Wish you were already on holidays? Catch one of the many undamaged beaches that’s become an unlikely haven for tourists in 2022.

Patara beach

In 2005, this site was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. It is located after the ancient city and archaeological work is still being undertaken. The entrance to the territory is paid but it’s worth using a museum card just in case. One half of the parking is equipped with a wooden deck that leads to the beach. You can rent chaise longues and umbrellas, but there are no beds. It’s not very comfortable to just lie on sand. There are many places where you can have a snack or drink, including the cafe. There is also a toilet, fresh water shower and changing cabins. In general, a great place to relax – kilometers of silk sand, clear sea, despite the sandy bottom, mountainous landscape. Rest is overshadowed by uncleaned cabins, toilets and sandy paths. The sand is very hot!

Kaputas Beach

There are many beautiful beaches in Turkey, but one of our favourites is the Kaputas Beach in the Turkish Maldives. It has a beautiful view, beautiful water that’s satisfying to swim in and a yellow-white sand that’s perfect for building sand castles. Furthermore, there are great amenities on offer to make it a well-rounded beach day out – so what are. This little beach is hidden in a gorge between the mountains. It takes 192 steps to get down there, but it won’t take long or use much energy. The entrance offers free access.

This little beach is very clean and well looked-after. You can buy food from the cafe or bring it from home, as well as use the clean toilets and shower facilities. In summer there are also sun loungers for rent! In May, during the lockdown period in Turkey, I was on holiday at a beach. On weekends, there were very few vacationers on the beach as it was pretty deserted.

Parking is straightforward, with the entrance to the beach right next to the stairs. During weekends, there are also public transport options you can consider. When it gets very busy in summertime, upgrading to a rental car or excursion will be necessary. At the entrance there are gendarmes who check the codes and passports, the entrance is only in masks on the beach itself, the mask can be removed. This beach has one drawback – it is its remoteness from resort towns, although this may be a plus.

Faliraki Beach

The largest beach on the island with good infrastructure: wooden walkways, changing cabins, lifeguard towers, free showers and toilets, many beach activities. There are also waste bins on site to make litter easier for everyone. There are a number of bars, taverns, restaurants and shops in the city which you can easily reach on foot. The first line contains mainly hotels that have a good reputation for cleanliness. Despite the fact that every bar and hotel offers paid umbrellas and sun loungers, there is still a lot of space for those who like to lie on the sand. Sandy and gentle entry to the water. But the sea itself is empty: no rocks, no fish – there’s more or less something interesting in the extreme right or left side of the beach, where the rocks begin, but there are very few places to enter the water. In general, a good beach for a leisurely family vacation on sun loungers.

Kata Noy

The beach itself is pleasant: the sand is white, the water’s blue.

In the middle of the beach there are sun loungers, but there are not many of them, so they immediately create the feeling that the beach is small and busy, although the beach is large enough.

Immediately behind the beach line on a small concrete elevation (there are stairs for climbing) – a road. There is too much noise, but it is there.

The sand and water are wonderful!

Varadero beach

Stunning beach, white sand, clear water in the ocean, few people on the beach. Varadero is beautiful. The hotel was located on the coast, just a couple of minutes to the ocean. Despite the fact that the beach is common to all hotels, there are not many people.

Bavaro beach

The beach is endlessly vast, with soft sand. The waves are not small, but immense. The ocean, after all. Everywhere transparency changes the appearance of the water. The water is clearer towards the shore and becomes more cloudy as you move away into deeper water. The best spot for deep-sea exploring is the reef, where clear blue water meets aquamarine depths. It is better at the bottom; more calm. This is for those who know how to dive. There are hotels all along the coastline and they’re pretty cheap. However, not all of them care about cleaning up after their guests and that’s where the problems will arise. Algae are sometimes not harvested at all, but they grow abundantly in the Sargasso Sea-Atlantic Ocean. What about sharks? There are sharks, I saw myself on diving. We have a sunken ship opposite the hotel, about 0.5 km from the coast, and we dived there. I wouldn’t even pay attention, the instructor pointed out to me. Two individuals 50 centimeters long, presumably reef hunted at the surface for a smaller fish. There are sharks in the ocean and sometimes, they end up near the coastline. I recommend not to swim or head too far from the coast at night. It’s not worth risking your life for a quick dip! Sharks like it here and we’re just passing through I mean, you never know who you might run into.

Jurmala beach

The beach in Jurmala is, of course, excellent. Everything you need to relax is there, including changing cabins and benches on which you can sit comfortably. But what I didn’t like at all was that in mid-June, in a decent heat, the water temperature was 12-13 degrees. Like in Spain in December-January, when I swim in the sea in a thick winter wetsuit. If you just walk along a shallow coastal zone, then after a few minutes from the cold your legs begin to pull together. You will not be able to plunge quickly either, since going to the place where the depth will be at least waist-deep is, oh, how not close. However, everyone already knows this. The cold sea water is compensated by the healing air saturated with the aroma of pine forests, as well as all other local beauties. Please note that if you decide to come to the coast of Jurmala from Riga or other places by car, then upon entry you will have to pay 2 euros, payment is made in machines, for this you need to move off the main road into a special “pocket”. We recommend preparing for a long wait and prepare your supplies accordingly. There has been extensive work on the Riga-Jurmala highway with the closure of one half of the road completely. We hope this will shorten our commute time. If you go from Riga by train, then you need to get off at Majori station, from it to the sea is the closest.