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

• Elafonissi Seaside in Crete, Greece, was simply named the perfect seashore on the planet 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 record.

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

On Tuesday, the journey firm shared its 2025 version of the Vacationers’ Selection Awards: Better of the Finest Seashores. This yr’s record spans six continents, 50 international locations, and over 100 seashores to showcase the perfect coastal hotspots on the planet. Moreover, the corporate based mostly its picks on a “complete evaluation of worldwide seashore critiques on Tripadvisor during the last yr.” That is proper; the report was created fully by your globe-trotting friends, making certain it’s very unbiased.

“Tripadvisor’s Vacationers’ Selection Awards uniquely mirror the voices of thousands and thousands of worldwide vacationers and assist information folks to plan their finest 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 prefer to get out and discover! The range of this yr’s winners actually showcases all the pieces {that a} seashore journey can provide.”

After analyzing the critiques, Tripadvisor named Elafonissi Seaside, positioned on the island of Crete in Greece, the perfect seashore on the planet. Remarkably, that is the primary time the vacation spot made the record since 2021, and it climbed 23 locations from its final rating to shoot to the very high.

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

As for what reviewers liked, many referred to 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 truly in Crete, Greece,” one reviewer wrote. “The clear, pale blue, salty sea works wonders if in case you have arthritis, imagine me … You’ll be able to stroll in about 15 ft and nonetheless be as much as your hip in water. The highway is kind of good for driving. Go for it.”

Different seashores that made the highest of the record embody 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 attractive 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.