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Seaside resort

February 04, 2023

A seaside resort is a town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, such as in the German Seebad.[a] Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.

History

 
Barcola, a holiday seaside resort in antiquity as well as in the 19th century with the Miramare Castle and later
 
Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg (Germany), established in 1793, is the oldest seaside resort in continental Europe.

Seaside resorts have existed since antiquity. In Roman times, the town of Baiae, by the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy, was a resort for those who were sufficiently prosperous.[1] Barcola in northern Italy, with its Roman luxury villas, is considered a special example of ancient leisure culture by the sea.[2] Mersea Island, in Essex, England was a seaside holiday destination for wealthy Romans living in Colchester.[3]

The development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid-19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry. The first seaside resorts were opened in the 18th century for the aristocracy, who began to frequent the seaside as well as the then fashionable spa towns, for recreation and health.[4] One of the earliest such seaside resorts was Scarborough in Yorkshire during the 1720s; it had been a popular spa town since a stream of acidic water was discovered running from one of the cliffs to the south of the town in the 17th century.[4] The first rolling bathing machines were introduced by 1735.

In 1793, Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg, Germany was founded as the first seaside resort of the European continent, which successfully attracted Europe's aristocracy to the Baltic Sea.[5]

 
Brighton, The Front and the Chain Pier Seen in the Distance, early 19th century

The opening of the resort in Brighton and its reception of royal patronage from King George IV extended the seaside as a resort for health and pleasure to the much larger London market, and the beach became a centre for upper-class pleasure and frivolity. This trend was praised and artistically elevated by the new romantic ideal of the picturesque landscape; Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon is an example of that. Later, Queen Victoria's long-standing patronage of the Isle of Wight and Ramsgate in Kent ensured that a seaside residence was considered as a highly fashionable possession for those wealthy enough to afford more than one home.

Seaside resorts for the middle and working classes

 
The Blackpool Promenade c. 1898

The extension of this form of leisure to the middle and working classes began with the development of the railways in the 1840s; they offered cheap travel to fast-growing resort towns. In particular, the branch line to the small seaside town of Blackpool from Poulton-le-Fylde led to a sustained economic and demographic boom. A sudden influx of visitors arriving by rail motivated entrepreneurs to build accommodation and create new attractions, leading to more visitors and rapid growth throughout the 1850s and 1860s.[6]

The growth was intensified by the practice among the Lancashire cotton mill owners of closing the factories for a week every year to service and repair machinery. These became known as wakes weeks. Each town's mills would close for a different week, allowing Blackpool to manage a steady and reliable stream of visitors over a prolonged period in the summer. A prominent feature of the resort was the promenade and the pleasure piers, where an eclectic variety of performances vied for the people's attention. In 1863, the North Pier in Blackpool was completed, rapidly becoming a centre of attraction for elite[clarification needed] visitors. Central Pier was completed in 1868, with a theatre and a large open-air dance floor.[7]

Many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines, because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest.

By the end of the century the English coastline had over 100 large resort towns, some with populations exceeding 50,000.[8]

Expansion around the world

 
Seaside facade at Monte Carlo, 1870s

The development of the seaside resort abroad was stimulated by the well-developed English love of the beach. The French Riviera on the Mediterranean had already become a destination for the British upper class by the end of the 18th century. In 1864, the first railway to Nice was completed, making the Riviera accessible to visitors from all over Europe. By 1874, foreign residents in Nice, mostly British, numbered 25,000. The coastline became renowned for attracting the royalty of Europe, including Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.[9]

 
The Strandkorb became a symbol of seaside tourism by the end of the 19th century, especially on the southern Baltic Sea coast.

In the United States, early seaside resorts in the late 1800s catered to the wealthy, including city businessmen. Cape May, New Jersey became one of the first coastal resorts in the United States, when regular steamboat traffic on the Delaware River began after the War of 1812. Early visitors to Cape May included Henry Clay in 1847, and Abraham Lincoln in 1849. By 1880, Henry Flagler had extended several rail lines southward down the US Atlantic coastline, enticing northern upper-class families south to subtropical Florida. The Florida East Coast Railway brought northern tourists to St. Augustine in greater numbers, and by 1887 Flagler began to build two large ornate hotels in St. Augustine, the 540-room Ponce de Leon Hotel and the Hotel Alcazar, and bought the Casa Monica Hotel the next year.

Continental European attitudes towards gambling and nudity tended to be more lax than in Britain, and British and French entrepreneurs were quick to exploit the possibilities. In 1863, the Prince of Monaco, Charles III and François Blanc, a French businessman, arranged for steamships and carriages to take visitors from Nice to Monaco, where large luxury hotels, gardens and casinos were built. The place was renamed[citation needed] Monte Carlo. Commercial seabathing also spread to other areas of the United States and parts of the British Empire such as Australia, where surfing became popular in the early 20th century. By the 1970s cheap and affordable air travel was the catalyst for the growth of a truly global tourism market.

