Europe
Despite being further north than one would expect for good beach locations (compared to places like Southeast Asia and the Caribbean), Europe abounds in great beaches. From the warm waters of the Mediterranean, to the cool waters of the Atlantic, to the down right cold waters of Baltic and North Seas Europeans always seem to find a way to hit the beach. Surely, somewhere in northern Norway, there is a pile of sand with a sun lamp for the people to use during the 15 minutes that pass for summer. One great thing about the European culture, besides its diversity, is the “live and let live” attitude prevalent across much of the continent. This belief translates strongly to the beach and to what people consider appropriate there. Topless sunbathing is allowed over much of Europe and for most countries, especially in the warmer climates, you will have no trouble finding a legal, public clothing optional beach. Whether you want to cover up to the neck, go topfree, or shed it all on a nude beach you will be able to find a place in Europe where the sun is inviting and the people are tolerant.
This location is also known as El viejo continente (Spanish), Europa (German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Европа (Russian), Рашка (Russian), 유럽 (Korean), ヨーロッパ (Japanese), and 欧洲 (Chinese).
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Locations
There are 51 other locations in Europe.
- Aland Islands
- Albania (11 beaches, 529 towns, 304 hotels)
- Andorra
- Austria (2 beaches, 128 towns, 92 hotels, 4 restaurants)
- Belarus
- Belgium (5 beaches, 182 towns, 305 hotels, 5 restaurants)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (468 towns, 17 hotels)
- Bulgaria (2 beaches, 139 towns, 347 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- Croatia (17 beaches, 547 towns, 1,398 hotels, 3 restaurants)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark (150 beaches, 670 towns, 412 hotels, 6 restaurants)
- Estonia (7 beaches, 1,348 towns, 149 hotels)
- Faroe Islands (5 beaches, 109 towns, 3 hotels)
- Finland (15 beaches, 327 towns, 185 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- France (609 beaches, 544 towns, 4,390 hotels, 13 restaurants)
- Germany (24 beaches, 960 towns, 1,481 hotels, 7 restaurants)
- Gibraltar (7 beaches, 2 towns, 15 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- Greece (465 beaches, 1,790 towns, 6,630 hotels, 4 restaurants)
- Guernsey and Alderney (3 beaches, 6 towns, 34 hotels)
- Hungary (3 beaches, 725 towns, 32 hotels)
- Iceland (23 beaches, 69 towns, 184 hotels)
- Ireland (50 beaches, 947 towns, 1,148 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- Italy (1,098 beaches, 3,259 towns, 11,716 hotels, 24 restaurants)
- Jersey (6 beaches, 8 towns, 75 hotels)
- Kosovo
- Latvia (6 beaches, 157 towns, 180 hotels)
- Liechtenstein (25 towns, 6 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia (2 beaches, 199 towns, 47 hotels)
- Man (Isle of) (1 beach, 24 towns, 13 hotels)
- Moldova
- Monaco (1 beach, 5 towns, 25 hotels)
- Montenegro (12 beaches, 101 towns, 130 hotels)
- Netherlands (45 beaches, 2,105 towns, 1,266 hotels, 69 restaurants)
- Norway (79 beaches, 1,013 towns, 461 hotels, 10 restaurants)
- Poland (22 beaches, 1,302 towns, 79 hotels)
- Portugal (657 beaches, 646 towns, 3,310 hotels, 4 restaurants)
- Romania (8 beaches, 62 towns, 78 hotels, 1 restaurant)
- Russia (8 beaches, 222 towns, 681 hotels)
- San Marino (20 towns, 12 hotels)
- Serbia (1 hotel)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia (3 beaches, 912 towns, 36 hotels)
- Spain (1,369 beaches, 2,255 towns, 15,488 hotels, 53 restaurants)
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen (12 beaches, 2 towns)
- Sweden (40 beaches, 661 towns, 341 hotels, 12 restaurants)
- Switzerland (7 beaches, 862 towns, 1,157 hotels, 18 restaurants)
- Ukraine (5 beaches, 115 towns, 216 hotels)
- United Kingdom (124 beaches, 4,848 towns, 3,486 hotels, 32 restaurants)
- Vatican (1 town)
Links
There is one link to a site about Europe.
Books
There are 5 books about Europe.
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