Beach destinations you can fly to from Manchester (MAN)

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

French Riviera classic, pebble Mediterranean beaches

Istrian beaches: Rovinj, Pula coastline

Croatian Istria pebble beaches

Playa de la Malvarrosa, Costa Azahar

Spanish urban beach, paella heartland

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

Cala Salada, Ses Salines, Cala Comte

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

Northern Dalmatia beaches, Kornati islands

Adriatic beach entry, quieter than Split

Costa Blanca: Benidorm, Calpe, Altea

Spain's other major beach coast, mass tourism centre

Cascais, Estoril, Costa da Caparica

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

Bacvice, Brač Island (Zlatni Rat), Hvar

Split is the gateway to Dalmatian island beaches

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

Italy's iconic cliff-and-cove coastline

Costa del Sol: Marbella, Estepona, Nerja

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

Praia da Marinha, Lagos, Albufeira, Praia da Rocha

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

Banje Beach, Lokrum Island, Sveti Jakov

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

Eastern Sicilian beaches: Taormina, Catania coast

Sicily's eastern beach access

Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Sidari

Ionian Islands beach destination

Mellieha Bay, Blue Lagoon (Comino), Gozo beaches

Maltese archipelago beaches, distinctive Mediterranean character

Halkidiki peninsulas beach gateway

Gateway to the Halkidiki beaches

Lefkada beaches: Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Kathisma

Lefkada access via road, exceptional Ionian beaches

Navagio (Shipwreck Beach), Laganas, Porto Limnionas

Home to Greece's most photographed beach

Porto Santo island beach, Madeira coves

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

Agadir beach, Taghazout surf coast

Morocco's premier beach city, surf coast nearby

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

Costa Teguise, Playa Blanca, Papagayo

Volcanic island beaches, distinctive black-sand alternatives

Bodrum Peninsula beaches

Turkey's premier beach destination, yachting culture

Tigaki, Paradise Beach

Eastern Aegean island, popular package beach destination

Corralejo, Jandía, Cofete

Best Canary beaches for waves and surf

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

Maspalomas dunes, Playa del Inglés

Gran Canaria year-round beach destination

Fethiye, Ölüdeniz Blue Lagoon, Marmaris

Turkish coast beach gateway, iconic Blue Lagoon

Playa de las Américas, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje

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

Turkish Riviera: Lara, Konyaaltı, Belek, Side

Mediterranean beach mega-destination, all-inclusive heartland

Coral Bay, Latchi, Aphrodite's Rock

Western Cyprus beaches, quieter alternative

Ayia Napa, Protaras, Nissi Beach

Cyprus beach entry, party and family beach coexist

Sharm el-Sheikh beach strip: Naama Bay, Nabq

Red Sea beach resort destination alongside dive identity

Hurghada Red Sea beaches, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna

Egyptian Red Sea beach resort strip alongside dive identity

Santa Maria beach, all-inclusive resorts

Major package winter-sun island

Dune beaches, all-inclusive resort island

Long Atlantic dune beaches

Carlisle Bay, Crane Beach, Bathsheba

Premier Caribbean beach island, west coast luxury and east coast surf

Bávaro, Punta Cana resort strip

Major Caribbean all-inclusive beach destination

Negril Seven Mile Beach, Doctor's Cave, Montego Bay

Caribbean classic, multiple iconic beach districts within range

Hotel Zone Caribbean beaches, Riviera Maya, Tulum (via road)

Iconic powder-sand Caribbean beach hub, gateway to entire Riviera Maya