Recreational fishing and leisure boat pursuits have recently become very lucrative, and traditional fishing villages are often well positioned to take advantage of this. For example, Destin, on the coast of Florida, has evolved from an artisanal fishing village into a seaside resort dedicated to tourism with a large fishing fleet of recreational charter boats.[10] The tourist appeal of fishing villages has become so big that the Korean[which?] government is purpose-building 48 fishing villages for their tourist drawing power.[11]

Seasideness

 
Seasideness being displayed in Morecambe

Seasideness is the distinct sense of place, or genius loci, associated with seaside resorts and as experienced by visitors to these coastal destinations.[12] It is made up of a combination of factors, including the open vistas of the coastal environment as well as distinctive leisure activities, such as beach play, consuming seaside food, and promenading; these will reflect regional preferences.[12][13] Seasideness is also reflected in the distinct built heritage and architecture of coastal resorts, such as 19th century piers and early 20th century seaside modern buildings.[14][15] The seaside experience, associated with seasideness, has also been associated with an emotional nostalgic reaction and feelings of wellbeing, which have in turn been connected to visitor appeal.[16][17][18]

Seasideness can be traced back to research by a British academic, David Jarratt, and is summarised in Jarratt's (2015) peer-reviewed journal article entitled 'Sense of place at a British coastal resort: Exploring seasideness in Morecambe'.[12] Jarratt links seasideness with feelings of wellness and especially nostalgia, which is explored in more detail in a joint-authored 2016 journal article.[17] The research is case-study based and so there is a good deal of scope for further research in this area from human geographers, environmental and social psychologists, tourism scholars, and other academics. Nevertheless, a connection with the sea lies at this heart of seasideness, and anecdotally it appears to be something shared by modern societies; it is a common theme in literature and the arts. The case-study centred on Morecambe, a once popular Lancastrian resort on the North-West coast of England, which saw a dramatic decline in visitor numbers in the late 20th century and regeneration at the start of the 21st century. One could argue that such resorts, like any destination, need to understand the motivation and experiences of visitors, and this is one way in which an understanding of seasideness may be useful.

Around the world

Australia

 
Hyams Beach in the Jervis Bay Territory, which is renowned for its brilliantly white sand.
 
Manly Beach in Sydney, a popular beach spot.
 
Surfers Paradise, one of the most frequently visited tourist spots in Australia.

Belgium

Seaside resorts on the Flemish coast of West-Vlaanderen exist at the famous Knokke, Ostend and also De Panne and coastal towns along the North Sea served by the coastal tramway Kusttram run by De Lijn.

 
Ostend beach and the promenade pier, panoramic view

Bulgaria

 
The coast around Golden Sands with the neighbouring nature park

Croatia

There are many seaside resorts on the jagged coastline of Croatia, including several on its islands, which have been popular for many years. Examples include:

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

 
Map of the French coastline showing various resort areas

With three long coastlines, France has many seaside resorts on its various coasts; for specific towns in each region, see the following articles:

Georgia

 
A beach in Batumi

Germany

Main articles: List of seaside resorts in Germany and List of spa towns in Germany
 
Steep coast at Darss West Beach, near Ahrenshoop
 
Kurhaus of Binz on Rugia island, one of the most famous German seaside spas, which showcases the typical resort architecture of the Pomeranian coast
 
Aerial view of the Sassnitz seaside resort and the nearby Jasmund National Park chalk cliffs, Rugia island
 
Seals sunbathing at a beach of the German North Sea island Norderney

Germany is known for its traditional seaside resorts on the Baltic Sea and the North Sea coasts, mainly established in the 19th century. In German they are called Seebad ("Sea Spa") or Seeheilbad, sometimes with Ostsee- or Nordsee- as prefixes for the respective coastline.

The most prestigious resorts can be found along the Baltic coastline, including the islands of Rugia and Usedom. They often feature a unique architectural style called resort architecture. The coast of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania alone has an overall length of 2000 km[19] and is nicknamed German Riviera.[20] Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg, established in 1793, is the oldest seaside resort in Germany and continental Europe.[21]

Most important coastal areas with seaside resorts in Germany:

Selection of German seaside resorts along the Baltic Sea coastline:

At the North Sea coastline:

Greece

 
Hotel in Kranidi.
 
Aquila Rithymna Beach in Rethymno.

