So how many beaches does your city have? This is probably an advantage for cities with access to ocean.

Sydney: 169 beaches

Pamplona/Iruña...

uhm... let me think, NONE.

none

errr...zero beaches for zurich. oh! but, actually there is a small artificial beach at the lake side. ;)

3 at sea and 1 at lake:)

Malmö has got four beaches + several "swimming spots".

Rome's municipality: 1 beach for more than 20 km.

If you count the New York metro, including Long Island's beautiful beaches, thousands.

The City of Chicago has 33 beaches on Lake Michigan. I don't know what the count is for the metro area, but there's at least another 100 miles of shoreline in the official metro area.

Netanya small city in Israel.......(200,000 people) 16 km of beach......many israeli cities has the same beaches.....

Barcelona 6 beachs indide the city


http://www.caninacatalana.com/bcnplayasmap.jpg

also there are beaches in the metro area.. in the north the beaches are more industrial

http://www1.mma.es/playas/img/galerias/ba/0446/images/B-074.jpg
http://www1.mma.es/playas/img/galerias/ba/0446/images/B-073.jpg

http://www1.mma.es/playas/img/galerias/ba/0448/images/B-083.jpg
http://www1.mma.es/playas/img/galerias/ba/0488/images/B-201.jpg

To the left side the Olympic channel

http://www1.mma.es/playas/img/galerias/ba/0445/images/B-066.jpg

Vancouver has countless beaches.
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/rec/beaches/images/3rdbeach-400a.jpg
http://www.bearspage.info/h/tra/ca/bc/va/i/v/v4.jpg
http://www.eos.ubc.ca/research/pcigr/images/Van7.jpg

Chennai(Madras) has two beaches, Marina beach and Elliot's beach.

This Marina beach was totally destroyed by the tsunami. Earlier it was supposed to be the 2nd longest beach in the world.

http://img201.echo.cx/img201/6062/f91b7b2ajpgorig7yx.jpg

http://img51.echo.cx/img51/6397/f99c585djpgorig6ly.jpg

Elliot's Beach

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Dcp01618.jpg

Pics are courtesy of Luckystreak of SSC India.

MAIN BEACHES OF ANTALYA
1-Konyaaltı Beachpark
2-Larabeach
3-Karpuzkaldıran Beach
4-Büyük Çaltıcak
5-Küçük Çaltıcak

Amsterdam: 4

1. Blijburg
http://www.fopz.com/2004/0407/040730/image/reddingblijburg.jpg

2. Nieuwe Meer

3. Strand West

4. La Plage

Vancouver has countless beaches.
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/rec/beaches/images/3rdbeach-400a.jpg
http://www.bearspage.info/h/tra/ca/bc/va/i/v/v4.jpg
http://www.eos.ubc.ca/research/pcigr/images/Van7.jpg


what is vancouvers climate like?

CHICAGO

Oak Street Beach (both by Jordan Bettis)
http://neighborhoods.chicago.il.us/a/Gold_Coast/p0012.jpg

http://neighborhoods.chicago.il.us/a/Gold_Coast/p0010.jpg


North Avenue Beach
http://florio2.home.mindspring.com/HarborBeachPark/DCP_0524x.JPG

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/i_am_hydrogen/DCP_0533x.jpg

Cape Town has 52 beaches. These include some of the world's most fashionable like Clifton Beach & Camps Bay (aptly named as they are reknowned for their gay bathers!);the lone 7km wide Noordhoek Long beach (popular with horse riders), Blouberg's Big Bay (surfer's haven); Sandy Bay (for the nudists); Sunset Beach (secluded & spectacular sunsets); Beespens (fisherman's paradise)

Just thought I'd mention that the original post by Matixvolta was referring to the metropolitan area surrounding Sydney. Absolutely nothing wrong with this - Australian's only look at their city's regarding metro area's, but it's an important point for comparing with other cities around the world.

I would suggest looking at your metro area around your city for this comparison.

