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Las Canteras Beach, one of the biggest urban beaches in the world

Las Canteras Beach, in Spanish “Playa de las Canteras”, is a beach located in the city of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, Spain. This beach is known to be one of the biggest urban beaches in the world. The beach has very fine sand, which is protected by rocky reefs. The …

Is there something better than enjoying a cocktail at the beach, while listening to the relaxing sound of the waves? We decided to make a custom list in no particular order with our preferred beach cocktails for the beach.

As general advice, please avoid buying cocktails from the peddlers you can find at some beaches. You don’t know the hygiene and quality procedures used to prepare your cocktail. Better go to the bar of your resort, or to a bar in the nearby. We would prefer to bring our own cocktails from home than buying it to a peddler.

Having said that, below our list of favorite cocktails:

Meet Itravelnet.com: an interesting travel directory and blog.

The internet is full of pages related to traveling although sometimes there is so much variety that it is not easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. But today, surfing the internet searching resources to prepare our next travel, I found the Travel Directory itravelnet.com.

Some say that the time of the thematic directories has passed, but maybe because we feel nostalgic we think that Travel Directory is a good resource for travelers. It is true that you can find almost all what you are looking for by searching in Google but in the past the web directories where a valuable source to find interesting websites.

The Samil Beach is located in the city of Vigo, in Galicia, north-west Spain. Samil Beach is a very central beach, and because of that very well connected with public transport and surrounded by restaurants hotels and bars. The beach has lifeguard while the high season, handicapped access, bath foot, showers, playground area, parking lots, …

MiPlaya.ws: find the best beaches in the nearby

The memory of a pleasant day at the beach can be marred if you get a sunburn. You can become a sunburn from overexposure to UV radiation, and this happens quite commonly at the beach. Especially if you are not used to going to the beach. It is better to avoid sunburns at the beach to make your beach day more enjoyable.

Not only is it uncomfortable to have a sunburn, but if these are repeated over time the likelihood of developing skin cancer increases. It has been estimated that over 30% of melanomas (skin cancer) could be prevented by avoiding been sunburned.

Lesser weever © Hans Hillewaert, via Wikimedia Commons

It is not unusual to be stung by the leeser wever fish at Spanish beaches. This fish, known in Spanish as “faneca brava”, or only “faneca” is very common at the shore and we have prepared this article with a couple of pieces of advice to make your day at the beach as pleasant as possible avoiding unpleasant surprises

View from the Jimmy's Beach looking east toward Yacabba Headland.

Jimmy’s Beach is a beach located in New South Wales, Australia, know by it’s calmly and crystal clear waters. It is a relatively isolated beach and it may take a little time to get to it (more or less 30 minutes on foot when coming over by ferry). But the effort is worth it. A …

Playa Blanca Beach, the first beach of Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

The Playa Blanca Beach is a beach located in the area known as Puerto del Carmen in the Lanzarote island, Canarias, Spain. Although it is more known between the locals as “Playa Grande” or “Playa Grande de Fariones” to differentiate it from other beaches in Lanzarote also called “Playa Blanca” (there are at least other two beaches in Lanzarote called Playa Blanca).

Praia D’el Rei Beach is located in the locality of Leiria, approximately 100 km north from Lisbon. It is a very long beach surrounded by luxury residential resorts, golf club, restaurant and hotels like the Marriot. The residential resorts and hotels are frequented by the participants in the famous “Supertubos” surf competition, that takes place …

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Dona Ana Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the region of the Algarve, in Portugal. The area where the beach is located is known as “Golden Coast”, due to the yellow color of the rocks. Unlike other beaches in Portugal, Dona Ana is a beach protected from the wind, with calm and …

Las Canteras Beach, one of the biggest urban beaches in the world

Our particular ranking of cocktails for the beach

Meet Itravelnet.com: an interesting travel directory and blog.

Samil Beach, the centric beach of Vigo, Spain

How to avoid sunburns at the beach

On the beach in Spain? Better wear “fanequeras”.

Jimmy’s Beach, calmy and clean waters ideal for families.

Playa Blanca Beach, the first beach of Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Praia D’el Rei, a beach right to a luxury resort and golf camp in Portugal.

Dona Ana beach, the most popular in Algarve