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Turquoise shallows and pale golden sand on the Famagusta coast of Cyprus, with sunbeds along the waterline and rocky headlands in the distance

Cover Story · Beach Guides

The 12 Best Beaches in Cyprus, Ranked (2026)

The 12 best beaches in Cyprus for 2026, ranked from on-the-ground visits: Nissi's sandbar, Lara Bay's turtle coves, Blue Flag picks and real logistics.

By Claire Vincent··8 min read

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Skagsanden Beach at dusk: a wave sliding over the wet sand flats in a line of white foam, dark rocks on the shore and the snow-streaked ridge of the headland against an orange evening sky
4.5

Lofoten · Norway

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Cala d'Hort beach with straw parasols and blue sun loungers on the sand, turquoise water, and the rock of Es Vedrà with Es Vedranell rising from the sea offshore
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Landa Beach near Ayia Napa: pale golden sand sweeping towards a low rocky point, shallow turquoise water along the shoreline, and sunbeds with blue umbrellas down the beach with a white hotel in the trees behind
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Landa Beach

Aerial view of Galissas Bay on the west coast of Syros: a horseshoe-shaped sandy beach wrapped around turquoise shallows, a white sailboat anchored in the deeper blue water at the mouth of the bay, sunbeds along the shore with the village and parking set back behind the sand, and bare Cycladic hills rising on either side
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Syros · Greece

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