Greece’s Elafonissi Seaside Named the Greatest Seaside within the World

• Elafonissi Seaside in Crete, Greece, was simply named the perfect seaside on the earth by Tripadvisor.
• Guests love this coastal vacation spot for its calm, clear water and picture-perfect pink sands.
• Banana Seaside in Thailand, Eagle Seaside in Aruba, Siesta Seaside in Florida, and Praia da Falésia in Portugal additionally made the checklist.

We’re within the throes of winter—and meaning it is excessive time to both take a heat climate trip or begin planning a future beachside getaway. Fortunately, Tripadvisor has a number of concepts of the place you must go subsequent. 

On Tuesday, the journey firm shared its 2025 version of the Vacationers’ Selection Awards: Better of the Greatest Seashores. This yr’s checklist spans six continents, 50 nations, and over 100 seashores to showcase the perfect coastal hotspots on the earth. Moreover, the corporate based mostly its choices on a “complete evaluation of worldwide seaside evaluations on Tripadvisor over the past yr.” That is proper; the report was created solely by your globe-trotting friends, guaranteeing it’s very unbiased.

“Tripadvisor’s Vacationers’ Selection Awards uniquely replicate the voices of thousands and thousands of worldwide vacationers and assist information individuals to plan their greatest journey but,” Kristen Dalton, president of the Tripadvisor core enterprise, shared in an announcement with Journey + Leisure. “In my household, seashores aren’t only for sunbathing—we wish to get out and discover! The variety of this yr’s winners actually showcases all the things {that a} seaside journey can provide.”

After analyzing the evaluations, Tripadvisor named Elafonissi Seaside, situated on the island of Crete in Greece, the perfect seaside on the earth. Remarkably, that is the primary time the vacation spot made the checklist since 2021, and it climbed 23 locations from its final rating to shoot to the very prime.

In its report, Tripadvisor praised Elafonissi Seaside’s “turquoise waters,” pink sands, mountaineering trails, and plentiful sunbathing area. It additionally famous that the perfect occasions to go to are in Might and September, which supply “heat, sunny climate with considerably fewer crowds in comparison with the height summer season months of June, July, and August.”

As for what reviewers cherished, many known as out its gorgeous surroundings, shallow waters, and distant location.

“It is an expertise like no different. You appear to be on the Pacific Rim however really in Crete, Greece,” one reviewer wrote. “The clear, pale blue, salty sea works wonders when you’ve got arthritis, consider me … You’ll be able to stroll in about 15 ft and nonetheless be as much as your hip in water. The highway is sort of good for driving. Go for it.”

Different seashores that made the highest of the checklist embrace Banana Seaside in Phuket, Thailand, adopted by Eagle Seaside in Aruba, Siesta Seaside in Florida, and Praia da Falésia in Portugal.

“Whether or not it is strolling the gorgeous pink sand seashores of our world winner, Elafonissi Seaside in Greece, experiencing breathtaking vistas in Indonesia, whale watching in Hawaii, or diving in magical bioluminescent waters in Thailand—there actually is one thing for everybody,” Tripadvisor stated.