Beach breaks
From white sands to picturesque pebbles, for a summer at the seaside or the ideal spot for winter sun, browse the world’s most beautiful coastal strips and resorts, whatever the season.
Where to go on holiday in August
Undiscovered Italy: Puglia
Re-discover Sri Lanka
With peace newly restored to beautiful Sri Lanka, this tear-shaped land of exotic beaches, vibrant culture and prowling wildlife is ready to be discovered once more. Daniel Neilson explores.
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The Cary Arms, Devon
The Cary Arms offers a chic, beachside retreat for discerning guests who want an English seaside hotel with 5-star comfort and lashings of style. Natasha Blair finds out more ...
, Gambie
The longest-established of the resorts fringing The Gambia's sun-bleached Atlantic coastline, Kololi is a mixed bag of dignified, low-rise hotels and rustic guesthouses jumbled together with tourist-trap restaurants and brash nightspots....
, France
The fourth largest island in the Mediterranean, Corsica is famous for being the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. In addition to seeing the former abode of the military mastermind, any trip to this vine-clad...
, Angleterre
Devon's epically beautiful north coast is wilder, jagged and more remote-feeling than the south; perfect for blowing away cobwebs, escaping the daily grind, and having memorable adventures. The north coast of...
, Croatie
Effortlessly marrying the attractions of its resorts (sea, beaches and swimming pools) with centuries of history and culture, Pula is an excellent holiday choice. Blessed with year-round sunshine and warm May...
, Chypre
Bold and energetic Limassol, one of Cyprus' liveliest cities, has long attracted holidaymakers to its resort hotels, where sweeping sea views, swimming pools and private stretches of beach are de rigeur....
, Barbade
St Peter Parish is home to a couple of very fine resorts, where guests tend to stay put. It's far removed from the island, but what the parish lacks in other...
, Espagne
A relative newcomer to the Costa package holiday market, until the early 1990s Roquetas de Mar was little more than a fishing settlement, typical of this coast, with its small port...
, Floride
Santa Barbara may lack the celebrity glitz of Los Angeles, but it has much in common with Tinseltown. For instance, it not only had California's first movie studio, in 1910, but...
, Angleterre
The Suffolk coast is the refined version of the English seaside experience, with pretty Georgian towns and tasteful piers. The main industry these days is tourism, but the towns here remain...
Queensland's Sunshine Coast begins just an hour's drive north of Brisbane at the coastal resort town of Caloundra, and follows a 100km (62 mile) stretch of white, sandy beaches northwards to...
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