Sardinia’s east coast Golfo di Orosei punches high for coastal beauty, but few beaches make you gasp out loud like sublime Cala Goloritzè, with its snow-white pebbles giv… See more

Out on a limb in the wild North Atlantic, Scotland's Outer Hebrides stash away some of Europe’s remotest beaches. Singling one out is tough, but West Beach on the wee … See more

Plage de Palombaggia, in Corsica’s southeast, is one of the best beaches in France. It bewitches with its long curve of pale, powder-soft sand shelving into cerulean bl… See more

With its long sweep of bleach-blonde sand and translucent azure waters, Formentera’s Platja Illetes fits the barefoot paradise bill neatly. Comparisons are swiftly made with the Caribbe… See more