Rugged coastlines and beautiful beaches in a place rich with history—Cyprus is the perfect destination for a beach vacation.

From the golden sands of the Alentejo to the fine white sands in Sardinia and reddish-golden sands of Menorca, from an astounding lagoon-beach in Greece to an inland beach in Spain’s Asturias, this ...

While you’d expect Spain, Italy or Greece to dominate the rankings, a surprise is that British beaches are in the top five, with a beach in Wales as number two. Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach) on ...