Set the scene Santa Marina is the only resort on Mykonos island with its own private stretch of sandy beach—and on calm and sought-after Ornos Bay, where you’re largely shielded from the almighty Cycladic winds.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
But Jávea, set about 25 miles north of the Costa Blanca, where the coastline’s long, sandy beaches give way to craggy bays and vertiginous cliffs, did it differently.
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