Greece, renowned as a summer destination, features a large amount of seaside resorts. Some of them are listed below:

India

India has a long coastline and hence has numerous beaches and resort towns. Beaches were already a popular tourist destination for the kings and the masses alike especially in South India where the Dravidian Empires built large temples near the seashore. Beaches are also associated with Hindu rituals where pilgrims from different parts of India go for worshipping rituals. The sun rise and Sunset are also associated with Hindu traditions which are considered sacred my many Hindu communities and there are festivals to celebrate the sunset and sunrise. A major example of such festivals is Chhath Puja. The British Raj also contributed in the development of Beach Resorts where Europeans used to visit during the harsh and cold winter of Europe.

Major sea beaches can be found in large coastal cities of India like Mumbai and Chennai. The Marina Beach in Chennai is the longest unnatural beach in India. Apart from that, Juhu Beach in Mumbai and Kovalam Beach in Trivandrum are also famous. Beach resorts of Puri, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi, Kannur, Tuticorin, Mahabalipuram and Kanyakumari are equally famous.

In the recent years, Goa has become a hotspot for beach resorts and hotels. Goa has numerous beaches and is very near to Mumbai and Pune and not very far from Bengaluru and Chennai making is a favourite destination for many. Goa is also a destination for Russian tourists.

The archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are also famous for beach resorts. Other beach resorts in India includes:

Iceland

 
Beach at Nauthólsvík

Ireland

 
The seafront in Bray, County Wicklow

The 'Irish Riviera' on the South Coast of Ireland features the seaside resorts of Youghal, Ardmore, Dungarvan, Cóbh and Ballycotton, all set close to the south coast of Ireland. Youghal has been a favoured holiday destination for over 100 years, situated on the banks of the River Blackwater as it reaches the sea. Youghal is well known for its beaches, having been, until 2008, the only town in the Republic of Ireland with two beaches awarded E.U. Blue Flag status. Dungarvan is a seaside market town beneath the mountains in the centre of the Irish south coast. Kinsale is often described as a food lover's and yachting town, with a diverse range of restaurants, as well as a large and active creative community with numerous art galleries and record and book shops.

Seaside resorts in the East of Ireland developed after the introduction of rail travel. The Dublin and Kingstown Railway introduced day-trippers from Dublin to Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in South Dublin, and the coastal town became Ireland's first seaside resort. Other South Dublin towns and villages such as Sandycove, Dalkey and Killiney grew as seaside resorts when the rail network was expanded. Since the opening of Bray Daly Station in 1852, the County Wicklow coastal town of Bray has become the largest seaside resort on the East Coast of Ireland. The town of Greystones, five miles south of Bray, also grew as a seaside resort when the railway line was extended in 1855. Other seaside resorts include Courtown and Rosslare Strand in County Wexford.

Ulster has a number of seaside resorts, such as Portrush, situated on the north coast, with its two beaches and a world-famous golf course, Royal Portrush Golf Club.[22] Other Ulster seaside resorts are Newcastle, located on the east coast at the foot of the Mourne Mountains; Ballycastle; Portstewart; Rathmullan; Bundoran and Bangor. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland and the marina has on occasion been awarded the Blue Flag for attention to environmental issues.

The main seaside towns in the west of Ireland are in Clare; the largest are Lahinch and Kilkee. Lahinch is a popular surfing location.

Like British resorts, many seaside towns in Ireland have turned to other entertainment industries. Larger resorts such as Bray or Portrush host air shows, while most resorts host summer festivals.

Israel

 
Kilkee Strand on the west coast of Ireland

Israel is a major tourist area. Tourism in Israel is one of the major sources of income, with beautiful beaches, such as those found on the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Most tourists come from the United States and European countries. Other resorts include:

Italy

 
Positano and its sea
 
A beach in Taormina

Italy is known for its seaside resorts, visited both by Italian and North European tourists. Many of these resorts have a history of tourism which dates back to the 19th century.

Resorts include (among many others):

Japan

There are seaside resorts in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, but Okinawa is particularly known for its beaches.

South Korea

Many seaside resorts are located in Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Ulsan and Busan.

Latvia

Lithuania

 
Map of Lithuanian and Russian resorts on the Curonian Spit

Malaysia

Malta

The following are the main resort towns in Malta:[23]

Mexico

Mexican resorts are popular with many North American residents, with Mexico being the second most visited country in the Americas. Notable resorts on the mainland and Baja Gold Coast and Peninsula include:

Netherlands

There are many seaside resorts on the Dutch coast, chiefly in the provinces of North Holland, South Holland and Zeeland, as well as on the West Frisian Islands.

