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Thirty places under palms

Every guide has the same shape: the palm story, the honest months with typical climate figures, the sights, the beaches, the events, and separate notes for remote workers and for families. Filter by region, mood or month.

Speedboats crossing a deep blue sea near Bali, seen from above
44° N · northern edge of the palm belt 44° S · southern edge MallorcaMálaga & the Costa del SolCosta BlancaTenerifeCreteNice & the Côte d’AzurCapri & the Amalfi CoastSicilyMadeiraDubaiMarrakechZanzibarMauritiusSeychellesMaldivesSri Lanka south coastBaliKoh Lanta & Koh LipePalawanGoaTulum & the Riviera MayaMiami & Palm BeachSouthern CaliforniaCuraçaoArubaCartagenaCosta RicaMauiMoorea & TahitiPerth & Rottnest Island

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Region
Mood

Europe & Atlantic islands

Playa de Palma from above, a long sandy beach with a palm-lined promenade

Europe · Spain

Mallorca

Two hours from most of Europe and palms on every promenade.

A single tall palm on a sandy beach at Mil Palmeras with a blue sky

Europe · Spain

Costa Blanca

Europe’s largest palm grove and a coast that is warm from March to November.

Las Teresitas beach with golden sand, palms and the mountains of Anaga behind

Europe · Spain, Canary Islands

Tenerife

Eternal spring: 22 degrees in January, a volcano to climb and the palm that is named after the islands.

Falasarna beach on Crete with turquoise water and umbrellas on white sand

Europe · Greece

Crete

Europe’s only wild palm forest, Minoan palaces and a beach season that runs into November.

San Vito Lo Capo beach with white sand, turquoise water and Monte Monaco behind

Europe · Italy

Sicily

Palermo’s palm-filled squares, a volcano, and a beach called San Vito Lo Capo.

A subtropical garden with palms and flowers above the Atlantic coast

Europe · Portugal

Madeira

A garden island in the Atlantic with a remote-work village and 20 degree winters.

Africa, Middle East & Indian Ocean

Dubai Marina with yachts in the water and glass towers behind

Africa & Middle East · United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Winter sun at 26 degrees, an island shaped like a palm and the fastest wifi on this list.

The crown of a date palm against a deep blue sky

Africa & Middle East · Morocco

Marrakech

A hundred thousand date palms, a red city and the Atlas mountains as a backdrop.

Wooden deck chairs under a straw umbrella on a white beach

Africa & Middle East · Tanzania

Zanzibar

Spice island: coconut groves, a Swahili stone town and beaches that change with the tide.

A pool deck under palms facing the lagoon in Mauritius

Africa & Middle East · Mauritius

Mauritius

A lagoon around the whole island, a botanical garden of giants and a one year visa for remote workers.

A resort pool under palms beside a white beach in the Seychelles

Africa & Middle East · Seychelles

Seychelles

Granite boulders, the world’s largest seed and beaches that other beaches are measured against.

Asia & the Maldives

Beach villas among palms with steps into a turquoise lagoon in the Maldives

Asia · Maldives

Maldives

A thousand coconut islands on a lagoon, from guesthouse budgets to overwater villas.

A couple relaxing under a leaning coconut palm on a white beach

Asia · Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka south coast

Surf towns under coconut palms, tea in the hills and a train that runs along the sea.

A tropical pool surrounded by jungle plants and palms in Bali

Asia · Indonesia

Bali

Rice terraces, temple gates, surf and the busiest remote-work scene in the tropics.

Koh Lipe with turquoise water, a longtail boat and a green island behind

Asia · Thailand

Koh Lanta & Koh Lipe

Two Andaman islands: one slow and long with a famous coworking, one tiny and turquoise.

A woman on a beach beneath limestone cliffs with turquoise water

Asia · Philippines

Palawan

Limestone lagoons, island-hopping by bangka and coconut groves behind every cove.

A woman walking along a wide sandy beach lined with coconut palms

Asia · India

Goa

Coconut palms to the horizon, Portuguese churches and a winter that costs almost nothing.

The Americas & Caribbean

A resort pool with palms and thatched roofs in a tropical garden

Americas · Mexico

Tulum & the Riviera Maya

A Maya temple above a palm beach, cenotes in the jungle and the best-looking hotels in the Caribbean.

The West Palm Beach skyline across the water with palms and a marina

Americas · United States

Miami & Palm Beach

Art Deco, Cuban coffee, royal palms on every avenue and a town literally named after them.

A woman in a straw hat beside a convertible car overlooking the Pacific

Americas · United States

Southern California

Skinny palms against a big sky, surf towns from Malibu to San Diego and a road worth the flight.

Playa Porto Mari in Curaçao with palms, white sand and calm blue water

Americas · Dutch Caribbean

Curaçao

A painted Dutch harbour, forty beaches and a remote-work permit outside the hurricane belt.

The coast of Aruba at sunset with a long beach and turquoise water

Americas · Dutch Caribbean

Aruba

One happy island: Palm Beach by name, a constant breeze and sunshine almost every day of the year.

Colourful colonial buildings with wooden shutters and a tall palm

Americas · Colombia

Cartagena

A walled colonial city in the tropics, royal palms in the plazas and islands a boat ride away.

An infinity pool and jacuzzi above a tropical forest canopy

Americas · Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Surf towns and howler monkeys on the Pacific, a digital nomad visa and pura vida as policy.

A resort pool on a beach lined with tall palms

Americas · United States, Hawaii

Maui

Coconut palms brought by canoe, a sunrise volcano and whales in the channel every winter.

South Pacific & Australia

Overwater bungalows on a green lagoon in Moorea with a palm frond in the foreground

Oceania · French Polynesia

Moorea & Tahiti

Overwater bungalows, a lagoon the colour of a swimming pool and mountains straight out of a myth.

Geordie Bay on Rottnest Island with boats moored in turquoise water

Oceania · Australia

Perth & Rottnest Island

The sunniest capital in Australia, Indian Ocean sunsets and an island of smiling quokkas.