the World’s Most Incredible Beaches‘.
Scroll down and you will see that the title of the tome isn’t any exaggeration – they’re all gorgeous.
Six seashores within the British Isles make the lower, alongside gems within the Caribbean, Greece, Hawaii, the Seychelles, Cape City and Australia.
Lonely Planet says within the introduction to the ravishing compendium: ‘Uncover the world’s most extraordinary shorelines inside this dazzling show of numerous seashores – caves, coves and arches; mystical fog and sprawling coastlines; city, sprawling and browsing seashores; distinctive formations, coastlines, colours and views. These are the world’s most spectacular seashores.
‘That includes transporting pictures, ideas for the way to attain every seashore, and the explanation why Lonely Planet chosen these because the 100 greatest, that is the last word assortment of the sand, stone and sea the world has to supply.’ See under for MailOnline Journey’s choose of the bunch. Which one do you wish to put in your bucket listing?
RHOSSILI BAY, GOWER, WALES: Lonely Planet says: ‘Rhossili dazzles with its nearly three miles (5km) of honey-toned, Atlantic-beaten sands. A part of the 73-sq-mile (188-sq-km) Gower Space of Excellent Pure Magnificence, this splendidly secluded pocket of Wales retains a particular soul-stirring vitality’

KEEM BAY BEACH, KEEL, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND: This seashore clearly moved Lonely Planet. The textual content accompanying this picture reads: ‘A vertiginous but jaw-droppingly lovely 4.9-mile (8km) drive from Keel village, on the distant western finish of County Mayo’s Achill Island, units the scene for one in all Eire’s most wonderful, secluded strands. Sloping inexperienced hillsides spill all the way down to a deep-set horseshoe bay, the place a Blue-Flag delight of a pale-blonde seashore sits framed by the Croaghaun Cliffs (Eire’s highest sea cliffs) and the thundering moody-blue Atlantic’

KYNANCE COVE, LIZARD, CORNWALL. Lonely Planet says: ‘Whether or not you have hiked for miles alongside the long-distance South West Coast Path or simply fancy a paddle within the tempting teal waters, Kynance Cove stops everybody of their tracks. Curled into the west facet of southern Cornwall’s wild Lizard peninsula, close to the southernmost tip of mainland England, this is among the nation’s dreamiest seashores’

DUEODDE, BORNHOLM ISLAND, DENMARK: Lonely Planet describes this seashore as ‘a secluded sweep of glistening-white sand… on a dune-sprinkled shoreline’

KOKKINOKASTRO, ALONNISOS ISLAND, SPORADES, GREECE: Lonely Planet describes Kokkinokastro as ‘among the many most spectacular of mountainous Alonnisos’s many sultry seashores’, the place ‘a craggy rust-red cape juts out into the unbelievably blue water’

HANALEI BAY, KAUA’I, HAWAII, USA: Lonely Planet’s verdict? A ‘photogenic two-mile crescent of golden sand’

ONELOA BEACH/BIG BEACH, MAUI, HAWAII, USA: It is a ‘pleasingly untamed’ seashore, says Lonely Planet, which abuts Pacific waters which can be an ‘otherworldly blue’

AWAROA BEACH, ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Lonely Planet notes that Awaroa Seashore has ‘golden sands, turquoise waters and a secluded location on the north coast of the South Island, backed by granite hills and luxurious coastal forests’

SQUEAKY BEACH, GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Lonely Planet says: ‘Enclosed by spectacular granite boulders at both finish, Squeaky Seashore is a standout in Wilsons Promontory Nationwide Park, an awe-inspiring slice of wilderness on the southernmost tip of mainland Australia’

PFEIFFER BEACH, BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA, USA: ‘On account of harmful surf, Pfeiffer Seashore isn’t really useful for swimming, and it could get windy,’ says Lonely Planet, ‘however the strolling, beachcombing and sunsets are very good’

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, NATIONAL SEASHORE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA, USA: Lonely Planet says that ‘with wild horses galloping throughout its wind-swept seashores, Assateague Island Nationwide Seashore exudes a surprisingly feral vibe, a rarity alongside the extremely developed shores of the Mid-Atlantic’, whereas ‘thick maritime forests and rugged dunes spherical out the dramatic scene’

CABLE BEACH/WALMANYJUN, BROOME, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Lonely Planet says that this seashore is ‘an impressive sweep of blonde sand’ that has ‘earned its renown as Western Australia’s most well-known stretch of sand’

HAUKLAND BEACH, VESTVAGOY, LOFOTEN ISLANDS, NORWAY: ‘Haukland has a blinding stretch of luscious sand bathed by cool Arctic waters,’ says Lonely Planet. ‘The ocean doesn’t actually creep increased than round 59F (15C) and that’s in August, however the spectacular pure setting nonetheless makes this some of the unbelievably lovely spots amongst Norway’s hundreds of seashores’

