Guardian published the list with the best beaches in the world, deviding the list of a total of 50 beaches in 7 different categories. In the category “Best for wow factor” are featured 12 impressive beaches, among them a Greek one described by the British newspaper as more of a cove than a beach, backed by cliffs and dense woods, with white sands and pebbles and clear blue waters. It is Fakistra on the Pelion peninsula (mainland Greece), below Tsagarada village. It’s a steep walk down but it’s the sort of place that, apart from in July and August, you may well have to yourself.

See the whole list:

1 Source d’Argent, Seychelles

2 Dune du Pyla, France

3 Shoal Bay, Antigua

4 Cala Saona, Formentera

5 Glass Beach, California

6 Starfish Beach, Panama

7 Fakistra, Greece

8 Flamenco Beach, Puerto Rico

9 Koh Kradan, Thailand

10 Playa del Amor (Hidden Beach), Mexico

11 Greenfield Beach, Australia

12 Bora Bora, French Polynesia