{"id":14976,"date":"2026-04-24T06:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/greek-beaches-shine-in-tripadvisors-2026-best-of-the-best-rankings\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:57:39","slug":"greek-beaches-shine-in-tripadvisors-2026-best-of-the-best-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/greek-beaches-shine-in-tripadvisors-2026-best-of-the-best-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek beaches shine in Tripadvisor\u2019s 2026 \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1301816\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elafonissi_tripadvisor-320x200.jpg?v=1777009214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elafonissi_tripadvisor.jpg?v=1777009213\" alt=\"Greek beaches shine in Tripadvisor\u2019s 2026 \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 rankings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elafonissi_tripadvisor-960x600.jpg?v=1777009214\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Tripadvisor]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece has secured a prominent place in global travel rankings, with four of its beaches named among Tripadvisor\u2019s Travelers\u2019 Choice Awards \u201cBest of the Best Beaches\u201d for 2026, including two in the top three worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The annual list, compiled from millions of traveler reviews and ratings over a 12-month period, represents fewer than 1% of Tripadvisor\u2019s roughly 8 million listings. Topping this year\u2019s ranking is Isla Pasion in Cozumel, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Greece\u2019s Elafonissi Beach on the island of Crete claimed second place globally. Known for its distinctive pink-tinged sands and clear turquoise waters, the beach was praised by Tripadvisor as \u201cjust one of those places you have to see to believe.\u201d The travel platform highlighted its shallow lagoons as ideal for families, while deeper waters offer opportunities for swimming and snorkeling.<\/p>\n<p>Third place went to Balos Lagoon, also on Crete, further cementing the island\u2019s reputation as a premier beach destination.<\/p>\n<p>Two additional Greek beaches also made the top 15. Falassarna Beach ranked 11th, while Paleokastritsa Beach on the island of Corfu placed 14th.<\/p>\n<p>The strong showing underscores Greece\u2019s enduring appeal among international travelers, particularly for its diverse coastline and iconic seaside landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1301816\/greek-beaches-shine-in-tripadvisors-2026-best-of-the-best-rankings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Tripadvisor] Greece has secured a prominent place in global travel rankings, with four of its beaches named among Tripadvisor\u2019s Travelers\u2019 Choice Awards \u201cBest of the Best Beaches\u201d for 2026, including two in the top three worldwide. The annual list, compiled from millions of traveler reviews and ratings over a 12-month period, represents fewer than 1% &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Greek beaches shine in Tripadvisor\u2019s 2026 \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 rankings\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/greek-beaches-shine-in-tripadvisors-2026-best-of-the-best-rankings\/#more-14976\" aria-label=\"Read more about Greek beaches shine in Tripadvisor\u2019s 2026 \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 rankings\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elafonissi_tripadvisor-960x600.jpg?v=1777009214","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}