Beach in reach
We've scoured coastlines, scaled cliffs and combed beaches in our search for the coolest coastal properties, where the water's edge is never far away. Clifftop castles, seaside stays and beach-side B&Bs – you'll find them all here, alongside paradise island resorts and Caribbean retreats. You just have to decide whether your idea of beach-hotel heaven is skimming stones in Brighton, surfing in Santa Monica or scuba diving in the Seychelles…
Boutique & luxury hotels
Aeolian Islands, Sicily
Alentejo
Amalfi Coast
Antigua & Barbuda
Aquitaine
Self-catering properties
Adelaide
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Adelaide, Australia
Once touted as the ‘City of Churches’, Adelaide is making a concerted effort to lose the pious tag and re-express itself as a creative, progressive destination with a kickin’ arts scene, fab restaurants and more bars than you could blitz in a year.
Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy
The ‘seven sisters’ of the volcanic Aeolian Islands are scattered like stars across the deep blue Tyrrhenian Sea, north of Sicily.
Alentejo, Portugal
Known for its cork trees and rolling plains, the stunning region of Alentejo offers visitors a genuine sense of Portuguese rural life.
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Craggy, winding and riddled with caves and secret beaches, the Amalfi Coast is one of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in the world. The volcanic headland reaches out from the ankle of Italy towards the Tyrrhenian, sheer mountainside plummeting into the sun-sparkled sea.
Antigua & Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda
What sets Antigua apart from other tropical Caribbean islands is its geography: the lush undulating hills promise postcard-perfect panoramas like nowhere else. Barbuda, Antigua’s far less developed little sister, is a petite coral island hemmed with pink-and-white talcum-powder sandy beaches and a swimming-pool-clean sea.
Aquitaine, France
France’s south-westernmost region is a lush, green pocket of land caught between the mountains and the windswept Atlantic coast.
