Find a beach with plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy the water without thousands of other people.
Those Instagram Post from idyllic European beach are perfect wanderlust fodder , with their clear blue body of water , rough drop-off sides , bright striped chairs , and colorful buildings . But in realness , some of those democratic beaches are n’t so awful . rather , they arebursting with tourists , get it knockout to find a little quad to relax among the hustle and bustle .
Fortunately for every ultra - pop beach in Europe , there ’s another beach that has yet to make it onto " must - visit " lean and is still comparatively obscure to most tourer . Wizz Airanalyzed 50 European country and the top beach in those country to determine the most and least overcrowded beaches — and then shared that datum with Thrillist . A calculation that involved " value the beach , dividing its area by the size of a beach towel , and then dividing that by the intermediate number of daily visitors " was used to determine an estimated amount of space each beach provide per somebody .
" While most of us are familiar with Europe ’s iconic beach destinations like Ibiza , Tenerife , or the Algarve , there are unnumbered coastal precious stone that often go unnoticed by travelers , " András Rado , Head of Communications , say . " From a secluded , pristine cove in Croatia to a hidden arenaceous stretch in Albania , there are plenty of lesser - know beach topographic point where you may unlax off from the bustling crowds . "
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Here are the 10 least overcrowded beaches in Europe:1 . Beach of DurrësDurrës , Albania2 . Camber SandsEast Sussex , England3 . Zlatni Rat Beach ( Golden Horn)Bol / Brac , Croatia4 . Borsh BeachBorsh , Albania5 . Plage de PampelonneRamatuelle , France6 . Brighton BeachBrighton , England6 . Praia da FalésiaAlgarve , Portugal8 . Mogren BeachBudva , Montenegro9 . Nissi BeachAyia Napa , Cyprus10 . Playa d’en BossaIbiza , Spain
Want to be part of the political party and be at the center of the action ? Wizz Air also determined which beaches are the most overcrowded , using that same towel space tartar . Here are the 10 most crowded beach in Europe:1 . Playa Sa CaletaIbiza , Spain2 . Cala MacarellaMenorca , Spain3 . Barceloneta BeachBarcelona Spain4 . Mellieħa BayMellieha , Malta5 . Cala GoloritzéSardinia , Italy6 . Isla CanelaCosta de La Luz , Spain7 . Playa del DuqueTenerife , Spain8 . Playa de MaroNerja , Spain9 . Puerto de la CruzTenerife , Spain10 . Sant Sebastià BeachBarcelona , Spain
If you ’re going to these European hot bit , just be prepared to have very , very small space to sun .
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