Beach destinations you can fly to from Duesseldorf (DUS)

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

French Riviera classic, pebble Mediterranean beaches

Northern Corsica beaches

Cap Corse and northern beach entry

Northern Dalmatia beaches, Kornati islands

Adriatic beach entry, quieter than Split

Bacvice, Brač Island (Zlatni Rat), Hvar

Split is the gateway to Dalmatian island beaches

Costa Smeralda: Porto Cervo, Cala Brandinchi

Premium Sardinian beach, jet-set destination

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

Italy's iconic cliff-and-cove coastline

Banje Beach, Lokrum Island, Sveti Jakov

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

Playa de Palma, Cala Major, Es Trenc

Mallorca's beach holiday capital, mass and quiet beaches

Southern Sardinian beaches: Chia, Villasimius

Sardinia's southern beach hub

Puglia beaches: Polignano a Mare, Salento, Otranto

Italian heel beaches, increasingly fashionable

Playa de la Malvarrosa, Costa Azahar

Spanish urban beach, paella heartland

Cala Salada, Ses Salines, Cala Comte

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

Calabrian Tropea, Tyrrhenian beaches

Italy's deep-south beach coast, Tropea cliffs

Hammamet, Sousse beach resorts

Tunisian beach access, established Mediterranean package destination

Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Sidari

Ionian Islands beach destination

Eastern Sicilian beaches: Taormina, Catania coast

Sicily's eastern beach access

Halkidiki peninsulas beach gateway

Gateway to the Halkidiki beaches

Mellieha Bay, Blue Lagoon (Comino), Gozo beaches

Maltese archipelago beaches, distinctive Mediterranean character

Costa del Sol: Marbella, Estepona, Nerja

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

Cascais, Estoril, Costa da Caparica

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

Djerba island beaches, lagoons

Tunisian island beach destination

Praia da Marinha, Lagos, Albufeira, Praia da Rocha

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

Çeşme + Aegean-coast beaches

Aegean beach gateway

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

Crete's most photographed beaches, distinctive pink and turquoise

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

Fethiye, Ölüdeniz Blue Lagoon, Marmaris

Turkish coast beach gateway, iconic Blue Lagoon

Turkish Riviera: Lara, Konyaaltı, Belek, Side

Mediterranean beach mega-destination, all-inclusive heartland

Agadir beach, Taghazout surf coast

Morocco's premier beach city, surf coast nearby

Porto Santo island beach, Madeira coves

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

Ayia Napa, Protaras, Nissi Beach

Cyprus beach entry, party and family beach coexist

Costa Teguise, Playa Blanca, Papagayo

Volcanic island beaches, distinctive black-sand alternatives

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

Hurghada Red Sea beaches, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna

Egyptian Red Sea beach resort strip alongside dive identity

Miami Beach, South Beach, Key Biscayne

Iconic American beach alongside nightlife identity

Sanibel, Captiva, Fort Myers Beach

Gulf coast classic, shell-collecting beaches