A bare crescent of white sand in the middle of the ocean, yours for an afternoon by dhoni.
Antigua's liveliest white-sand beach.
The world's longest freshwater lake.
Pacific surf-and-party beach town.
Brilliant blue water off Comino.
Pine-fringed Black Sea resort with a 10th-century cathedral.
Clear freshwater lake teeming with cichlids.
Remote island with a vast cathedral.
Plankton light the surf electric blue on Vaadhoo and other islands on dark nights.
One of the world’s oldest lakes, with Byzantine churches on the shore and a UNESCO-listed old town.
Wake over a turquoise lagoon with steps down into the reef — the Maldives invented the overwater villa.
Rainforest meeting beach, full of monkeys.
Black-sand surf town on the Pacific.
Pointe-Noire's wild Atlantic shore.
Quiet beaches and nesting turtles.
The world's second-largest alpine lake.
Pink-tinged sand and turquoise water.
Sandy shore on Lake Tanganyika.
Long white beaches and salt flats.
Caribbean islands on the Mesoamerican reef.
Crescent bay of palms and surf on the south coast, with the Coconut Tree Hill viewpoint and whale-watching boats.
Guna-run islands of white sand.
Off-grid dune village of sea lions.
River-beach city near the Jesuit ruins.
Old Red Sea port with Ottoman ruins.
Caribbean archipelago of stilt hotels, starfish beaches and surf — Panama’s laid-back party islands.
Indian Ocean islands and sandbars.
Doha’s arts district of galleries, an open-air amphitheatre and a golden mosque, with a beach on the bay.
Monaco’s public beach, redone in 2021 with a sheltered bay and promenade — swimming in the Med beside the Grand Prix circuit.
Coral islands and old Swahili towns.
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