Cities with impressive beaches on their doorstep

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Are you looking for a city break with a beach thrown in? Cities featuring nearby beaches offer visitors the best of both worlds. You can soak up the culture and the sun. And when it's hot and dry, what better than to hop off the sidewalk and onto to the sand?

 

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Miami, USA -

A Miami city neighborhood, South Beach is celebrated for its endless ribbons of golden sand and the glamorous, celebrity-soaked atmosphere and glittering nightlife this part of town is known for.

 

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Dubrovnik, Croatia -

A number of pocket-sized beaches sit either side of enchanting Dubrovnik, most within easy walking distance of the historic Old Town district.

 

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Cape Town, South Africa -

Cape Town's rugged coastline is studded by some truly impressive beaches set in three regions: False Bay, Atlantic Seaboard, and West Coast—popular with surfers and kite-surfers.

 

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Lisbon, Portugal -

The Portuguese capital is complemented by several nearby beaches, including Praia de Carcavelos. This vast swathe of sand, popular with surfers and families, is easily reached via the Lisbon-Cascais railway.

 

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -

Copacabana, Ipanema... the names alone conjure up an exciting tropical setting, beautiful bronzed bodies, and endless powder-white sand.

 

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San Sebastián, Spain -

The enourmous crescent beach that flanks scenic Concha Bay has made San Sebastián one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.

 

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Sydney, Australia -

Sydney's Bondi Beach is one of Australia's most iconic beaches. Besides soft, golden sand and great surf, Bondi is appreciated for its glitzy bars and cafés, markets, boutique street stalls, and scenic walking trails.

 

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Barcelona, Spain -

Barcelona is blessed with several beautiful beach locations, each with their own distinctive character. Barceloneta Beach is arguably the most popular, but the quieter Nova Icaria is a favorite with families.

 

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Honolulu, USA -

Waikiki fronts the south shore of Honolulu and is another world-renowned beach—and forever associated with Hawaii's enviable surfing scene.

 

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Biarritz, France -

Biarritz, an elegant seaside town on southwestern France's Basque coast, is fronted by its Grande Plage, a huge beach overlooked by plush hotels, casinos, and some excellent restaurants.

 

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Perth, Australia -

Perth, in Western Australia, is lined with beaches of white sand that embellish the suburbs. Pictured is delightful Cottesloe Beach.

 

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Athens, Greece -

Athens' beaches are spread all along the southern and northeastern side of the Attica peninsula. The closest to the city center is Edem Beach.

 

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Los Angeles, USA -

Celebrated for its free-spirited bohemian atmosphere, LA's Venice Beach woos with its funky boutiques, street performers, and foodie hotspots. You might even spy the odd film star now and again, dressed down on the boardwalk to dodge the paparazzi.

 

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Brighton, England -

The city of Brighton and Hove, set in East Sussex on the south coast of England, features the charming resort of Brighton, which attracts beachgoers from across the United Kingdom.

 

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Tel Aviv, Israel -

Tel Aviv's beaches span from Jaffa in the south to Tel Aviv Port in the north. Frishman Beach (pictured) and Bograshov Beach are in the center of it all.

 

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Istanbul, Turkey -

Büyükada is the largest of the nine so-called Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. Its beaches are unspoiled and provide a welcome break from the clamor and chaos of the city.