A new study has revealed which beaches around the world are deemed to be the most relaxing. To our surprise, Constanta Beach ranks as 10th most relaxing beach in Europe.
The whole study (covering beaches from all over the world) mentioned above can be found here.
The relaxation experts at SpaSeekers.com have conducted new research which reveals the most relaxing beaches around the world, according to the number of times the word ‘relaxing’ is mentioned in online travel reviews.
Europe’s Top 15 Most Relaxing Beaches
Beaches in Iceland, Cyprus and Denmark make up Europe’s top three most relaxing seaside spots. Salthill Beaches in Ireland and Kavatsite Beach in Bulgaria round off the top five. Several other Irish beaches rank in the top ten, including Portmarnock Beach, Killiney Beach and Tramore Beach.
| Rank | Name of Beach | Country | Relaxing reviews percentage |
| 1 | Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach | Iceland | 15.10% |
| 2 | Ayia Thekla Beach | Cyprus | 11.10% |
| 3 | Amager Strandpark | Denmark | 8.00% |
| 4 | Salthill Beaches | Ireland | 7.60% |
| 5 | Kavatsite Beach | Bulgaria | 7.20% |
| 6 | Portmarnock Beach | Ireland | 5.80% |
| 7 | Killiney Beach | Ireland | 5.80% |
| 8 | Sveti Jakov Beach | Croatia | 5.80% |
| 9 | Tramore Beach | Ireland | 5.60% |
| 10 | Constanta Beach | Romania | 5.40% |
| 11 | Lapad Beach | Croatia | 5.20% |
| 12 | Cala’n Bosch | Spain | 5.20% |
| 13 | Tywyn Beach | Turkey | 5.00% |
| 14 | Malahide Beach | Ireland | 5.00% |
| 15 | Kalamaki Beach | Greece | 4.80% |
A very unique type of beach is the world’s third most relaxing beach, according to online travel reviews. Reykjavik’s Nauthólsvík Geothermal Beach is a beach where the cold waters of the North Atlantic are warmed by geothermal energy.
The sandy beach provides visitors a spot to relax and recharge in, while its warm lagoon, with a streaming hot tub allows locals and tourists to relax all year round. Just over 15% of online reviews refer to this one-of-a-kind beach as ‘relaxing’, providing the perfect beach to recharge on in an unlikely climate.
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