By the way, I'll be spending two weeks in Sitges come July, a beachside resort town in Barcelona's metropolitan area. here are some photo's of this beach. Havn't been to the town yet, so I can't say what they are like, but most reports say it's pretty beautiful.
http://www.pbase.com/nadjarajgelj/image/42899995.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/32257887.jpg
http://home.student.utwente.nl/a.f.cosmehurtado/photogallery/spain/Barcelona_sitges/photos/Picture039.jpg
http://www.eriknord.no/reisetips/Spania/tekst/steder/Image34.jpg

The River Thames has beaches, but if we're also including the metro areas then Greater London would probably extend all the way down to the South Coast of England as well as some of the East Coast. So, basically we have alot.

I think LA has about 19 major beaches and there are undoubtedly smaller ones not part of those 19. We have big beaches...

T E L - A V I V BEACH SCENE
40 km long of sandy hot beaches in metro area

http://img260.echo.cx/img260/920/274gallery619711ax.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6331/ptach471q5zo.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/1410/ptach348q4ug.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/4553/ptach257q0pj.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/3736/ptach311q8kl.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/9884/tabeach9hw.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6492/ptach254q5le.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/8335/ptach224t1ot.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/3848/ptach255q3fl.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/3941/ptach214t1wa.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/8127/ptach99s6oe.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/9933/ptach95r4mc.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/3535/ptach29s7cv.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/1227/ptach7t6gu.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/4241/ptach23t8lv.jpg http://img178.exs.cx/img178/8905/311450830md.jpg
http://img178.exs.cx/img178/4104/189810888se.jpg http://img146.exs.cx/img146/9895/ptach20t9ub.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/3038/313514961if.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/8930/311450865tm.jpg http://img68.exs.cx/img68/4927/288854544nu.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9733/ptach133t4mx.jpg http://img68.exs.cx/img68/1306/ptach176t2jv.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/4996/ptach309q7yr.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/5600/ptach191t2zr.jpg http://img68.exs.cx/img68/4502/ptach97u0tw.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/7230/ptach135t2ou.jpg http://img68.exs.cx/img68/749/ptach97r9ti.jpg
http://img68.exs.cx/img68/3333/927939ea.jpg http://img68.exs.cx/img68/9320/210267vf.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/5074/ptach06m7rj.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/5605/208069195hv.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/9352/ptach190t8jd.jpg
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/7113/311805435er.jpg http://img164.exs.cx/img164/9541/208069138ur.jpg
http://img169.exs.cx/img169/4291/ptach27s4au.jpg http://img169.exs.cx/img169/7905/ptach31s9el.jpg
http://img169.exs.cx/img169/796/ptach38s1gx.jpg http://img169.exs.cx/img169/6350/ptach49n2uw.jpg
http://img169.exs.cx/img169/7056/ptach149t5qi.jpg http://img169.exs.cx/img169/9503/ptach313q9mu.jpg
http://img60.echo.cx/img60/5002/tabeach35yx.jpg

http://img60.echo.cx/img60/1776/tabeach23xv.jpg
http://img2.tapuz.co.il/forums/53748727.jpg

http://img60.echo.cx/img60/4052/tabeach16rw.jpg

http://img2.tapuz.co.il/forums/53748889.jpg

http://img60.echo.cx/img60/5821/tabeach5jg.jpg

http://www.ee.bgu.ac.il/~icecs04/Images/beach.jpg

0 :D

you said beaches?? well, i can name 4 in my Province of Cebu

1. Plantation Bay Resort
2. Hilton Hotel and Spa
3. Maribago White Sands
4. Shangri-La Hotel Mactan

what is vancouvers climate like?

Pretty temperate and mild. On average, warm (mid-20 C) dry summers and cool (0-5 C) rainy winters. But we usually get a few ~30 C heat waves during the summer too which is enough to bring the crowds to the beaches.

Off the top of my head, Vancouver (just the city and UBC, not the suburbs) has at least 13:

Wreck Beach (our clothing optional beach)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/232978607_ca53abe7b3_b.jpg
by sarahfelicity (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahfelicity/232978607/) at flickr.com

Towers Beach (has a couple WWII watch towers on it)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2426697376_e31a4bc13a_o.jpg
by brandon.taylor86 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandontaylor86/2426697376/) at flickr.com

Acadia Beach
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1209/848114540_d69af8726a_b.jpg
by Szymek S (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maciupelis/848114540/). at flickr.com

Spanish Banks
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/3119981618_dc2b8d4e4f_b.jpg
by photos.by.ed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbyed/3119981618/) at flickr.com

