So many people love a stunning beach, but do you know where the best beaches in Europe are to be found? This year’s TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards reveals the 25 best beaches rated by the public. Two of Europe’s top 10 beaches are in the UK. Woolacombe beach in Devon was rated fourth in the European list – and also 13th in the world – and Weymouth beach in Dorset came in eighth place. Looking further down the list at the top 25 beaches in Europe, there are three more British beaches, including 11^th placed Rhossili beach on the Gower Peninsula, Wales; St Brelade’s Bay beach in Jersey at number 14; and Porthminster beach at St Ives in Cornwall in 18^th position.

Europe’s top 25 best beaches

1. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
2. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Spain
3. Elafonissi Beach, Crete, Greece [caption id="attachment_16432" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Woolacombe Beach. Pic credit: David Jones on Flickr Creative Commons[/caption]
4. Woolacombe Beach, Devon. You can visit this beach during a self-guided walking holiday on the South West Coastal Path
5. Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan, Turkey
6. Fig Tree Bay, Protaras, Cyprus
7. Cala Rossa, Favignana, Sicily [caption id="attachment_16433" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Weymouth Beach. Pic credit: Elliot Brown on Flickr Creative Commons[/caption]
8. Weymouth Beach, Dorset Visit this beach on a walking holiday on the Jurassic Coast
9. Eggremni Beach, Lefkada, Greece
10. Playa de Bolonia, Tarifa, Spain
11. Rhossili Beach, the Gower, Wales
12. Balos Beach & lagoon, Kissamos, Greece [caption id="attachment_16435" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lindos. Pic credit: Iain on Flickr Creative Commons[/caption]
13. St Pauls Bay, Lindos, Greece Visit the beach on a cycling tour of the Island of Rhodes
14. St Brelade’s Bay Beach, Jersey. Visit the beach on a walking tour of Jersey’s coast
15. Playa de las Catedrales, Spain
16. Le Pelsosa beach, Italy
17. La Concha Beach, Donastia, Spain [caption id="attachment_16434" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Porthminster Beach. Pic credit: Phill Lister on Flickr Creative Commons[/caption]
18. Porthminster beach, St Ives, UK. You’ll see this beach on a walking tour of the South West Coast path between St Ives and Penzance
19. Cala Mariolu, Italy
20. Praia Dona Ana, Portugal
21. Praia da Falesia, Portugal
22. Kaputas Beach, Turkey
23. Cala Comte, Ibiza, Spain
24. Jurmala Beach, Latvia
25. Cote des Basques, Biarritz, France.