Lesser-known places, events, trails, and historical sites
Calanque d'En-Vau is a coastal inlet in Provence that combines sheer limestone cliffs with a crescent beach at sea level. The calanque is one of three…
El Nido sits on the northern edge of Palawan, a remote island province in the western Philippines. The area has emerged as a major destination for bea…
Catalan Bay is a sandy beach on the eastern face of the Rock of Gibraltar that faces the Mediterranean Sea and serves as both a recreational area and …
Playa Corinto-Malvarrosa is a stretch of coastline in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, encompassing three beaches where nudism is traditionally practiced. Th…
Platja de la Patacona is an urban beach in Valencia that serves as a major recreational destination along the Mediterranean coast. The beach stretches…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Lake Towada is the largest crater lake on Honshū island and one of Japan's deepest freshwater bodies. Its distinctive bright blue color results from i…
Playa del Saler is a natural beach in the Albufera Natural Park near Valencia, Spain, that prioritises ecological preservation over commercial develop…
Kalandos Bay is a coastal inlet on the southern shore of Naxos that features a rocky, deep-water configuration. The eastern section of the bay is char…
Kleftiko is a coastal formation on the southwestern tip of Milos that consists of sea caves, natural arches, and towering volcanic rock stacks rising …
The Kaş-Meis Strait is an open-water zone in the eastern Mediterranean separating the Turkish coastal town of Kaş from the Greek island of Kastelloriz…
Las Terrenas is a cosmopolitan beach town on the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic's Samaná Peninsula. Once a fishing village, it has trans…
Lake Matheson is a glacial lake in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island that is known for its reflective surface and views of the South…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Grotta della Poesia is a natural sea cave in Melendugno, Puglia, that contains a freshwater pool formed by underground springs. The cave lies approxim…
Firiplaka Beach is a sandy cove on the south coast of Milos that is accessible primarily by boat or hiking trail. The beach sits beneath steep cliffs …
Lake Van is a freshwater lake in eastern Türkiye that serves as the largest body of freshwater water in Western Asia. The lake lies at 1,648 metres el…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Saler Lake Beach in La Dehesa is a clothing-optional beach in Valencia, Spain, situated adjacent to the Albufera Natural Park that offers a secluded c…
Vrika Beach is a sandy and pebble beach on Antipaxos, a small island in the Ionian Sea north of Corfu, Greece. Located approximately 400 metres north …
Sanabria Lake is the largest glacial lake in Spain, situated in the Sanabria Lake Natural Park in Zamora province. Formed by glacial activity during t…
Dungeness is a shingle headland in southeastern Kent that comprises over 4,400 acres of rounded pebbles and specialized plant communities. The landsca…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Cala Macarella is a beach cove on the southwest coast of Menorca in the Balearic Islands that is known for its clear turquoise waters and sheltered sa…