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The shallow turquoise water here is so calm it reads as a lagoon, framed by a 16th-century watchtower and a tiny island just offshore. This northwest Sardinian beach outside Stintino draws serious summer crowds, so the local authorities now cap daily visitors to keep it from loving itself to death. Ranked among Europe's 50 Best Beaches, it earns the comparison to tropical destinations people keep making, Mediterranean geography notwithstanding.
Two honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- World's 50 Beaches #48 · The World's 50 Best Beaches
- World's 50 Beaches #10 · Europe's 50 Best Beaches
One number, weighted & current 91
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