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Beach holidays

Our travel and destinations experts round up the best beaches around the world and guides on the best beach holiday destinations for families, couples and low budgets. For more inspiration, visit our Beaches & Islands homepage.

<p>The City of Arts and Science is one of Valencia’s most accessible attractions</p>

Valencia named one of fastest-growing accessible tourist destinations

<p>Aerial view of Kandolhu Maldives </p>

I’ve been to the Maldives eight times – this is the best way to do it

<p>Mid-length flights trade winter blues for turquoise oceans</p>

Winter sun holidays

Best winter sun holiday destinations less than six hours from the UK

<p>Okinawa in Japan is often compared to Hawaii due to its geography, flora and fauna</p>

Why the ‘Hawaii of Japan’ should be your next beach holiday

<p>Head to the coast for a French beach holiday this summer </p>

Where to go camping in France: Eight best coastal campsites

<p> Morro Jable, Fuerteventura</p>

Best beach holidays to book for 2023

<p>The island is low on modern development and high on Mother Nature</p>

Why resilient Dominica is the nature-packed island for the adventurous

<p>Aquarium Beach (Plazhi Akuariumit), near Sarande, Albania</p>

Why you should swap packed Greece for the quieter beaches of Albania

<p>For Lucy’s family, a familiar taverna by the sea is adventure enough</p>

The joys of a ‘copy and paste’ holiday

<p>Greece’s Meganisi Island</p>

The best last-minute holiday ideas for August

An idyllic view on St Martin's

10 reasons to visit the Isles of Scilly

<p>The clash in European sunbed etiquette is a big topic of debate among travellers</p>

Sunbed wars: Video shows holidaymakers racing to reserve loungers

<p>There will most likely be a high cost to a traveller who gets a diagnosis of coronavirus while abroad</p>

Will insurers cover holidaymakers who test positive for Covid?

Many will choose not to take a holiday in the coming months

The ultimate guide to holiday packing for men

Booking holiday insurance, changing spending money into local currency and checking the weather are priorities for parents

Britons plan holidays more than 6 months in advance, survey finds

Grace Bay, in Turks and Caicos, has been voted TripAdvisor’s best beach in the world 2018

The 10 best beaches in the world

<p>The ultimate glamping experience</p>

This Ibiza hotel lets you stay in a pimped-out VW campervan

Stacey Solomon

Stacey Solomon wants to celebrate her ‘muffin top and saggy boobs'