A selection includes:

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

 
Hel

Poland's coast on the Baltic Sea includes many traditional seaside resorts established throughout the 18th-20th centuries. In the past the resorts have received mostly domestic tourism, however, since the 1990s, following the opening of Polish borders, the international tourism has grown considerably.[24] Notable resorts include:

Portugal

Many European and world tourists visit Portuguese resorts, particularly those on the Algarve and Madeira. Notable resorts include:

Romania

The Romanian Black Sea resorts stretch from the Danube Delta in the north down to the Romanian-Bulgarian border in the south, along 275 kilometers of coastline.

 
"Mangalia Port", Mangalia

Russia

 
The "Caucasian Riviera", Sochi, ca. 1909

South Africa

Main article: Seaside resorts in South Africa
 
Cape Town, also known as the "Mother City" is the most visited tourist destination in South Africa, with many beaches sprawling across its metropolitan area
 
Coffee bay is a small seaside resort on the Wild Coast, known for the Hole-in-the-wall, its views and beaches
 
Durban is a major holiday destination on South Africa's east coast and is renowned for its warm weather all-year round
 
Margate is a well-known holiday destination on South Africa's east coast and is one of the most visited in the country
 
Port Elizabeth is a seaside city in the Eastern Cape province and is renowned for its surfing, temperate climate and its beautiful beaches
 
Hondeklip Bay is a coastal and fishing village on the west coast and is also well known for its unspoiled beaches and its rock and tidal pools

South America

Notable seaside resorts in South America include Buzios, Camboriú, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Recife and Salvador de Bahia in Brazil; Mar del Plata in Argentina; Punta del Este and Piriapolis in Uruguay; Viña del Mar in Chile; Cartagena in Colombia; and Salinas in Ecuador.

Spain

 
A panoramic view of San Sebastián
 
Barcelona - Barceloneta beach

Spanish resorts are popular with many European and world residents. Notable resorts on the mainland and islands include:

Sweden

Turkey

 
Map depicting the Turkish Riviera in blue, highlighting, from east to west, the major settlements of Alanya, Antalya, Kemer, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum, Kuşadası, and Çeşme

Ukraine

 
A panoramic view of Yalta

Some examples of Ukrainian seaside resort towns are:

United Kingdom

See also: List of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom
 
Margate (Kent), the first seaside resort of England, established in the 1750s
 
Scarborough's South Bay
 
The Grand Pier and donkey rides at Weston-super-Mare
 
Llandudno Pier

The United Kingdom saw the popularisation of seaside resorts, and nowhere was this more seen than in Blackpool. Blackpool catered for workers from across industrial Northern England, who packed its beaches and promenade. Other northern seaside towns (for example Bridlington, Cleethorpes, Morecambe, Scarborough, Skegness, and Southport) shared in the success of this new concept, especially from trade during wakes weeks. The concept spread rapidly to other British coastal towns, including several on the coast of North Wales, notably Rhyl, and Llandudno, the largest resort in Wales and known as "The Queen of the Welsh Resorts", from as early as 1864.[27] As the 19th century progressed, British working class day-trippers travelled on organised trips such as railway excursions, or by steamer, for which long piers were erected so that the ships bringing the trade could berth.

Another area notable for its seaside resorts was (and is) the Firth of Clyde, outside Glasgow. Glaswegians would take a ferry "doon the watter" from the city, down the River Clyde, to the Firth's islands and peninsulas and beyond, such as Cowal, Bute, Arran, and Kintyre. Resorts include Rothesay, Lamlash, Whiting Bay, Dunoon, Tighnabruaich, Carrick Castle, Helensburgh, Largs, Millport and Campbeltown. In contrast to many resorts, some on the Firth of Clyde have continued to prosper as middle-class commuter towns.

Some resorts, especially those more southerly such as Hastings, Worthing, Eastbourne, Bournemouth and Brighton were built as new towns or extended by local landowners to appeal to wealthier holidaymakers. Others came about due to their proximity to large urban areas of population, such as Southend-on-Sea, which became increasingly popular with residents of London once rail links were established to it allowing day trips from London. The sunshine and sea air were seen by Victorians as beneficial for health,[28] and resorts such as Ventnor owed their growth to a visit being considered as treatment for chest complaints. Owing to its generally better climate, the south coast has many seaside towns, the most being in Sussex.

