10 BEST ROMANTIC EUROPEAN BEACHES

The best beaches in Europe are closer than you think, whether you're looking at centuries-old art, coasting through cobbled streets or munching tender pasta on your fork.

It might surprise you to learn that "Tahiti" is among the most beautiful European beaches to visit —that is

CALA COTICCIO, SARDINIA, ITALY

It's tempting to think that all the best beaches in Europe are along the Mediterranean, but just one trip to Cornwall in southwestern England disproves that.

KYNANCE COVE, CORNWALL, ENGLAND

When it comes to romantic beach destinations in Europe, tiny Montenegro might not be on your radar.

PLOČE BEACH, BUDVA, MONTENEGRO

Greece's Porto Timoni is centered on a narrow strip of sand with sea on either side, which means that if your next Greece cruise docks on the island of Corfu

PORTO TIMONI, CORFU, GREECE

You don't have to be a surfer to consider Portugal's beaches some of the best in Europe. 

PRAIA DE BENAGIL, ALGARVE, PORTUGAL

If you charter a private boat from Ibiza to Formentera, you could also enjoy the ambiance of the beach from the sea rather than the shore.

SES ILLETES, FORMENTERA, SPAIN

If Greece's Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach doesn't top the list of the most beautiful European beaches to visit, it's certainly the most viral.

SHIPWRECK BEACH, ZAKYNTHOS, GREECE

 TORRE DELL'ORSO, PUGLIA, ITALY

Italy's surrounded by sea on most sides, so it makes sense that you can find at least two of the best beaches in Europe in Bella Italia

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, NICE, FRANCE

 Villefranche-sur-Mer, an azure bay surrounded by a horseshoe of silvery pebbles, is so close to Nice, the top France cruise destination

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