Locarno Beach
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/7/6411943_58cd951664_b.jpg
by biketrouble (http://www.flickr.com/photos/biketrouble/6411943/) at flickr.com

Jericho Beach
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4020921458_5f89d4a6bf_o.jpg
by meejoebee (http://www.flickr.com/photos/meejoebee/4020921458/) at flickr.com

Kitsilano Beach
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2539300411_eb627dbd20_b.jpg
by me

Sunset Beach
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/4052650234_f13c285ece_b.jpg
by me

English Bay
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Downtown%20Summer%20Beaches/100_6336.jpg?t=1256724359
by me

Second Beach
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Downtown%20Summer%20Beaches/100_6253.jpg
by me

Third Beach
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3775684783_557f866ef6_b.jpg
by me

Portside/CRAB Park (to the right)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2560647216_84d83374c9_b.jpg
by me

Trout Lake Beach
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/144078257_49950b9c84_b.jpg
by sarahfelicity (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahfelicity/144078257/) at flickr.com

But there are also some random pocket beaches like this that may or may not have official names:

Between Second and Third Beach
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/3774720712_790df780f1_b.jpg
by me

North side of Stanley Park
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3776783828_0aeb5c9ce0_b.jpg
by me

If accessible by car and within city area, Manaus, a capital city in the brazilian Amazon, has on, called Ponta Negra (Dark End). But there are countless, nameless beaches in the surroundings of the Amazon river.

Loads.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP5849.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP5855.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP5875.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP5965.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP6277.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/IMGP6832.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/aug0606ScarboroughBluffsii.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/Winter%20Part%20Two%202009/Late%20Summer%20Early%20Fall%202009/july0206AshbridgeBayviii.jpg

Hamburg: basically 1 at the Elbe River. However it is not advisable to swim there. The stream can take you away into the middle of the river where all the big ships from all over the world navigate.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Elbstrand_Hamburg.jpg/796px-Elbstrand_Hamburg.jpg

Is it natural sand beside the river?

HK has numerous beaches mostly in south and eastern part of HK Island, some coastal areas of The New Territories and part of the Outlying Islands.

Some HK beaches

Repulse Bay
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ikYNywqlpYc/RsRsviR0LxI/AAAAAAAAAa8/nKR6eb4NhGc/s400/repulse%2Bbay%2Bfrom%2BNW%2Bto%2BSE.jpg

Stanley
http://www.hongkongextras.com/resources/_wsb_530x402_Stanley+Main+Beach.jpg

Shek O
http://hkustinternational.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/henry-shek-o-beach.jpg

Sai Kung
http://shkurhan.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/img_1238.jpg

Is it natural sand beside the river?

Yes, it is. And there are lots of small sand beaches along the river. This one however is by far the most popular and when people say "let's go to the Elbe Beach", they speak of this one. In the area of Hamburg the river is still under the influence of the tide of the North Sea.

There are also natural sand beaches along the river Rhine.

Thanks! That is very interesting. I didn't realize there were sandy beaches beside rivers! :)

Saint Petersburg has about 20 beaches (river, lake, sea) within city borders. Some are quite tiny, some are several km along the sea.

The only beach in the historical center (river):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/4056414638_c43bc71c3a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4056414964_2655158853_o.jpg

The beach in outskirts (lake)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/4055673419_44afee3a5b_o.jpg

The beach in outskirts (the place where the river meets the sea):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4055673885_ce06dc556b_o.jpg

The beach in suburb (though within city borders). Those beaches go along the sea and are the most popular

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4056414770_63365a5252_o.jpg

Copenhagen has roughly 39km beaches devided on roughly 34 beaches...

http://i35.tinypic.com/24dr9ja.jpg

A lot, San Diego is a beach city.

Where I live isn't really near the sea. But 50miles away, about 1 hrs drive there is Formby Beach which is quite nice in the summer...

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3803/zformbybeach35ir.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/1389067924_48860a23a9.jpg

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/6126802-lg.jpg

http://www.brandreth-barn.co.uk/images/attractions/formby-beach.jpg

Hey, Freki.... I had no idea Copenhagen has so many beaches! Thanks for posting that!

