There are no beach chaise lounges or ice-cream vendors infesting the coves but there is Internet and phone.
There are wild parks and preserves, and emerald coves to explore by hired boat.
Dhows and fishing boats can be chartered for trips to deserted coves and snorkelling spots.
Hvar Adventure ( hvar-adventure.com) offers sailing jaunts to the coves of the Paklinski archipelago.
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Freshwater Bay and Newgale beach are favourite locations, where you can also explore coves and sea caves in calm weather.
Their ice-strengthened hulls can navigate in and around the ice and deep into protected coves and bays.
Rural Ibiza is a place of windswept clifftops, isolated fishermen's coves, whitewashed village churches and valleys cooled by a whispering sea-breeze.
Sandy coves, swaying palms and tropical sunsets welcome paddlers and sailors, though sites are limited and camping permits are required.
The region is littered with small, intimate coves -- the majority of which can only be reached by foot or boat.
The Turquoise Coast is a glistening stretch of clear blue sea where gods once played in sublime pebble coves and now spectacular ruins abound.
Stray from the paths and you'll find hidden coves, mostly deserted but occasionally filled with local schoolchildren on a day trip.
Some coves along the coast become floating cities at the weekend, with scores of vessels moored together and parties in full swing.
Meanwhile the bays, coves and inlets of the Amalfi Coast ensure that the region never fails to enjoy a stream of international visitors.
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Between the French bistro menu, the boozy, well-dressed crowd and the sunset views from the roof-deck over Pipes Coves, you could almost be in St Barts.
Cornwall, in southwest England, has long besotted visitors with its historic port villages, broad sandy beaches, high cliffs and secret coves that were once used by smugglers.
Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Motta owns one of few yachts permitted to tour guests around the island, host diving trips and anchor overnight in rocky coves.
Forested mountains cascade down to the lake shore, the mist-covered peak of Mount Nkungwe rises up in the background and crystal-clear waters teeming with fish lap against white sand coves.
And it is a spectacular one, encompassing UNESCO World Heritage sites, pirate coves, dinosaur fossils, surf beaches, seal-basked rocks and enough Cornish pasty parlours to sustain your hiking between them.
Ringed in white stone beaches, the island has numerous deserted coves, a small, fully equipped, modern marina, a handful of seaside restaurants and one very cool beach bar.
They can come with beaches, sheltered coves, and rare wildlife.
Its craggy coves host the best point break in North America--best, if not for its giant, peeling surf and nearby mountain peaks, then for its lack of competing surfers.
Dotted across it, boats are fishing where men have fished for centuries, bringing their catch into the small harbours and ports that pepper the coastline, scalloped into a succession of bays and coves.
In the 17th century the cays' hidden inlets, coves and limestone caverns were the favorite haunts of such pirates and privateers as Blackbeard, who plundered Spanish galleons leaving the New World.
Torbay, widely known as a genteel Devon resort with its palm-fringed promenades and sandy coves, held its second gay pride festival in June, with about 2, 200 people attending over a weekend.
Somewhere in the United States, there are places waiting to be discovered this summer -- jagged mountain peaks, roadside diners with heaps of eccentric flair and candy-coloured beach coves that cry out for skinny-dipping adventures.
In the coves around the town, family groups lie on the beach while I join the swimmers lolling offshore, our heads bobbing in the gilded waters that stretch out towards the setting sun.
The Republican victory was also tempered by Democratic wins in conservative pockets of the state, including the hills and hollows of the south-west and the quiet coves and salt marshes of Chesapeake Bay.
Aside from ruins, there are scores of other activities to keep you entertained for a week and on: kayaking, rock-climbing, canyoning, safari trips to nearby villages and boat cruises to check out islands and coves in the area.
By renting a car and mapping out a loose itinerary along the Mediterranean and Aegean it is nearly impossible to avoid stumbling upon ancient amphitheaters and temples, secluded turquoise-water coves and bustling resorts within minutes of one another.
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