Best beach in the world named

A remote beach in Sicily, Italy, has been named as the best beach in the world by a survey of travellers, while an Australia beach came in third.



Australia's best beach? Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island has been named the third best beach in the world.
Australia's best beach? Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island has been named the third best beach in the world. Photo: Tourism Queensland

Second place went Grace Bay, Providenciales, in the Turks and Caicos, while Australia's own Whitehaven Beach in Queensland came third.

"Rabbit Beach's is clearly a big hit with travellers and it's easy to see why with its stunning turquoise water and white sand," said TripAdvisor spokeswoman Emma Shaw, adding that the award would be a boost for Sicily's tourism.


Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, the largest island in the Whitsundays. The pristine silica sand of the beach stretches over seven kilometres along the island, and the beach has previous been named among the world's and Australia's best.

There was one big surprise in the TripAdvisor list: coming 10th was Rhossili Bay in Swansea, Wales, which beat beaches in Hawaii, the Caribbean and more exotic locations to make the top 10 list.

Rhossili Bay, on the Gower Peninsula, stretches for five kilometres and its vast expanse of sand backed by sand dunes and towering cliffs make it popular with surfers, paragliders and ramblers.



The Top 10 beaches in the world:

1. Rabbit Beach, Sicily - Italy

2. Grace Bay, Providenciales - Turks and Caicos

3. Whitehaven Beach, Queensland - Australia

4. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha - Brazil


6. Playa de las Catedrales, Ribadeo - Spain

7. Lopes Mendes Beach, Ilha Grande - Brazil

8. Horseshoe Bay Beach, Southampton Parish - Bermuda

9. Eagle Beach - Aruba

10. Rhossili Bay, Rhossili, Swansea - Wales, UK

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