SVETI STEFAN BEACH, BUDVA, MONTENEGRO: Lonely Planet’s summation? The e book says: ‘The fortified, honey-walled Fifteenth-century island village of Sveti Stefan (now a personal luxurious resort) makes up the spectacular backdrop to this Adriatic pearl. Simply throughout the scrumptious blue-green sea from the islet, the unspoilt pebble-and-sand seashore sweeps round a small, curving mainland bay’

PARALIA TIS GRIAS TO PIDIMA, ANDROS, CYCLADES, GREECE: Lonely Planet describes this as ‘one of many dreamiest back-to-nature seashores within the Cyclades’ that is ‘totally free from solar loungers, umbrellas and eating places’. The e book provides: ‘It has a mellow really feel, with craggy cliffs framing the powdery sand’

KABAK BEACH, MUGLA, TURKEY/TURKIYE: That is ‘one in all Turkiye’s most closely guarded journey secrets and techniques’ that has a ‘castaway-esque magic’

AO MAYA, KO PHI-PHI LEH, KRABI, THAILAND: ‘Maya Bay meets even Hollywood’s requirements for a tropical paradise,’ notes Lonely Planet, declaring that its ‘lovely sands had been controversially used as a movie set for the Leonardo di Caprio-starring blockbuster The Seashore’. The seashore reopened on January 1, 2022, having been shut for 4 years to fight injury brought on by guests, the e book explains

HAT THAM PHRA NANG, RAILAY, KRABI, THAILAND: With ‘fairy-tale limestone formations’ and a ‘cerulean sea’, this can be a ‘imaginative and prescient of paradise’, says Lonely Planet

SUNAYAMA BEACH, MIYAKOJIMA ISLAND, OKINAWA, JAPAN: ‘Snow-white sands and a dramatic arch’ helped this seashore earn a spot in Lonely Planet’s high 100 rating

MYRTOS BEACH, KEFALLONIA, IONIANS, GREECE: ‘Resting on the foot of a dramatically zigzagging street in northern Kefallonia, off the western Greek mainland, Myrtos stays one of many most-photographed and entrancing seashores in a rustic bursting with wonderful Mediterranean-lapped sands,’ says Lonely Planet

BOTTOM BAY, BARBADOS: ‘Backside Bay ticks all of the packing containers for a quintessential Caribbean seashore,’ says Lonely Planet. ‘There’s the translucent turquoise water, easy white sand, and wind-gnarled palms dotting the shore. However there’s additionally a wildness to Backside Bay’

ANSE SOURCE D’ARGENT, LA DIGUE, SEYCHELLES: ‘It commonly tops world’s greatest seashore lists,’ says Lonely Planet, ‘however does Anse Supply d’Argent dwell as much as the hype? In a phrase: sure’

PLAYA MANUEL ANTONIO, PARQUE NACIONAL MANUEL ANTONIO, COSTA RICA: Right here you may discover ‘blonde sand and calm turquoise water’. Plus monkeys, sloths and toucans within the adjoining park

CANNON BEACH, OREGON, USA: Come right here for wildlife, ‘wonderful sundown views’ and to behold Haystack Rock, which Lonely Planet explains is a 235ft-tall volcanic remnant ‘shaped by 17million years of uplift and erosion’

WEST BEACH, BERNERAY, OUTER HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND: ‘This wildly distant jewel of a seashore sprawls alongside nearly three miles (5km) of untouched shoreline on tiny Berneray, off Scotland’s northwest coast,’ says the e book, including that it is ‘a paradise for birdwatchers’ and the ‘surrounding landscapes burst with wildflowers’ within the spring

CAMPS BAY BEACH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Beachgoers listed here are handled to ‘smooth white sand and a backdrop of the craggy Twelve Apostles vary (a part of Desk Mountain)’

WHITEHAVEN BEACH, WHITSUNDAYS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: That is ‘one in all Australia’s most photogenic pure icons’, says the e book, including: ‘Whenever you sink your toes into the 98 per cent pure silica sands of this dazzling seashore you’ll perceive 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'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/25/16/80467077-13006063-image-a-103_1706199666259.jpg)
DURDLE DOOR BEACH, LULWORTH, DORSET, ENGLAND: This seashore is house to ‘a colossal almost-golden limestone sea arch [that] wows as one of many UK’s most-photographed coastal formations’, says the e book, including: ‘Swimming off the shingle-and-sand seashore beneath the green-clad cliffs, with turquoise water stretching into the space, is a particular second’

PLAYA DE TORIMBIA, LLANES, ASTURIAS, SPAIN: ‘That is serene Torimbia,’ the e book says, ‘one in all Asturias’ most-loved seashores and one in all Spain’s unique naturist spots for the reason that Sixties, because of its secluded pure setting’

IPANEMA BEACH, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: This ‘sun-drenched sand in Brazil’s most well-known coastal metropolis has been in style with sunseeking cariocas (residents of Rio de Janeiro) since 1902’, explains Lonely Planet, ‘when a brand new streetcar line made the seashore on the southern fringe of town simpler to entry’

Greatest Seashores – 100 of the World’s Most Unbelievable Seashores is on sale February 9 within the UK, however pre-orders can be found from Amazon (£23.59)