27/01/2024
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Keem Bay, Achill Island, Co Mayo, has been named as one of the top 100 beaches in the world by travel publisher Lonely Planet.
It is the only Irish waterfront to get a mention in Lonely Planetโs new book, Best Beaches: 100 of the Worldโs Most Incredible Beaches.
The Achill Island beach is described in the book as โvertiginous yet jaw-droppingly beautiful,โ and โone of Irelandโs most glorious, secluded strandsโ. โSloping green hillsides spill down to a deep-set horseshoe bay, where a Blue-Flag delight of a pale-blonde beach sits framed by the Croaghaun Cliffs โ Irelandโs highest sea cliffs โ and the thundering moody-blue Atlantic,โ the blurb continues.
The list is compiled by Lonely Planetโs experts alongside reasons why each is so unique and special. It also features information on the location of each beach and how to access them, and top-five lists detailing the best beaches for wildlife, sunsets, people watching, families, snorkelling, and more.
Head of the Wild Atlantic Way at Fรกilte Ireland Miriam Kennedy says she is delighted to see Keem Bay take a โwell-deserved place on the Lonely Planet top 100 beaches in the world.
โKeem Bay is a magnificent natural asset enjoyed by locals and visitors alike and represents the true essence of the Wild Atlantic Way โ breathtaking in its wild beauty,โ she says.
Other notable beaches featured include the Blue Lagoon Beach in Fiji, Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, Pink Beach in Indonesia, St Andrews Bay in Antarctica and Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California.
Lonely Planet Best Beaches: 100 of the Worldโs Most Incredible Beaches is due for release on February 9th.
Scroll down for the full list of the Worlds 100 most beautiful beaches.
OCEANIA
Blue Lagoon Beach, Nanuya Lailai, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Lalomanu Beach, Upolu, Samoa
Tapuaetaโi/One Foot Island Beach, Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Taโahiamanu Beach, Moโorea, French Polynesia
Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Awaroa Beach, Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand
The Pass, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Bells Beach, Surf Coast, Victoria, Australia
Cable Beach/Walmanyjun, Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lucky Bay/Kepa Kurl, Cape Le Grand National Park/Mandoowernup, Western Australia, Australia
Squeaky Beach, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Tangalooma Beach, Moreton Island/ Moorgumpin, Queensland, Australia
Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
AFRICA
Camps Bay Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Mnemba Island, Zanzibar
Le Morne Beach, Black River, Mauritius
Nosy Iranja, Madagascar
Anse Source dโArgent, La Digue, Seychelles
ASIA
Radhanagar, Swaraj Deep, Andaman Islands, India
Palolem Beach, Goa, India
Papanasham Beach, Varkala, Kerala, India
White Sandy Beach, Fulhadoo Island, Northern Atolls, Maldives
Pink Beach, Padar Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Diamond Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Titop Beach, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh, Vietnam
Pacifico Beach, Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
Maremegmeg Beach, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Secret Beach, Mirissa, Matara District, Sri Lanka
Hat Tham Phra Nang, Railay, Krabi, Thailand
Ao Maya, Ko Phi-Phi Leh, Krabi, Thailand
Secret Beach, Ko Kradan, Trang Islands, Trang, Thailand
Sunayama Beach, Miyakojima Island, Okinawa, Japan
MIDDLE EAST
Fuwairit Kite Beach, Al Shamal, Qatar
Mahmya Island, Giftun Islands, Red Sea Governate, Egypt
Qalansiyah Beach, Qalansiyah, Socotra, Yemen
EUROPE
Zlatni Rat Beach, Bol, Braฤ, Croatia
Punta Rata Beach, Brela, Makarska Riviera, Croatia
Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales
Rauรฐasandur, Westfjords, Iceland
Calanque dโEn-Vau, Cassis, Provence, France
Plage des Poulains, Belle-รle-en-Mer, Brittany, France
Plage de Palombaggia, Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France
Playa de Torimbia, Llanes, Asturias, Spain
Platja Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
Playa de Famara, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Paralia Tis Grias to Pidima, Andros, Cyclades, Greece
Cala Estreta, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain
Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cรกdiz, Spain
Sylt, North Frisian Islands, Germany
Kokkinokastro, Alonnisos, Sporades, Greece
Elafonisi, Hania, Crete, Greece
Myrtos Beach, Kefallonia, Ionians, Greece
Sarakiniko, Milos, Cyclades, Greece
Baia di Ieranto, Nerano, Amalfi Coast, Italy
Cala Goloritzรฉ, Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
Cala Capreria, Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, Sicily, Italy
Sveti Stefan Beach, Budva, Montenegro
Haukland Beach, Vestvรฅgรธy, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Durdle Door Beach, Lulworth, Dorset, England
Kynance Cove, Lizard, Cornwall, England
Keem Bay Beach, Dooagh, County Mayo, Ireland
Dueodde, Nexรธ, Bornholm, Denmark
Praia do Camilo, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
West Beach, Berneray, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Kabak Beach, Muฤla, Turkiye
AMERICAS
Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Baรญa dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
Gardner Bay, Isla Espaรฑola, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Playa Manuel Antonio, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Bahรญa de las รguilas, Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Playa Holbox, Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tulum, Yucatรกn Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Playa Balandra, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Mรกncora Beach, Mรกncora, Piura, Peru
St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica
Cabo San Juan del Guรญa, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia
Frenchmanโs Cove, Portland, Jamaica
Sugar Beach, Soufriรจre, St Lucia
Red Frog Beach, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Bottom Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados
Chesterman Beach, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Stanhope Beach, Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Driftwood Beach, Golden Isles, Georgia, USA
Grayton Beach, Grayton Beach State Park, Florida, USA
South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
El Matador State Beach, Malibu, California, USA
Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California, USA
Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland & Virginia, USA
Hanalei Bay, Kauaโi, Hawaii, USA
Oneloa Beach/Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Playa Tortuga/Turtle Beach, Isla Culebrita, Puerto Rico
Trunk Bay, St John, US Virgin Islands, USA
