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The 20 Most Romantic Beaches in the Caribbean for 2023 

Lighthouse Beach in Eleuthera.

What makes a beach romantic? The best way to answer that might be to define what does not make a beach romantic: huge crowds. Towering resorts. Artificial noise. 

The Caribbean’s most romantic beaches tend to be tucked away; quiet; serene. They are beautiful and serene, natural oases, all with a unifying feature: the somehow feel magical. 

This is our list of the most romantic beaches to visit in the Caribbean in 2023, from The Bahamas to Curacao and everywhere in between, some of which you may know, some of which you may have never heard of.

In the end though, there’s another answer to the question: the most romantic beach in the Caribbean is the one you’re on with the person you love. 

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Beach chairs at the lovely Barbuda Belle hotel.

11-Mile Beach, Barbuda There’s nothing romantic about a crowd. And you’ll never find one on this staggeringly beautiful, 11-mile-long stretch on beach-filled, 60-square-mile Barbuda, an island where space and seclusion are abundant as grains of sand. 

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Pink Sand Beach on Harbour Island in The Bahamas.

Pink Sand Beach, Harbour Island, The Bahamas Few places are more naturally charming than tiny Harbour Island off the coast of North Eleuthera, home to this endlessly wide, three-mile-long, pink-sand jewel, dotted with lovely small hotels and villas on the green hills just above. 

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Frenchman’s Cove in Jamaica.

Frenchman’s Cove, Jamaica It’s the sort of beach where you imagine the heroes retire to with their riches at the end of a heist movie; and while this spectacular Port Antonio beach has featured in several films, it’s deliciously secluded and serene. 

Salines, St Barth It’s a short stroll through a sandy path before you reach this wonder of St Barth, a breathtaking, wide-open white-sand stunner, which just so happens to be a nude beach. It’s the most beautiful beach in St Barth, and a beach that’s even more remarkable in person. 

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Rendezvous Beach in Anguilla.

Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla In-the-know travelers know that Anguilla has one of the greatest collections of beaches in the Caribbean. But none makes you feel something like Rendezvous, the home of the Aurora resort and blessed with the perfect cocktail of talcum-white sand and views of St Martin you’d expect to find in a painting. 

Turtle Beach, St Kitts St Kitts’ southeastern peninsula is one of the wonders of the Caribbean, and it’s home to the best beaches in St Kitts, from beach-bar-filled Cockleshell to Banana Bay, the home of the luxe Park Hyatt. But then there’s turtle beach, where the quiet is intoxicating and the calm waves are perfect for endless afternoons. 

Ffryes Beach, Antigua The sailboats and the stillness of the water, the curve of the coastline, the way even solitary clouds can give you extended moments of shade. Ffryes is one of the jewels of Antigua, best viewed from the new club at Tamarind Hills.  

Lighthouse Beach, Eleuthera, The Bahamas Let’s get this out of the way: getting here is no fun. It’s a drive that feels like forever across never-paved stone road, a bumpy journey toward the far southern end of Eleuthera. But when you get here, you find one of the great secrets of all of The Bahamas, a pair of cliff-edged beaches ripped straight out of your Caribbean fantasy. 

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La Sagesse beach.

La Sagesse, Grenada Grenada has a certain romance of its own, the way it still feels like a different age of Caribbean travel, the way it still manages to feel undiscovered. And then there is La Sagasse, the intimate, shady, beloved little bay that is the island’s crown jewel. 

Anse Noire, Martinique What a special place this is. The only way to get here is by walking down a staircase of more than 130 steps; at the bottom you find a Crusoe-style paradise with black sand framed by steep, dramatic, leafy cliffs.  

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Baie Longue, St Martin There’s an inherent mystique about this golden-sand stretch on the French side of St Martin, where the cliffs and the waves and the legendary La Samanna make for a decidedly storybook ambience. 

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Love Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas This is another side of New Providence, hidden away, secluded, wonderful. Set on the far western edge of the island’s northern coast, the beach has Nassau’s signature shimmering turquoise water, calm waves and the periodic welcome from airplanes flying overhead. 

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Mudjin Harbour on the island of Middle Caicos.

Mudjin Harbour, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Middle Caicos is the sort of island you dream about on cold winter afternoons — and this is the sort of beach. The story here is pure isolation, just you and nature and the imposing beautify of this unique place. (It’s not totally empty, though — it’s home to the great little Dragon Cay Resort). 

Cas Abaco Beach, Curacao This isn’t the Curacao you think you know. Far from the urban cool of Willemstad and the party vibes at Mambo, you’ll find this cliffside marvel on the island’s rugged, pristine western coast. 

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The beach at Galley Bay in Antigua.

Galley Bay, Antigua When your destination has 365 beaches, it’s not easy to choose, but we’re rather fond of this beach most famous for its eponymous resort. Tucked away on the other side of a salt port on the far northwestern corner of Antigua, there’s just something enchanting about Galley Bay. 

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Brewers Bay, St Thomas The green hills and the perfect crescent shape draw you into this St Thomas gem, which, despite its proximity to the University of the Virgin Islands (and the airport) retains an exotic, uncrowded feel. 

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Pinneys Beach in Nevis.

Pinneys Beach, Nevis Most people come here for the Four Seasons or the beach bars (yes, this is the home of Sunshine’s), but the beach itself is world-class, with magnificent views of nearby St Kitts and lovely golden volcanic sand. 

Crane Beach, Barbados There is a timeless quality to this stretch of beach on the southern coast of Barbados, marked by its steep cliffs and pink sand. It’s also home to the oldest continuously-operated hotel in the Caribbean, The Crane. 

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Shark Creek, Great Harbour Cay, The Bahamas This under-the-radar getaway mostly popular with South Floridians marries unrivaled remoteness with dynamic turquoise shallows that literally go on for miles. It doesn’t just feel like your own private beach – it’s feels like your own private sea. 

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Point of Sand, Little Cayman You feel the romance in Little Cayman the moment you land, with its one Main Street and the roosters on the runway. But the real treasure is found at the very tip of the island, a where the only thing you hear is the vigorous froth of the blue. 

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