Praia da Rocha, Portugal, is one out of 10 breathtaking beaches

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Based on opinions from TripAdvisor’s users, a list of the top 10 most stunning beaches both in Europe and in the world has been compiled and Praia da Rocha, Algarve, was the only Portuguese beach to make either list and came within the top five on both. Praia da Rocha was described by one voter as “huge, clean and wonderful”. Well, that's my opinion too. I loved spending some days there. It was August but I never felt like there were too many people around. It was incredible because each morning there were lots of people on the sand and in the water, every day but the beach was always very clean - I liked that. Later I discovered that the team in charge of cleaning the beach starts the job at 4 in night, every day.

TripAdvisor: Top 10 Breathtaking Beaches in Europe

1. Navagio, Zakynthos, Grécia
2. Whitehaven, Ilhas Whitsunday, Austrália
3. Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico
4. Yapak (Puka), Boracay, Filipinas
5. Praia da Rocha, Portimão, Portugal
6. Lagoa Aitutaki, Aitutaki, Ilhas Cook
7. Baía do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brasil
8. Piscine Naturelle, Île des Pins (piscina natural da Ilha dos Pinheiros), Nova Caledónia
9. Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turcos e Caicos
10. Geger, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonésia

TripAdvisor: Top 10 Beaches in Europe

1. Navagio, Zakynthos, Ilhas Jónicas, Grécia
2. Praia da Rocha, Portimão, Portugal
3. Praia dos Coelhos (Conigli), Lampedusa, Sicília, Itália
4. Illetes, Formentera, Baleares, Espanha
5. Egremni, Lefkada, Ilhas Jónicas, Grécia
6. Tropea, Itália
7. Elafonissi, Creta, Grécia
8. Lagoa Azul, Praia de Oludeniz, Oludeniz, Turquia
9. Ilhas Cíes, Galiza, Espanha
10. Zlatni Rat, ilha de Brac, Croácia