The Best Beaches In Europe

[croat34]

Originally Posted by Urbanista1

Croatian beaches look gorgeous, but I still prefer Greece above all since it's warmer, sunnier and the beaches are of soft sand and all those amazing ancient Greek ruins. I was in Lindos last year for a week, heaven on earth, I swear!

You must be of Greek Heritage ; ). Everyone can have opinions however judging by your comments you have obviously not been to Croatia but are just making an uneducated bias comment.

Islands in Croatia such as island of Hvar (Croatias Most popular)and those around that part of the Coast are known for the most sunny days in Europe by number of total hours recorded. Also the temperatures are very warm in the water as the Adriatic Coast of Croatia has the benefit of being shielded to the open water due to the cluster of islands and the fact that it is almost a Bay with Italy on the other side. Croatia has 1200 island but unlike Greece you can island hop at will as the islands are relatively close to each other wheras in Greece they have nice islands but alot are very moonscape and far from mainland thus difficult to reach.

As for beaches Croatia has alot of pebble beaches but also has sandy ones. I will include them soon. Greece also has a majority of its beaches as pebbles. I prefer pebbles as this is the reason they say Croatia waters are named amongst the clearest in the world because there are not too many sandy beaches. Im not in too long sandy beaches , they can be very boring but look good from a sky shot. I prefer smaller inlets, bays and coves with a more interesting coastline.

Laying on a beach in Croatia you see spectacular views due to the density and closeness of islands and mainland bays whreas in other european Beaches you are normally just looking out to the open sea.

As for Ruins- this tells me you have not been to Croatia at all. Croatia has ancient cities everywhere and some of the best preserved in the world. It has numerous UNESCO World heritage sites.

To name just a few- Dubrovnik(the best ancient city in the Meditaeranean), Trogir( Unesco heritage Ancient Town) , Hvar town, Korcula town(birthplace of Marco Polo) so that tells you how old it is. Ruins although in good condition of Dioecletans Palace in Split. Sixth Biggest Roman Colasseuam the world in city of Pula and the Temple of Augustus in Pula, Also the city of Zadar dating back to 1st century AD.

Dont get me wrong Greece is great too but I love Croatia and it seems to be the case with alot of neautral tervallers who have forums or blogs online. I was surprised by the amount of people who have done world trips who named Croatia as their favourite world destination.

Take a look at You Tube- under the heading "Croatia- The Mediteranean as it once was"

[Bugarash]

croat34

you cant compare Greece and it's coastline and islands with the ones in Croatia
Greece has the most beautiful coastline in Europe
Croatia has it too and its beautiful
but cant beat Greece

the ancient part gives another big plus to Greece

[croat34]

Originally Posted by Bugarash

croat34

you cant compare Greece and it's coastline and islands with the ones in Croatia
Greece has the most beautiful coastline in Europe
Croatia has it too and its beautiful
but cant beat Greece

the ancient part gives another big plus to Greece

You too are Macedonian so I would expect that thought. Greece has nice islands but its coastline cannot be compared with Croatia.

Even its towns on the islands are nice but Dubrovnik as a histrical town is nicer than Santorini and/ or Mykanos and so are places like Hvar and Korcula Island. yes santorini has appeal because its a volcanic island and the town is built on a cliff but the history and architecture of the buildings cannot compare with Hvar, Korcula, Dubrovnik and Trogir. Those whitewashed buildings could be built today by a builder down the road in the space of a year. The Roman building took centuries to build.

This is my opinion, however what I have notices is that Greeks make these comments about Croatia because they are a competitor to their island torism on forums I have read but it is obvious that 99% of them have not been there. I have travelled to Croatia five times and met people from everywhere but never any Greeks. I guess they dont need to given they have their coast but dont comment if you have not been to Croatia. I have been to Greece twice thus my comments.

[italiano_pellicano]

the best beaches are in italy and greece

[italiano_pellicano]

spain and france

[italiano_pellicano]

greece is amazing croatia is only nice

the best beaches are in greece and italy not croatia

Originally Posted by croat34

You must be of Greek Heritage ; ). Everyone can have opinions however judging by your comments you have obviously not been to Croatia but are just making an uneducated bias comment.

Islands in Croatia such as island of Hvar (Croatias Most popular)and those around that part of the Coast are known for the most sunny days in Europe by number of total hours recorded. Also the temperatures are very warm in the water as the Adriatic Coast of Croatia has the benefit of being shielded to the open water due to the cluster of islands and the fact that it is almost a Bay with Italy on the other side. Croatia has 1200 island but unlike Greece you can island hop at will as the islands are relatively close to each other wheras in Greece they have nice islands but alot are very moonscape and far from mainland thus difficult to reach.

As for beaches Croatia has alot of pebble beaches but also has sandy ones. I will include them soon. Greece also has a majority of its beaches as pebbles. I prefer pebbles as this is the reason they say Croatia waters are named amongst the clearest in the world because there are not too many sandy beaches. Im not in too long sandy beaches , they can be very boring but look good from a sky shot. I pprever smaller inlets, bays and coves with a more interesting coastline.

