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Spain · Menorca
No. 7
Cala Pregonda
No toilets, no food, no signal, and clothing is optional.
Cala Pregonda is on Menorca, a 40-minute drive from the airport and then a 15 to 20 minute walk from the car park. There are no toilets, no food vendors, no umbrellas or sunbeds and not even reliable phone signal, so arrive early with shade, food and drink. Going naked is customary on Menorca's remote beaches, in Condé Nast Traveler's words. Remote as it is, it can get crowded in summer. We measured 233 metres of sand.
Best: August (27.2 °C), then July and September →
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Croatia · Makarska
No. 6
Nugal
A cove with its own waterfall, at the end of a cliffside path.
Nugal is a pebble cove south-east of Makarska with its own waterfall, about 30 feet high, fed by a stream off Mount Biokovo. You reach it by a stony coastal path of 30 to 40 minutes from Makarska or from Tučepi, or by kayak or boat. Parts of the path run along narrow cliff edges that one walker calls a bit dangerous if you are not careful. There are no facilities, though boat taxis sell water and fruit, around €5 a bottle. Wikipedia calls it an all-nude beach; a 2025 blogger says partly. We measured 112 metres.
Best: July and August (26.1 °C each), then September →