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Zlatni Rat: The Beach on Brač That Never Stays the Same Shape
On the south coast of Brač, a tongue of white shingle bends first one way, then another, as wind and current rework its tip season after season.
Cable Beach, Broome: Red Cliffs, White Sand and Sunset Camels
Red cliffs, white sand and camel trains at sunset define one of Western Australia's most famous stretches of coast.
Papakolea: Hawaii's Olivine Green Sand Beach at South Point
Near the southernmost tip of the Big Island, a small bay hides one of the few green sand beaches on Earth.
Ölüdeniz Beach: Inside Turkey's Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz Bay
Turkey's Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz beach anchor one of the Turquoise Coast's most photographed and most carefully protected stretches of shoreline.
Read more →Seven Mile Beach, Negril: A Deep Dive Into Jamaica's Sunset Coast
A close look at Negril's long west-facing beach, its history, its cliffs and the rules that still shape it today.
Read more →Eagle Beach: Aruba's Iconic Stretch of White Sand and Fofoti Trees
Aruba's Eagle Beach pairs a wide stretch of soft white sand with its most photographed feature, the leaning fofoti trees along the shore.
Read more →Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda: Inside the Island's Pink-Sand Crescent
Horseshoe Bay is the pink-sand crescent that defines Bermuda's south shore, and there is more to its color and shape than most visitors realize.
Read more →Le Morne Beach: The Shore Beneath a UNESCO Mountain
The beach at the foot of Le Morne Brabant pairs a dramatic basalt peak with one of the Indian Ocean's most storied shorelines.
Read more →Boulders Beach: Where Penguins Rule a Sheltered Cape Cove
Inside the granite coves of Boulders Beach, where African penguins nest just steps from the sand.
Read more →Kelingking Beach: Inside Nusa Penida's T-Rex Cliff
Kelingking Beach on Nusa Penida is famous for a limestone headland that resembles a T-Rex, framing a hidden cove far below.
Read more →Maya Bay: Inside Thailand's Restored Cliff-Ringed Cove
A deep dive into Maya Bay's closure, ecological recovery and return as a tightly managed cove on Ko Phi Phi Leh.
Read more →Myrtos Beach: Inside Kefalonia's Iconic White-Pebble Bay
An in-depth look at Myrtos Beach, the dramatic white-pebble bay on Kefalonia that has become one of Greece's most photographed coastlines.
Read more →Elafonissi Beach: Inside Crete's Pink-Sand Lagoon
An in-depth look at the shallow turquoise lagoon and rose-coloured sand of Elafonissi, on the south-west coast of Crete.
Read more →Balos Lagoon: Crete's Turquoise Corner at the Edge of the Aegean
Balos Lagoon sits where Crete's north-west coastline dissolves into a shallow, turquoise maze of sandbars and warm water.
Read more →Wineglass Bay: The Curved Icon of Freycinet National Park
Inside the pink granite arms of Freycinet National Park lies one of the most photographed beaches on earth.
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