Hey, Freki.... I had no idea Copenhagen has so many beaches! Thanks for posting that!Oh we got plenty - one of the positive things about having a nation devided on a buttload of sandy islands is that you get a LOT of nice beaches..

The coast line of Denmark is actually one of the longest in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_length_of_coastline) ( it's 7,314 km not including Greenland ) and since we are primarily living on limestone and ice age sediment there's virtually nothing but beaches all around us and shallow water that heats quite easily :)

In Copenhagen's case ( on the island "Zealand" ) we got a pretty good position with a lot of East and South-East facing beaches with nice calm water :)

From above...
http://i36.tinypic.com/21e2b6r.png

But the tourists seems to prefere the Western Coast of Jutland that attracts Germans, Swedes and Norwegians by the millions..

But since that coast is facing the North Sea the weather doesn't always play nice over there :)


I should btw also mention that I only mentioned ocean beaches before - there are many inland lakes with very nice beaches too :)

A city that is near where I live has 6 beaches, but all the zone where I live has them, in every village or town...

no beaches anywhere my city lies not on the sea :-(

@Freki: and still you chose to post a picture of one of the few artificial beaches in the country :)

My city (Sebastopol,Ukraine) has 32 artificial beaches and more than 50 natural.
for example,Omega Beach:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3981/img1974gs3.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/i/img1974gs3.jpg/)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2183/img1969fz1.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/i/img1969fz1.jpg/)

@Freki: and still you chose to post a picture of one of the few artificial beaches in the country :)Didn't have any pics of my own ( shame on me :( ) and Amager Strand was the first that came to mind..

But here's Bellevue Strand then :)

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8409/bellevue200945c.jpg

what about nude beaches!! :D :naughty:

we have one official one here in Toronto, and one unofficial one.

what about nude beaches!! :D :naughty:

we have one official one here in Toronto, and one unofficial one.

really? where's the unofficial one?

I live in Fort Lauderdale now and it's only 18 miles from Miami so we are part of the metro. From flickr.
http://www.skatelog.com/photos/countries/us/fl/fort-lauderdale-530x350.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/481341896_a2a4745a53.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xrqB9QT4Czs/RjAdRMFL4WI/AAAAAAAAAbA/MM_YYrF_4a0/HauloverAerial1web.jpg
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/LPIPOD/23182-11~Crowds-Sunbathing-on-South-Beach-on-New-Year-s-Eve-Miami-Florida-Posters.jpg
We have Haulover, a nude beach in Sunny Isles Miami but there are topless beaches in South Beach.
My pics
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/3154879196_90e750d2ff_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/3087588657_db1c29bdfb_b.jpg

really? where's the unofficial one?

About 1/2 km west of the Scarborough Bluffs... its always been that way! ;)
You can go down the cliffs at around Kingston Road and Warden.

what about nude beaches!! :D :naughty:There are no dressing laws in Denmark so as long as you behave you can wear as much or as little as you want to here.. :)

San Diego's coastline is roughly 113 km in length with numerous large and small beaches. The top 15 beaches are listed below:

Coronado
Mission Beach
La Jolla Shores
Del Mar
Pacific Beach
Mission Bay Park
Ocean Beach
Windansea Beach
Carlsbad
Black's Beach (largest nude beach in the U.S)
Solana Beach
Imperial Beach
Children's Pool
La Jolla Cove
Oceanside

http://i34.tinypic.com/24n1jyc.png

No outdoor beaches. Although we have an indoor wave pool with fake beach at West Edmonton Mall.

About 1/2 km west of the Scarborough Bluffs... its always been that way! ;)
You can go down the cliffs at around Kingston Road and Warden.

I used to go to the Bluffs every weekend as a wee lad. Do you know how long has that unofficial nude beach been there?

I'm not shore of what is included in Melbournes Boundaries weather westernport bay and the pottom of the peninsula count but I know we have at least 150Km odd beach Along Port phillip bay from Portsea to the western suburbs.

There are no dressing laws in Denmark so as long as you behave you can wear as much or as little as you want to here.. :)
What about children? Say there're children on the beach (which they are on pretty much any beach), can people roam about butt-naked?

What about children? Say there're children on the beach (which they are on pretty much any beach), can people roam about butt-naked?