In the later 20th century, the popularity of the British seaside resort declined for the same reason that it first flourished: advances in transport. The greater accessibility of foreign holiday destinations, through package holidays and, more recently, European low-cost airlines, makes it easier to holiday abroad. Despite the loyalty of returning holidaymakers, resorts such as Blackpool have struggled to compete against the hotter weather of Southern Europe and the sunbelt in the United States. Now, many symbols of the traditional British resort (holiday camps, end-of-the-pier shows and saucy postcards) are regarded by some[who?] as drab and outdated; the skies are imagined to be overcast and the beach windswept. This is not always true; for example Broadstairs in Kent has retained much of its old world charm with Punch and Judy and donkey rides and still remains popular, being only one hour from the M25. Brighton has also seen a fall in visitor numbers in recent years.[when?][29][30] The city has also experienced a rise in homelessness, especially noticeable on the city streets and in green spaces where tents have been erected.[31] In 2018, Brighton had the second highest homeless population in England,[32] which resulted in the City Council applying to become the first UK city to pass a 'Homeless Bill of Rights'.[33][34][needs update]

Many seaside towns have turned to other entertainment industries, and some of them have a good deal of nightlife. The cinemas and theatres often remain to become host to a number of pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Most of their entertainment facilities cater to local people, and the beaches are still popular in summer. Although international tourism turned people away from British seaside towns, it also brought in inward foreign travel; many seaside towns offer foreign language schools, the students of which often return to vacation and sometimes to settle. Many people can now afford more time off, and "second holidays" and short breaks, resulting in increased tourism in British seaside towns. Many young people and students can take short holidays and discover the town's nightlife. Many seaside towns have large shopping centres which also attract people from a wide area. Day trippers still come to the coastal towns, but on a more local scale than during the 19th century.

Many coastal towns are also popular retirement hotspots where older people reside permanently or take short breaks in the autumn months. Other English coastal towns have successfully sought to project a sense of their unique character. In particular, Southwold on the Suffolk coast is an active yet peaceful retirement haven with an emphasis on calmness, quiet countryside and jazz. Weymouth, Dorset offers itself as "the gateway to the Jurassic Coast", Britain's only natural World Heritage Site. Newquay in Cornwall offers itself as the 'surfing capital of Britain', hosting international surfing events on its shores.

Torbay in South Devon is known is also known as the English Riviera. Consisting of the towns of Torquay, Paignton with its pier and Brixham, the bay has 20 beaches and coves along its 22-mile (35 km) coastline, ranging from small secluded coves to the larger promenade-style seafronts of Torquay's Torre Abbey Sands and Paignton Sands.

However, British seaside resorts have faced increasingly stiff competition from sunnier resorts overseas since the 1970s. Largely due to the falling price of air travel under the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher (elected in 1979), the number of British families who took holidays abroad rose significantly in the 1980s.[35] The decline of British seaside resorts was discussed in the Morrissey song "Everyday Is Like Sunday" where daily life in the resort is likened to the emptiness of streets once associated with the shop closures on Sunday.

United States

 
Fort Lauderdale harbor
 
Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, California, 1908

With 3,800 miles (6100 km) of coastline, the USA mainland has hundreds of seaside resorts on three coasts, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean. Unlike in many smaller countries, the seaside resorts in the USA are located in various climate zones, with great differences in topography and environment. Many American seaside resorts are popular destination across the world, known for their climates, culture, and entertainment opportunities.

American seaside resorts first developed near the big industrial cities on the upper East Coast like New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. Cape May, New Jersey, and Provincetown, MA, were two of the first seaside resorts in the 1800s that catered to city workers in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Cape May is often called Americas "first seaside resort". The early emergence of Cape May as a summer resort was due to easy transport by water from Philadelphia to the Atlantic Ocean. Early Cape May vacationers were carried to the town on sloops from Philadelphia, and water transport was also easy from New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and points south. The resort business in Cape May began to thrive when regular steamboat traffic on the Delaware River began after the War of 1812. Early visitors to Cape May included Henry Clay in 1847, and Abraham Lincoln in 1849. Today, the Cape May Historic District is one of the largest and well preserved examples of Victorian architecture in the United States.

On the southern Atlantic coast, Henry Flagler had the idea to make St. Augustine, Florida a winter resort. He built several rail lines south, and combined them with existing lines to create the Florida East Coast Railway in 1885. He built a railroad bridge over the St. Johns River in 1888, opening up the Atlantic coast of Florida to development. In 1887 Flagler began construction of two large ornate hotels in St. Augustine, the 540-room Ponce de Leon Hotel and the Hotel Alcazar, and bought the Casa Monica Hotel the next year.

In Miami, Florida, the community of Cocoanut (now Coconut) Grove began development as a resort town in the 1880s with the building of the Bayview House (aka Peacock Inn) which closed in 1902. Visitors to the greater Miami area then flocked to Camp Biscayne (in Coconut Grove), the Royal Palm Hotel in Downtown Miami, and other resort hotels in Miami, as well as in smaller numbers to the Florida Keys. In 1894, the lavish Royal Poinciana Hotel opened in Palm Beach, Florida, with rave reviews from wealthy New York tourists who picked oranges in January to their delight. On the Gulf of Mexico, the City of Galveston was emerging as a booming city, and in 1882, architect Nicholas J. Clayton designed the Beach Hotel. By 1888, Galveston, TX was a wealthy city and booming seaside playground for wealthy New Orleans businessmen.

