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4th March 2020
Categories: Visitor News
TripAdvisor has revealed their Travellers’ Choice top beaches in the world, out of the twenty five beaches named, only two were in the UK and Woolacombe Beach in North Devon was ranked at 20th out of the 25 choices.
Woolacombe was also named the 6th best beach in Europe and the 4th best in the British Isles. The three mile stretch of sandy beach often wins awards and remains one of the most popular beaches in the region. Overall the best beach in the world award went to Baia do Sancho, which can be found on an island off the coast of Brazil. Aside from Woolacombe, only one other British beach was mentioned on the list, Luskentyre in Scotland.
The full list is:
1. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
2. Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
3. Playa Paraiso, Cayo Largo, Cuba
4. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, Sicily
5. Prainhas do Pontal do Atalaia, Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
6. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
7. Eagle Beach, Aruba
8. Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico
9. Varadero Beach, Cuba
10. Kleftiko Beach, Milos, Cyclades, Greece
11. Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida
12. Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
13. Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, UK
14. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
15. La Concha Beach, San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
16. Saint Pete Beach, Florida
17. Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
18. Maho Beach, Cruz Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands
19. Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
20. Woolacombe Beach, Devon, UK
21. Elafonissi Beach, Crete, Greece
22. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
23. Cala Mariolu, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy
24. Balos Lagoon, Kissamos, Greece
25. Black Sand Beach, Vik, Iceland
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