Laying on a beach in Croatia you see spectacular views due to the density and closest of islands and mainland bays whreas in other european Beaches you are normally just looking out to the open sea.

As for Ruins- this tells me you have not been to Croatia at all. Croatia has ancient cities everywhere and some of the best preserved in the world. It has numerous UNESCO World heritage sites.

To name just a few- Dubrovnik(the best ancient city in the Meditaeranean), Trogir( Unesco heritage Ancient Town) , Hvar town, Korcula town(birthplace of Marco Polo) so that tells you how old it is. Ruins although in good condition of Dioecletans Palace in Split. Sixth Biggest Roman Colasseuam the world in city of Pula and the Temple of Augustus in Pula, Also the city of Zadar dating back to 1st century AD.

Dont get me wrong Greece is great too but I love Croatia and it seems to be the case with alot of neautral tervallers who have forums or blogs online. I was surprised by the amount of people who have done world trips who named Croatia as their favourite world destination.

Take a look at You Tube- under the heading "Croatia- The Mediteranean as it once was"

[italiano_pellicano]

poi che Croazia era quasi tutta italia

[croat34]

Originally Posted by Bugarash

croat34

you cant compare Greece and it's coastline and islands with the ones in Croatia
Greece has the most beautiful coastline in Europe
Croatia has it too and its beautiful
but cant beat Greece

the ancient part gives another big plus to Greece

That is a big statement to make. Croatian cities/towns date back thousands of years. Take a look at these - I would say they they are the match of any in the Mediterranean and are very ancient indeed. What people forget is that the Roman and Greek Empires thousands of years ago were not confined to their current borders. Croatia ha a long a colourful history. It was at different times part of the Italian, Greek, Habsburg(Austro-Hungarian) Empire and also under communist rule thus a lot of history, not just beaches.

Rovinj



Dubrovnik


Split






City of Korcula on Korcula Island







City of Trogir






Pula


Zadar


Hvar






Sibenik

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Baska Voda Beach-Croatia

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Martinica Beach in Bol- Island Brac








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Another Beach on Brac Island

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Zrce Beach- Island Pag (Party Beach)

[bulgarischer]

A big minus for croatian beaches is a sand, there is not a soft sand beaches im so sorry !!!

[italiano_pellicano]

no croatia not have fine sand , for me bulgaria have amazing beaches and amazing resorts

[italiano_pellicano]

the pics of croatia wow amazing , i love croatia is awesome but pola or pula is more italian city

[bulgarischer]

Originally Posted by italiano_pellicano

no croatia not have fine sand , for me bulgaria have amazing beaches and amazing resorts

The last few years I met many Italians of Bulgarian beaches !!!
In Sunny Beach in hotel I had neighbors Italians, I asked them hey people what you doing here Italia is amazing mediterranean country !?!?!?!?
They said that they liked bulgarian beaches and resorts and athmosphere and climat is perfect, that's great !!!

[italiano_pellicano]

yes is very nice and different

[croat34]

Originally Posted by bulgarischer

A big minus for croatian beaches is a sand, there is not a soft sand beaches im so sorry !!!

There are sandy beaches in Croatia however people like more coves, bays and more interesting coastline beaches. Sandy beaches can be long and boring. I prefer pebbles anytime because when it is little windy sand does not blow everywhere in your mouth and hair etc and then you are eating sand all day ; ). For sandy beaches the weather has to always be calm which is not very often

Trust me I know- I live in Australia- more sand than anywhere. If you like sand you should go to Australia

[Even!]

Originally Posted by bulgarischer

A big minus for croatian beaches is a sand, there is not a soft sand beaches im so sorry !!!

To me that is not a minus.
There are sandy beaches in Dubrovnik , and other parts of country,

Some from Dubrovnik area:

Šunj, island Lopud




but i prefer something like this

Prapratno, Pelješac

[rene1234]

Guys why are you debating, let's enjoy the beautiful pics..every country has his own atmosphere and everyone is free to have a different opinion: Greece is beautiful, Croatia is beautiful, Italy is a pearl, Montenegro also, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Spain etc..every country has his unique characteristics, so please provide some more photos and less debates

p.s This year I am planning to visit Bulgarian beaches, can you guys help me with the most known destinations there

[croat34]

Originally Posted by rene1234

Guys why are you debating, let's enjoy the beautiful pics..every country has his own atmosphere and everyone is free to have a different opinion: Greece is beautiful, Croatia is beautiful, Italy is a pearl, Montenegro also, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Spain etc..every country has his unique characteristics, so please provide some more photos and less debates

p.s This year I am planning to visit Bulgarian beaches, can you guys help me with the most known destinations there

try this:

http://www.foto-julius.at/croatia_en01.html

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