On the Pacific coast in California, in April 1886, Babcock and Story created the Coronado Beach Company, which sought to develop Coronado as a seaside resort. In the mid-1880s, the San Diego region was in the midst of one of its first real estate booms. The Hotel del Coronado was built in March 1887, with Babcock's visions for the hotel built around a courtyard of tropical trees, shrubs and flowers, with a dining wing to give full value to the view of the ocean, bay and city. By 1915, more hotels were built along the Los Angeles coastline to serve the wealthy tourists and Hollywood film makers. In May 1926, brothers E.A. "Jack" Harter and T.D. "Til" Harter built the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, at a cost of $2 million, creating one of the most successful beach clubs in Southern California, popular with socialites and Hollywood celebrities.

In the 1920s, Carl Fisher was the main promoter of Miami Beach, and helped to develop the city as a seaside resort. To accommodate the wealthy tourists, several grand hotels were built, among them the Flamingo Hotel. In 1926, the massive The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach had been rebuilt, and there was a large northern tourist industry in coastal southern Florida. By the 1950s with increasing auto travel, more seaside resorts grew along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, while small, declining industrial ports were being rebuilt. In 1954, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and was considered, (at that time) the most lavish seaside hotel in the world.

In the modern era, hundreds of seaside resorts now string the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts of the United States. Many Americans move with the seasons when they visit seaside resorts, vacationing in northern seaside areas in the warm season (April through October), and then moving to southern areas in the cold season (November through March). Many seaside resorts in Florida and California however, see travelers all year.

Some examples of well-known and sought-after American coastal resort towns are:

Vietnam

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Seebad is a name for places with bathing culture and bathing tourism on the seashore. In Germany it is also a rating for health resorts that is given by the federal states. The prestigious title can be given to localities in which medical facilities are available for the implementation of spa measures.[1]

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  29. ^ Drop in day visitors to Brighton and Hove – BBC News, 11 October 2016: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-37619384
  30. ^ Day visitors to Brighton and Hove fall by a million in a year – Brighton Argus, 11 October 2016: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14794028.day-visitors-to-brighton-and-hove-fall-by-a-million/
  31. ^ Homeless camps and human excrement left in city centre: The Argus, Brighton, 17 August 2019: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17843597.homeless-camps-human-excrement-left-city-centre/
  32. ^ Brighton has the second highest homeless population in England – Independent, 25 January 2018: https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/brighton-has-second-largest-homeless-population-in-england-1-8347912
  33. ^ Political row over increasing homelessness in Brighton and Hove, 9 October 2018: https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/political-row-over-increasing-homelessness-in-brighton-and-hove-1-8661688
  34. ^ Brighton Could Be the First UK City to Pass a 'Homeless Bill of Rights' : https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmjb43/homeless-bill-of-rights-brighton
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Further reading

  • Tom Geoghegan (21 August 2006). "Wish you were (back) here?". BBC News. — Geoghegan looks at the economy of British seaside resorts and considers a possible resurgence in their popularity.
  • Professor John Walton (1 March 2001). "The Victorian Seaside". British History. BBC. — Walton looks at the Victorian traditions that underpin British seaside holidays.

