50 Beaches to Blow Your Mind

From the people who have been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, ** * *Lonely Planet's* 50 Beaches To Blow Your Mind* helps you discover the planet's most pristine, jaw-dropping, wild and wonderful sandy spots. This pocket-sized book is the perfect gift for any sun-worshipper or beach-lover and is the ultimate guide to the world's best beaches.

A beach always feels like the ultimate escape, with the sound of the waves lapping against the shore, which science says has a calming effect on our brain activity. And then there's the guaranteed hit of vitamin D our exposed skin absorbs.

Whether you're looking for black-sand beaches, high-octane watersport hotspots, secret bays or the finest palm-fringed tropical paradises, Lonely Planet shows you where and how to find them. So pack your beach towel and hit the sands.

Includes:

**Bliss // Tropical desert island paradises**

Cabbage Beach // Nassau, Bahamas

Crane Beach // Barbados

Flamenco Beach // Culebra, Puerto Rico

Green Island Beach // Green Island, Antigua Barbuda

Hanalei Beach // Hawaii, USA

Nalaguraidhoo Beach // South Ari Atoll, Maldives

**Drama // Wild unusual beaches**

Bowling Ball Beach // Mendocino, California, US

Giant's Causeway // County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Gulpiyuri Beach // near Llanes, Spain

Hidden Beach // Puerta Vallarta, Marieta Islands, Mexico

**Action // Surfing diving meccas**

Bells Beach // Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Biarritz Beach // Biarritz, France

Bondi Beach // Sydney, Australia

Ehukai Beach // Hawaii, USA

**Discovery // Beaches for combing exploring**

Charmouth Beach // Dorset, UK

Conche des Baleines // Ile de Re, France

Navagio Beach // Zakynthos, Greece

Squeaky Beach // Wilson's Promontory, Australia

**Parties // Social nightlife beaches**

Bacvice Beach // Split, Croatia

Copacabana // Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gulf Shore Beach // Alabama, USA

Paradise Beach // Mykonos, Greece

**Encounters // Wildlife conservation hotspots**

Agonda Beach // Goa, India

Diani Beach // Mombasa, Kenya

Espiguette Beach // Le Grau du Roi, France

Manuel Antonio Beach // Puntarenas, Costa Rica

**Family // Calm, safe all-rounders for all comers**

Brandinchi Cove // Sardinia, Italy

Koh Kood (Koh Kut) // Trat Province, Thailand

Porthcurno // Cornwall, UK

Praia de Mira // Mira, Portugal

Will Rogers State Beach // Malibu, California, USA

**About Lonely Planet:** Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

**Important Notice:** The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

02

07

Life's a beach. Enjoy the waves. Discover the planet's most pristine, jaw-dropping, wild and wonderful sandy spots. Whether you're looking for black-sand beaches, high-octane watersport hotspots, secret bays or the finest palm-fringed tropical paradises, Lonely Planet shows you where and how to find them.

04

01

[http://media.lonelyplanet.com/onix-fe...](http://media.lonelyplanet.com/onix-feed/9781760341817.jpg)

01

GOODREEBOO

Lonely Planet

01

01

GOODREEBOO

Lonely Planet Global Limited

AU

04

20160601

01

WORLD

06

15

9781760340599

BC

13

15

9781760340599

BC

LONELY PLANET AUSTRALIA

IP

20

02

14.99

AUD

01

12.99

CAD

01

8.95

EUR

01

6.99

GBP

01

11.99

USD