Europe

We came to Milos for the color of the water and stayed for the way the light slides across white volcanic rock. The best beaches in Milos aren’t just “nice swims”, they’re a mood board of lunar landscapes, hidden ladders, fishing villages with candy-colored boathouses, and south‑coast sands that feel purpose-built for lazy days. With […]

If we had to design a place to reset our minds and bodies, it would look a lot like Zakynthos: cliffs plunging into electric-blue water, sandy bays where the surf barely sighs, and secret coves that make you whisper without knowing why. In this guide to the best beaches in Zakynthos, we’ll help you choose

If “best beaches in Naxos“ keeps popping up on your summer daydream list, you’re not wrong. Naxos quietly hosts some of Greece’s most restorative shores, wide ribbons of white sand, glassy turquoise water, and just enough wind from the Meltemi to clear our heads and the midsummer heat. For us, a beach day is more

Crete surprised us. It’s not just turquoise water and photogenic sand: it’s juniper-scented dunes, palm forests whispering in the wind, and coves that make you whisper too. The island is big (bigger than it looks on the map), so choosing where to base ourselves made all the difference between a blissful beach day and a

We’ve chased the Aegean’s changing blues from ferry decks, driven dusty roads to hidden crescents, and napped under pines with sand still clinging to our ankles. When people ask where to find the best sandy beaches in Greece, we think in textures and tones: flour-soft Naxos dunes, pink-white Crete lagoons, pine-framed Skiathos gold. This guide

Step off a night train in Porto, the city still yawning awake, and your entire day’s plan fits in your pocket: a pastel de nata, a riverside wander, a $7 tasting menu at a family-run tasca. This is the sweet spot of budget backpacking in Europe, where small choices add up to big savings without

Not all Greek beaches are created equal. Some are postcard-perfect but packed by midday, while others trade white sand for space, calm water, and the kind of quiet you actually came for. This guide focuses on Greece’s best sandy beaches – not just the most famous ones, but the beaches that are genuinely enjoyable to

Looking for somewhere in Europe that feels fresh, local, and kind to your wallet.. The good news? There’s a sweet spot between painfully touristy and too remote. These underrated cheap European cities are where you can take a long weekend, or plant yourself for a month, and actually live a little. Let’s map out what