In Scandinavia, nudity is not considered as harmful in any way. But you can still not go naked on the streets, the police would probably come and tell you to put your clothes on. But on the beach, no one cares.

In Scandinavia, nudity is not considered as harmful in any way. But you can still not go naked on the streets, the police would probably come and tell you to put your clothes on. But on the beach, no one cares.
I see. I thought only topless was allowed.

^the law is based on behavior not dresscode... and needless to say sexual motivated acts is not tollerated among kids or adults for that matter, so flashing or walking around naked outside of a school is without excuse and will get you arrested virtually instantly, while soaking up the sun in a quit corner or on the beach is without problems..
What about children? Say there're children on the beach (which they are on pretty much any beach), can people roam about butt-naked?Yes, as long as you behave yourself what you wear is up to yourself..

But you can still not go naked on the streets, the police would probably come and tell you to put your clothes on. But on the beach, no one cares.Yeah full nudity in the city is legal too, but will be distracting and confusing to the public and thus not a suited place to be nude - people interested in that should find a park or quit corner away from traffic..


In case people missed it we had a pretty fun anti-speeding campaign some years ago "Speed Bandits"

( warning - mild nudity )
lntC9bHmguc

Now that's putting our tax kroner to good use! :happy:

Perth has a large number of beaches streaching over 100km of the metro area (including Rottnest Island) which are used for water recreation. Some beaches are more favourable to surfing, some snorkeling and the most popular for sun bathing or all above.
Perth's most popular beaches are Scarborough or more specifically Brighton beach, City Beach and Cottesloe Beach.
Perth Beaches are normally identified via municipal borders in the case of many km of unbroken beaches, or by the odd rocky headland and artificial rocky groine. So though their are many beaches, the natural borders are far less.
Conditions go from flat to quite large swell's with some beaches holding waves up to 5m (16.4 ft), normally in winter or late summer formed by cyclones up north. That being said, Perth has a small amount of protected beaches (Rockingham and parts of Rottnest Island) and some where poor seas, are not as pronounced because of offshore reefs like Warnbro.
Perth also has many river beaches, mostly used as dog beaches and by sailers, boating, Wind Surfers and Kite Surfers.

Scarborough Beach
http://www.discoverwest.com.au/surf/images/pages/scarboroughbeach/ScarboroughBeach_arial.jpg
http://www.accommodationperth.info/beachfront/images/lionsgrove.jpg
http://www.perthperth.com/surfing/surfingphotos.jpg

City Beach
http://media.lonelyplanet.com/lpimg/26172/26172-11/preview.jpg
http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/Australia_Pacific/Australia/WA/Perth_City/city_beach/photo/photo_surf_Australia_WA_Perth_City_city_beach_424c21ee9f460.jpg

Cottesloe Beach
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2346750689_8b6912b44e.jpg
http://www.spoolphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cottesloe-beach-sunrise.jpg

Trigg Beach
http://maxephotos.net/galleries/met_bch_north/TriggBeach-04.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3451610761_41efba54b9.jpg?v=0

Leighton Beach
http://www.waksa.com/Portals/1/content/images/Leighton%20Beach.jpg
http://maxephotos.net/galleries/met_bch_north/PortBeach-08.jpg

Port Beach
http://maxephotos.net/galleries/met_bch_north/PortBeach-05.jpg

Sorrento Beach
http://www.accommodationnear.com/beach/image/beachholiday.jpg

Mullaloo Beach
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/7064736.jpg
http://whi.lastminute.com.au/data/images/52466/prop-img-full-f9rq82g9-1fh7rv88rk1kw.jpg

Yanchep Lagoon
http://www.welcome2australia.com.au/locations/yanchep/row3-photo2.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/14096379.jpg

South Beach (horse beach)
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Ctq2s7kC0s0/SE-dihshzTI/AAAAAAAAAyM/jrFH4rYltc0/s640/The%20OZ%20Expedition%2015.4-7.6.2008%20060.jpg

Rockingham beach
http://www.rockingham.wa.gov.au/img/rockingham-beach-lg.jpg

Warnbro Beach
http://www.sunsetbeachhouse.com.au/images/gallery/00.jpg

Secret Harbour Beach
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/2085537.jpg
http://www.secretharbourwhisper.com.au/Images/Secret-Harbour-Beach.jpg

The Basin, Rottnest Island
http://www.totaltravel.com.au/guide/photos/fremantle/the_basin_ri.jpg
http://www.aquabumps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/20090105-the-basin-rotto.jpg

Pinkie's, Rottnest Island (Pinkie's is notorious for teenages losing their virginity)
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/5981636.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/12169447.jpg

and plenty more...

