Escape the Crowds at These Under-the-Radar Mediterranean Islands

From Spain to Egypt, golden sand beaches line the vast majority of the Mediterranean — but there are a handful of pink sand beaches hidden amongst them.

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geography | Escape the Crowds at These Under-the-Radar Mediterranean Islands

From Spain to Egypt, golden sand beaches line the vast majority of the Mediterranean — but there are a handful of pink sand beaches hidden amongst them.

Spiaggia Rosa, which translates to "pink beach" in Italian, gets its stunning pink hue from a microorganism called Miniacina miniacea. These naturally reddish and pinkish foraminifera (or single-celled organisms with shells) are actually common all around in the Mediterranean but particularly in the waters near Budelli.

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