To inspire holidaymakers who are looking for their next destination, online tour operator weloveholidays has compiled a list of the 20 most Instagrammed beaches across Europe.
When going on holiday, you’ll likely find yourself snapping a few photos of the stunning places you’ve visited. And if you don’t share it on Instagram – did it even happen?
With Google searches for the ‘10 most beautiful beaches in Europe’ up by +300% over the past 12 months, it’s clear travellers cannot wait to explore Europe’s beaches this summer.
Taking the top spot is Positano Beach on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The crystal-clear waters and neatly placed sun loungers along the beach are popular spots for holiday goers. In fact, over 2.5 million photos of #positano have been shared on Instagram so far. Cinque Terre, also in Italy, follows in second, with 2,479,239 Instagram posts, and the Spanish beach, Sitges, comes third with a whopping one million posts less.
German beaches, such as those on the islands Sylt and Rügen, rank fourth and eighth respectively, whereas the white cliffs in #etretat, France, missed the top 10, ranking 14th, with just 459,486 Instagram posts.
Europe’s 20 most Instagrammable beaches:
Rank | Country | Beach | Hashtag | IG posts |
1 | Italy | Positano, Amalfi Coast | #positano | 2,585,875 |
2 | Italy | Cinque Terre | #cinqueterre | 2,479,239 |
3 | Spain | Sitges | #sitges | 1,592,814 |
4 | Germany | Insel Sylt | #sylt | 1,356,625 |
5 | Spain | Puerto Banus, Marbella | #puertobanus | 979,917 |
6 | Spain | Maspalomas beach | #maspalomas | 879,271 |
7 | Italy | Polignano a Mare, Puglia | #polignanoamare | 855,996 |
8 | Germany | Binzer Strand, Rügen | #rügen | 812,464 |
9 | Netherlands | Texel | #texel | 746,882 |
10 | Norway | Kristiansand | #kristiansand | 726,584 |
11 | Spain | Nerja Beach | #nerja | 603,534 |
12 | Germany | Warnemünde, Rostock | #warnemünde | 478,279 |
13 | Germany | Usedom | #usedom | 467,906 |
14 | France | Etretat | #etretat | 459,486 |
15 | Spain | Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava | #tossademar | 427,439 |
16 | Italy | San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily | #sanvitolocapo | 367,396 |
17 | Germany | Südstrand, Fehmarn | #fehmarn | 354,070 |
18 | Germany | Weiße Düne, Norderney | #norderney | 333,619 |
19 | UK | Durdle Door Beach | #durdledoor | 295,051 |
20 | Portugal | Costa da Caparica | #costadacaparica | 242,961 |