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seaside, resort, seaside, resort, town, village, hotel, that, serves, vacation, resort, located, coast, sometimes, concept, includes, aspect, official, accreditation, based, satisfaction, certain, requirements, such, german, seebad, where, beach, primary, focu. A seaside resort is a town village or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements such as in the German Seebad a Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists it may be called a beach resort Contents 1 History 1 1 Seaside resorts for the middle and working classes 1 2 Expansion around the world 2 Seasideness 3 Around the world 3 1 Australia 3 2 Belgium 3 3 Bulgaria 3 4 Croatia 3 5 Cyprus 3 6 Denmark 3 7 Estonia 3 8 Finland 3 9 France 3 10 Georgia 3 11 Germany 3 12 Greece 3 13 India 3 14 Iceland 3 15 Ireland 3 16 Israel 3 17 Italy 3 18 Japan 3 19 South Korea 3 20 Latvia 3 21 Lithuania 3 22 Malaysia 3 23 Malta 3 24 Mexico 3 25 Netherlands 3 26 New Zealand 3 27 Norway 3 28 Poland 3 29 Portugal 3 30 Romania 3 31 Russia 3 32 South Africa 3 33 South America 3 34 Spain 3 35 Sweden 3 36 Turkey 3 37 Ukraine 3 38 United Kingdom 3 39 United States 3 40 Vietnam 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory Edit Barcola a holiday seaside resort in antiquity as well as in the 19th century with the Miramare Castle and later Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg Germany established in 1793 is the oldest seaside resort in continental Europe Seaside resorts have existed since antiquity In Roman times the town of Baiae by the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy was a resort for those who were sufficiently prosperous 1 Barcola in northern Italy with its Roman luxury villas is considered a special example of ancient leisure culture by the sea 2 Mersea Island in Essex England was a seaside holiday destination for wealthy Romans living in Colchester 3 The development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid 19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry The first seaside resorts were opened in the 18th century for the aristocracy who began to frequent the seaside as well as the then fashionable spa towns for recreation and health 4 One of the earliest such seaside resorts was Scarborough in Yorkshire during the 1720s it had been a popular spa town since a stream of acidic water was discovered running from one of the cliffs to the south of the town in the 17th century 4 The first rolling bathing machines were introduced by 1735 In 1793 Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg Germany was founded as the first seaside resort of the European continent which successfully attracted Europe s aristocracy to the Baltic Sea 5 Brighton The Front and the Chain Pier Seen in the Distance early 19th century The opening of the resort in Brighton and its reception of royal patronage from King George IV extended the seaside as a resort for health and pleasure to the much larger London market and the beach became a centre for upper class pleasure and frivolity This trend was praised and artistically elevated by the new romantic ideal of the picturesque landscape Jane Austen s unfinished novel Sanditon is an example of that Later Queen Victoria s long standing patronage of the Isle of Wight and Ramsgate in Kent ensured that a seaside residence was considered as a highly fashionable possession for those wealthy enough to afford more than one home Seaside resorts for the middle and working classes Edit The Blackpool Promenade c 1898 The extension of this form of leisure to the middle and working classes began with the development of the railways in the 1840s they offered cheap travel to fast growing resort towns In particular the branch line to the small seaside town of Blackpool from Poulton le Fylde led to a sustained economic and demographic boom A sudden influx of visitors arriving by rail motivated entrepreneurs to build accommodation and create new attractions leading to more visitors and rapid growth throughout the 1850s and 1860s 6 The growth was intensified by the practice among the Lancashire cotton mill owners of closing the factories for a week every year to service and repair machinery These became known as wakes weeks Each town s mills would close for a different week allowing Blackpool to manage a steady and reliable stream of visitors over a prolonged period in the summer A prominent feature of the resort was the promenade and the pleasure piers where an eclectic variety of performances vied for the people s attention In 1863 the North Pier in Blackpool was completed rapidly becoming a centre of attraction for elite clarification needed visitors Central Pier was completed in 1868 with a theatre and a large open air dance floor 7 Many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest By the end of the century the English coastline had over 100 large resort towns some with populations exceeding 50 000 8 Expansion around the world Edit Seaside facade at Monte Carlo 1870s The development of the seaside resort abroad was stimulated by the well developed English love of the beach The French Riviera on the Mediterranean had already become a destination for the British upper class by the end of the 18th century In 1864 the first railway to Nice was completed making the Riviera accessible to visitors from all over Europe By 1874 foreign residents in Nice mostly British numbered 25 000 The coastline became renowned for attracting the royalty of Europe including Queen Victoria and King Edward VII 9 The Strandkorb became a symbol of seaside tourism by the end of the 19th century especially on the southern Baltic Sea coast In the United States early seaside resorts in the late 1800s catered to the wealthy including city businessmen Cape May New Jersey became one of the first coastal resorts in the United States when regular steamboat traffic on the Delaware River began after the War of 1812 Early visitors to Cape May included Henry Clay in 1847 and Abraham Lincoln in 1849 By 1880 Henry Flagler had extended several rail lines southward down the US Atlantic coastline enticing