It’s not a beach in the Caribbean or in the middle of Oceania that’s been named the most beautiful in the world but the Mediterranean coastline of Rabbit Beach in Italy that has taken top honors.

If you haven’t booked your annual dose of sun, sea and sand just yet, LUXUO gathered ten of the world’s top beaches for a little inspiration.

But If you are looking for something a little unconventional to see this summer, you should have a look at our Top 10 Unusual Beaches!

Looking for something a little unconventional to see this summer? Beaches don’t always have to be white sand and still seas — here, a look at ten unique alternatives.

If you’re beginning to think about booking a summer sun getaway in Europe, Cyprus offers some of the best beach destinations, according to TripAdvisor users.

The island nabbed two of the top three beach destinations in Europe, with Ayia Napa, the party capital which made its name as a notorious party paradise, in top place.

Protaras, another Cypriote tourist resort, took third place, just below the Greek island of Skiathos, a small island famous for its white sand beaches.

It’s every holidaymaker’s worst nightmare — arrive at the hotel late one night, rise early the next morning to head to the beach and discover that, in the light of day, your hotel isn’t so much “beachfront” as “beach-near.”

Some hotel operators get away with making outrageous claims regarding proximity to the beach, and although online tools such as TripAdvisor and Google Earth’s satellite imaging have made fact-checking easier, that five-minute walk to the sand is still a nasty sting for plenty of vacationers.

Enter The Beachfront Club, a new hotel resource which aims to end this uncertainty by obtaining verified data on how far hotels are from the nearest stretch of sand — and listing only those who are nearly right on top of it.

Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it’s never too hot or cold, the water isn’t filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect.

Welcome to Ocean Dome, the world’s only indoor beach! Ocean Dome is known as the world’s largest indoor water park with a retractable roof.

The air temperature is always kept around 30º C and the water temperature is kept at around 28º C.