Even for die-hard swimmers, surfers, and sunbathers, sometimes a day
at the beach is anything but. You know the drill: too many people, too
much noise, not nearly enough serenity to enjoy the majesty of blue
skies and white-crested waves.
The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out
there—blissful hideaways where tourism hasn’t yet eclipsed the local
culture and there’s more to do, for those so inspired, than loll on the
sand. T+L went scouting for such secret beaches and turned up everything
from a quaint, affordable fishing village in Portugal to world-class
surfing waves in Todos Santos, a cliff-side artist colony in Mexico.