The Best Beach Cities in the World

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Once the vacations subside and winter’s chill sets in, our thoughts naturally turn to beaches. Some sunny cities lie conveniently on the coastline where you can enjoy sunbathing, surfing and even die-hard swimming. Here are some of the best beach cities in the world, with beaches of paradise-like beauty and a most wonderful appeal.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai is one of the most developed tourist destinations in the world, with world-class shopping facilities and relaxation areas. It is also very much one of the great beach cities. The most popular beaches in Dubai are Jumeirah and Palm Beach. It is famous for its modest town houses built in archaeological styles.

Dubai is one of the great beach cities in the world

Miami, USA

Miami is among the most beautiful and diverse towns in the world that lies in a coastal region. It comes to life when the sun goes down. Explore popular night life areas, hit live music spots or dance until dawn. You can also visit Hobie or Virginia Key beach and take a helicopter tour that takes off from Watson Island.

Brighton and Hove, England

The most popular of the UK beach cities, Brighton is just one hour’s drive away from London. It is the home to an exuberant gay community, an ever changing student population, elderly and youth. Brighton beach offers daytime traditional sea side fun mixed seamlessly with a funky night time club culture.

Brighton is the UK's best beach cities

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio is among the richest cities in the world and is also one of the best beach cities. The most popular beaches in Rio de Janeiro include Copacabana, Ipanema and Bouzios peninsula. Though Copacabana and Ipanema are the most popular, Bouzios peninsula is famous as it is where you will find most fishermen and it offers the best taste of traditional Brazilian beach life.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the best beach cities in the world

Tangier, Morocco

Tangier is a clean city with a lovely beach in the North West part of Africa. It is a peaceful city and the history of Tangier is very rich due to the presence of many civilizations and cultures from the 5th century. This city is developing and includes modernized buildings. It lies in the region where the Atlantic and the Mediterranean meet.

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona lies on the beach in the Mediterranean and is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Its bars, restaurants and clubs are always very busy. It includes a number of beaches such as Port Olimpic Marne, Platja de la Nova Icaria, and Placa Del Campions. About seven million people visit this town annually.

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town is a good-looking town with a lot of lovely things to do. It lies on a coastline with beaches of different styles. The Western beaches are famous for Camps Bay while those in the East are known for fishing and beach games.

Capetown, South Africa - home to some of the best eco-tours in Africa

Sydney, Australia

Sydney is a city with some of the greatest beaches in the world, where water currents are very common. Its beaches are very close to the city center and has consistently good waves. There are three most popular beaches in this city and include Coogee, Cronulla and Bondi. No list of the best beach cities in the world could be without Sydney.

Bondi Beach in Sydney

Valencia, Spain

Valencia is a beautiful city that lies along the Mediterranean coast and has many lovely beaches. It is a city with a number of decent restaurants along the coast where you can enjoy lovely views of the sea.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel Aviv is a modern Israeli city. During warm weather, you will find a lot of people along the coastal beaches of this city. Beaches in Tel Aviv are safe and clean with many changing rooms with hot showers.

Beach in Tel Aviv

These are only a few of the amazing beach cities in the world, but a beach holiday to any of these destinations will be well worth it.

This post was written by Sophie Morgan