Beach destinations you can fly to from Brussels (BRU)

Côte d'Azur: Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez

French Riviera classic, pebble Mediterranean beaches

Northern Corsica beaches

Cap Corse and northern beach entry

Cala Macarella, Cala Mitjana, Cala en Turqueta

Quietest Balearic beach island, undeveloped coves

Playa de Palma, Cala Major, Es Trenc

Mallorca's beach holiday capital, mass and quiet beaches

Playa de la Malvarrosa, Costa Azahar

Spanish urban beach, paella heartland

Amalfi Coast: Positano, Amalfi, Capri (via boat)

Italy's iconic cliff-and-cove coastline

Cala Salada, Ses Salines, Cala Comte

Ibiza's beaches complement its nightlife identity, quiet north coves and party south coast

Banje Beach, Lokrum Island, Sveti Jakov

Dubrovnik's beach side, often paired with old town tourism

Budva Riviera + Kotor Bay

Adriatic beach gateway

Costa Blanca: Benidorm, Calpe, Altea

Spain's other major beach coast, mass tourism centre

Mondello, San Vito Lo Capo, Cefalù

Northern Sicily beach hub

Hammamet, Sousse beach resorts

Tunisian beach access, established Mediterranean package destination

Eastern Sicilian beaches: Taormina, Catania coast

Sicily's eastern beach access

Cascais, Estoril, Costa da Caparica

Lisbon's beach side, accessible city-and-beach combination

Costa del Sol: Marbella, Estepona, Nerja

Spain's premier beach coast, year-round mild climate

Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Sidari

Ionian Islands beach destination

Sousse, Mahdia, Port El Kantaoui

Tunisian beach hub, primary Mediterranean entry

Praia da Marinha, Lagos, Albufeira, Praia da Rocha

Portugal's Algarve coast, cliff-and-cove beaches

Mellieha Bay, Blue Lagoon (Comino), Gozo beaches

Maltese archipelago beaches, distinctive Mediterranean character

Navagio (Shipwreck Beach), Laganas, Porto Limnionas

Home to Greece's most photographed beach

Djerba island beaches, lagoons

Tunisian island beach destination

Paradise, Super Paradise, Elia, Psarou beaches

Mykonos beaches range from quiet coves to party-club shores

Çeşme + Aegean-coast beaches

Aegean beach gateway

Red Beach, Perissa, Kamari volcanic beaches

Santorini beaches are secondary to caldera views but distinctive volcanic black/red sand

Western Crete: Elafonissi (pink sand), Balos, Falassarna

Crete's most photographed beaches, distinctive pink and turquoise

Bodrum Peninsula beaches

Turkey's premier beach destination, yachting culture

Tigaki, Paradise Beach

Eastern Aegean island, popular package beach destination

Northern Crete: Elounda, Malia, Agios Nikolaos

Greece's largest island beach hub, north coast resort strip

Lindos, Faliraki, Tsambika

Dodecanese beach hub with medieval old town

Agadir beach, Taghazout surf coast

Morocco's premier beach city, surf coast nearby

Turkish Riviera: Lara, Konyaaltı, Belek, Side

Mediterranean beach mega-destination, all-inclusive heartland

Porto Santo island beach, Madeira coves

Madeira's beach overlap with wine identity, Porto Santo for golden sand

Costa Teguise, Playa Blanca, Papagayo

Volcanic island beaches, distinctive black-sand alternatives

Coral Bay, Latchi, Aphrodite's Rock

Western Cyprus beaches, quieter alternative

Corralejo, Jandía, Cofete

Best Canary beaches for waves and surf

Maspalomas dunes, Playa del Inglés

Gran Canaria year-round beach destination

Playa de las Américas, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje

Tenerife's beach hub, year-round Canary Islands sun