European Cities with Beaches: A two-for-one deal!

Many vacationers believe there are two types of trips. On one hand, you have your run-of-the-mill beach trip where you mostly lie on the beach, sip a cool drink and relax (fun). On the other, you have your City/Historical/Cultural trip where you have a lot to do and see before your time runs out (also fun). Well, today, we're here to tell you that there are cities in this world that can let you have your cake and eat it, too!

Take, for example, Barcelona, Spain which offers you such incredible sites as La Sagrada Familia which is the Gaudi inspired cathedral soaring hundreds of feet in the air. Less known, however, are the beaches of Barcelona which lie on the Mediterranean and offer just as delicious cocktails at their ocean-side bars. This city offers a wide variety of activities that might just make for a perfect, all-around, trip (not to mention the food is about as good as you can find anywhere in the world).

Nice, France, is a Riviera destination where many Europeans and other visitors also come to bask in the sun on the beach after spending their morning combing through historical churches and squares. The food here is equally as good and the water just as blue (if not clearer). And just a stone's throw away lies Manaco, where you can do much of the same while mixing it up with billionaires for the day.

Don't forget, many European cities are relatively close to one ocean or another and takes but short excursion to instantly be transported to a beach getaway. Don't let a lack of sand and water be a reason not to visit that destination you always dreamed of.