Coast and beaches to film in
30 of them in 18 European countries, 22 with a photo and 1 with practical details the location publishes itself. Search and put three side by side in the locations search.
Beaches, cliffs, harbours and coastline, including stretches that can be closed off in the off season.
Where they are
- Malta 3
- Spain 3
- Estonia 2
- France 2
- Iceland 2
- Ireland 2
- Latvia 2
- Lithuania 2
- Portugal 2
- United Kingdom 2
- Croatia 1
- Denmark 1
- Germany 1
- Greece 1
- Netherlands 1
- Poland 1
- Slovenia 1
- Sweden 1
Coast and beaches in Malta 3
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Blue Lagoon, Comino
Coast & beach
Shallow turquoise channel between Comino and the islet of Cominotto, with white sand under clear water and low limestone cliffs on both shores.
Seen in: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Dwejra
Coast & beach
Rocky bay on Gozo's west coast with an inland sea joined to the open water by a natural tunnel, on a stretch of coastline once marked by the collapsed Azure Window.
Seen in: Game of Thrones (season 1), Clash of the Titans (2010)
Marsaxlokk
Coast & beach
A working fishing village on Malta's south-east coast, known for its harbour of traditional luzzu boats and waterfront market, listed in the Malta Film Commission's location catalogue.
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Coast and beaches in Spain 3
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Itzurun Beach and Basque Coast Geopark Flysch
Coast & beach
Beach at Zumaia backed by vertical flysch rock layers, part of a protected geopark, with wave cut platforms, cliffs and a hermitage on the headland.
Seen in: Game of Thrones
Playa de las Catedrales
Coast & beach
A tidal beach at Ribadeo shaped by sea arches and cliffs up to 30 metres high, fully walkable only at low tide and reached with a free timed permit in summer.
Corralejo Dunes Natural Park
Coast & beach
A protected dune field and beach on the north coast of Fuerteventura, with shifting white sand hills managed by the island council.
Coast and beaches in Estonia 2
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Parnu Beach
Coast & beach
Wide shallow sand beach on the gulf of Riga with low dunes, a promenade, a 1930s functionalist beach house and pine woods behind.
Ontika Cliff and Valaste Waterfall
Coast & beach
Limestone escarpment on the north coast rising about 55 m above the sea, with exposed rock layers, a viewing platform and the highest waterfall in Estonia.
Coast and beaches in France 2
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Étretat Cliffs
Coast & beach
White chalk cliffs with natural arches and a freestanding needle rising above a pebble beach on the Alabaster Coast.
Seen in: Lupin
Omaha Beach
Coast & beach
Stretch of Normandy coast where American forces landed on D-Day, 6 June 1944, backed by bluffs, the American Cemetery and the Overlord Museum.
Coast and beaches in Iceland 2
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Reynisfjara
Coast & beach
Black volcanic sand beach near Vík with hexagonal basalt columns, the Reynisdrangar sea stacks offshore and powerful Atlantic surf.
Seen in: Noah (2014), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Jokulsarlon
Coast & beach
A glacial lagoon at the edge of Vatnajokull where icebergs calve from an outlet glacier and drift toward the sea, with a black sand beach across the road.
Seen in: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Batman Begins
Coast and beaches in Ireland 2
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Dún Aonghasa
Coast & beach
Prehistoric stone fort on a sheer cliff edge on Inishmore in the Aran Islands, with concentric ramparts and a defensive band of upright stones.
Skellig Michael
Coast & beach
Steep rocky island in the Atlantic off the Kerry coast, topped by a sixth-century monastic settlement of stone beehive huts.
Seen in: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Coast and beaches in Latvia 2
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Cape Kolka
Coast & beach
Sand spit where the Gulf of Riga meets the open Baltic, with shallow water, drifted tree stumps, a wide empty beach and pine forest of Slitere National Park behind.
Jurmala Beach
Coast & beach
Some 25 km of flat white sand backed by low dunes and pine woods, with wooden resort villas and the pedestrian Jomas iela a short walk inland.
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Parnidis Dune
Coast & beach
Sand dune above Nida rising about 50 metres, with bare sand slopes, a sundial column, pine edges and views over the lagoon and the Russian border.
Ventes Ragas
Coast & beach
Cape on the Curonian Lagoon in the Nemunas Delta Regional Park, with a lighthouse, a bird ringing station, reed beds and open water.
Coast and beaches in Portugal 2
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Praia do Guincho
Coast & beach
Wide Atlantic surf beach backed by dunes and the Sintra hills, known for strong wind and heavy waves.
Seen in: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Ria Formosa
Coast & beach
Lagoon system of barrier islands, salt marshes and channels along the eastern Algarve coast near Tavira and Faro, home to fishing communities, salt pans and wading birds.
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Coast and beaches in the United Kingdom 2
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Freshwater West
Coast & beach
Wide Atlantic surf beach backed by dunes and low cliffs on the open Pembrokeshire coast.
Seen in: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Robin Hood (2010), Their Finest
Lulworth Estate
Coast & beach
Twelve thousand acre estate on the Jurassic Coast taking in Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, chalk cliffs and downland, plus a seventeenth century castle and a walled park.
Coast and beaches in Croatia 1
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Opatija
Coast & beach
Belle-epoque resort town on the Kvarner riviera with a twelve-kilometre coastal promenade, villa gardens and grand hotels dating from the Austro-Hungarian era.
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Coast and beaches in Denmark 1
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Moens Klint (GeoCenter)
Coast & beach
White chalk cliffs on the island of Moen rising up to 128 metres above the Baltic Sea, with a science centre, forest trails and beach access at the cliff base.
Coast and beaches in Germany 1
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Königsstuhl (Rügen)
Coast & beach
Chalk cliff on Rügen's Jasmund coast rising sharply above the Baltic, within a national park of beech forest, with a visitor centre built into the clifftop.
Coast and beaches in Greece 1
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Skopelos
Coast & beach
Pine-fringed Aegean island with pebble coves, a whitewashed harbour town and the clifftop chapel of Agios Ioannis.
Seen in: Mamma Mia! (2008)
Coast and beaches in the Netherlands 1
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Manteling van Walcheren
Coast & beach
Dune woodland and beach reserve on the Walcheren coast near Domburg and Oostkapelle, combining old estate woods with open dunes and North Sea beach.
Coast and beaches in Poland 1
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Hel Peninsula
Coast & beach
A 35-kilometre sand spit enclosing the Bay of Gdansk, with pine-backed Baltic beaches on its open-sea side and a historic fishing town and former naval base at its tip.
Coast and beaches in Slovenia 1
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Secovlje Salina Nature Park
Coast & beach
Working salt pans at the Croatian border, with a grid of shallow basins, earth embankments, wooden sluices, salt workers houses and wide flat horizons.
Coast and beaches in Sweden 1
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Fårö
Coast & beach
Small Baltic island north of Gotland with limestone rauk stacks, shingle shores and windswept heathland, where Ingmar Bergman lived and filmed for decades.
Seen in: Persona (1966), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Scenes from a Marriage (1973)