^ Great shots of perth's beaches..looks perfect to both dive and surf!

The city is blessed to have such beaches. The diving is okay, fishing is good and the surfing conditions are passable though fickle, it does get good at times but if often windy which suits the wind and kite surfers more. There is far better Surfing breaks south of the the city (world class) with some tow in surf spots like Maui's Jaws and California's Mavericks http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/photogallery/sport/biggest-wave-ridden-finalists/2009/02/20/1234633033091.html, http://www.surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/cyclops-pics/index18.html, http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139277. Diving is awesome north of the city with many low latitude coral reefs like the Abrolhos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrolhos_Islands and Ningaloo Reef http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningaloo_Reef

Too many pics PLEASE!!! is easier post one or two pics with a map... if we want to know the beaches we can easily google it!!! :dunno:


CARACAS has 72 beaches in the near Vargas Metropolitan Littoral, and more than 300 in all the Capital Region:

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4660/playasccs.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/playasccs.jpg/)

This beaches receive an approximate total of 2 millions of caraquenians each weekend...

Obviously this pic is not in a weekend :D
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3200145999_2eec4649b8.jpg

A weekend

http://image18.webshots.com/19/2/58/19/193325819SQocXR_ph.jpg

The Gold Coast had 57km of Coastline beaches, and 860 km of navigable tidal waterways.

Officially 12:
Constitution Beach, L Street Beach, Carson Beach, Castle Island, Savin Hill Beach, Tenean Beach, Malibu Beach, 5 of the harbor islands have official beaches

Can't recomend swimming at any of them, but the South Boston beaches (L Street Beach, Carson Beach, Castle Island) are the nicest to hang out at and a great place to go jogging/rollerblading/walking/biking

This is Amsterdam's Nicest beach: Blijburg.

http://img2.pict.com/db/e9/2f/1962144/0/800/afbeelding52.png (http://maps.google.nl/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.352538,5.002685&spn=0,359.946742&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=52.352493,5.010989&panoid=cpfaWkoprETSQmTaANYwWw&cbp=12,32.83,,1,-5.38)

Blijburg was created as part of the new urban area of IJburg and serves as a 'marketing tool' for developers. It's a magnet for people on a sunny summer day, who can see that IJburg is a good place to love on their way there.

Amsterdam has some urban beaches, created to hang out, not so much for swimming. People do swim in canals and harbours around the city though, like in Zeeburg (http://maps.google.nl/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.376411,4.939384&spn=0,359.973371&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.37642,4.943257&panoid=jVtBHC91PngBpXrSuKA8Fw&cbp=12,237.62,,1,3.78).

Rio de Janeiro has more than 20 beaches, and I think Rio is unbeatable when it comes to this subject...

http://www.holidayinbrazil.com/images/Image_Library/Rio_de_Janeiro/Ipanema_Beach.JPG

Hong Kong has hundreds of beaches - most of them (i.e., the best ones) unknown, secluded, or private. The public ones do a decent job, but they're not 'great' beaches per se.

Here is my favourite:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/240/tlw3.jpg

Is that clearwater Bay? A junk trip is one of HK greatest assets!

Nelson: Two beaches which is called Tahuna Beach. Nearly everyone in Nelson lives within five-ten minutes drive of it. The other beach is at a place called Rabbit Island which used to have a massive rabbit population and is now mostly state pine forest.

Post some pics of those south american and french beaches.

In Buenos Aires there was a beach named Costanera Sur, in the 20´s:
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/CostaneraSur1916.jpg
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/balneario_lleno-sepia.jpg

... later, the polution ruined the water and the people never came back.
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/2156528660_2952835899.jpg
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/costanera-sur-nature-reserve-patio.jpg
Now, it s an ecologic resrve, and the river is far away...
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/DSCN2298.jpg
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy53/Betovelez/costsurhoy.jpg