Beaches

Odessa dreaming: scenes from a hot and restless summer on the Ukrainian coast

Odessa dreaming: scenes from a hot and restless summer on the Ukrainian coast

Beach life: our guide to the best sand and sea the New East has to offer

Beach life: our guide to the best sand and sea the New East has to offer

Escape the city: journey out of Kaliningrad to the coast for amber mines and remote beaches

Escape the city: journey out of Kaliningrad to the coast for amber mines and remote beaches

Last minute getaways

Last minute getaways

Orthodox priest makes unorthodox request for nudist beach in Crimea

Orthodox priest makes unorthodox request for nudist beach in Crimea

Summer escapes: beat the urban crowds at these New East oases

Summer escapes: beat the urban crowds at these New East oases

Beat the crowds on these three New East beaches

Beat the crowds on these three New East beaches

Spring breakers: how a long, hot, hedonistic summer began on the Dalmatian coast

Spring breakers: how a long, hot, hedonistic summer began on the Dalmatian coast

Holidays in the sun: the pragmatic politics behind Tito's seaside tourism programme

Holidays in the sun: the pragmatic politics behind Tito’s seaside tourism programme

Island getaways: ten New East paradises you'll want to escape to right now

Island getaways: ten New East paradises you’ll want to escape to right now

Have a seaside snooze in Croatia

Have a seaside snooze in Croatia

Forget Brexit: these joyous photo stories remind us why it still feels good to be in the EU

Forget Brexit: these joyous photo stories remind us why it still feels good to be in the EU

The last resort: Nikita Shokhov captures the colourful world of the Russian seaside

The last resort: Nikita Shokhov captures the colourful world of the Russian seaside