northern upper class families south to subtropical Florida The Florida East Coast Railway brought northern tourists to St Augustine in greater numbers and by 1887 Flagler began to build two large ornate hotels in St Augustine the 540 room Ponce de Leon Hotel and the Hotel Alcazar and bought the Casa Monica Hotel the next year Continental European attitudes towards gambling and nudity tended to be more lax than in Britain and British and French entrepreneurs were quick to exploit the possibilities In 1863 the Prince of Monaco Charles III and Francois Blanc a French businessman arranged for steamships and carriages to take visitors from Nice to Monaco where large luxury hotels gardens and casinos were built The place was renamed citation needed Monte Carlo Commercial seabathing also spread to other areas of the United States and parts of the British Empire such as Australia where surfing became popular in the early 20th century By the 1970s cheap and affordable air travel was the catalyst for the growth of a truly global tourism market Recreational fishing and leisure boat pursuits have recently become very lucrative and traditional fishing villages are often well positioned to take advantage of this For example Destin on the coast of Florida has evolved from an artisanal fishing village into a seaside resort dedicated to tourism with a large fishing fleet of recreational charter boats 10 The tourist appeal of fishing villages has become so big that the Korean which government is purpose building 48 fishing villages for their tourist drawing power 11 Seasideness Edit Seasideness being displayed in Morecambe Seasideness is the distinct sense of place or genius loci associated with seaside resorts and as experienced by visitors to these coastal destinations 12 It is made up of a combination of factors including the open vistas of the coastal environment as well as distinctive leisure activities such as beach play consuming seaside food and promenading these will reflect regional preferences 12 13 Seasideness is also reflected in the distinct built heritage and architecture of coastal resorts such as 19th century piers and early 20th century seaside modern buildings 14 15 The seaside experience associated with seasideness has also been associated with an emotional nostalgic reaction and feelings of wellbeing which have in turn been connected to visitor appeal 16 17 18 Seasideness can be traced back to research by a British academic David Jarratt and is summarised in Jarratt s 2015 peer reviewed journal article entitled Sense of place at a British coastal resort Exploring seasideness in Morecambe 12 Jarratt links seasideness with feelings of wellness and especially nostalgia which is explored in more detail in a joint authored 2016 journal article 17 The research is case study based and so there is a good deal of scope for further research in this area from human geographers environmental and social psychologists tourism scholars and other academics Nevertheless a connection with the sea lies at this heart of seasideness and anecdotally it appears to be something shared by modern societies it is a common theme in literature and the arts The case study centred on Morecambe a once popular Lancastrian resort on the North West coast of England which saw a dramatic decline in visitor numbers in the late 20th century and regeneration at the start of the 21st century One could argue that such resorts like any destination need to understand the motivation and experiences of visitors and this is one way in which an understanding of seasideness may be useful Around the world EditAustralia Edit Hyams Beach in the Jervis Bay Territory which is renowned for its brilliantly white sand Manly Beach in Sydney a popular beach spot Surfers Paradise one of the most frequently visited tourist spots in Australia Gold Coast Surfers Paradise Sunshine Coast Jervis Bay Hyams Beach Tangalooma Queenscliff Victoria Agnes Water St Kilda Beach Glenelg Byron Bay Central Coast The Entrance Newcastle and Ettalong Beach Batemans Bay Port Douglas Port Macquarie Ballina New South Wales Fitzroy Island Sydney Bondi Beach Manly Beach Brighton Le Sands Palm Beach Wollongong Noosa Heads Coffs Harbour Margaret River Palm Cove Nelson Nelson Bay South West Rocks Yamba Lizard Island National Park Cairns Airlie Beach Kiama Forster Culburra Beach Tweed Heads Belgium Edit Seaside resorts on the Flemish coast of West Vlaanderen exist at the famous Knokke Ostend and also De Panne and coastal towns along the North Sea served by the coastal tramway Kusttram run by De Lijn Ostend beach and the promenade pier panoramic view Bulgaria Edit Nesebar Sunny Beach The coast around Golden Sands with the neighbouring nature park Albena Sozopol Sunny Beach Sozopol Golden Sands Constantine and Helena Sveti Vlas Albena Obzor Elenite Kranevo Ravda Pomorie Dyuni Balchik Kavarna Ahtopol Kavarna Tsarevo Rusalka Holiday Club Riviera Nesebar Chaika Sunny Day Kamchia resort Byala Primorsko Kiten Lozenets Tsarevo Sinemorets Varna Croatia Edit Opatija There are many seaside resorts on the jagged coastline of Croatia including several on its islands which have been popular for many years Examples include Biograd na Moru Cres Jablanac Krk Lopar Omis Omisalj Opatija Porec Sibenik TrogirCyprus Edit Ayia Napa Coral Bay Larnaca Latchi Limassol Paphos Pissouri Polis ProtarasDenmark Edit Blavand Hornbaek Marielyst Skagen TisvildelejeEstonia Edit Haapsalu Kuressaare Narva Joesuu ParnuFinland Edit Naantali Hailuoto Hanko Kalajoki Mariehamn Naantali Oulu YyteriFrance Edit Map of the French coastline showing various resort areas With three long coastlines France has many seaside resorts on its various coasts for specific towns in each region see the following articles Cote Bleue on the Mediterranean Sea Cote d Argent on the Bay of Biscay Cote de Lumiere on the Bay of Biscay Cote des Landes a section of the Cote d Argent Cote d Opale on the English Channel Cote Fleurie on the English Channel French Riviera Cote d Azur on the MediterraneanGeorgia Edit A beach in Batumi Batumi Gagra Kobuleti Kvariati New Athos Pitsunda SukhumiGermany Edit Main articles List of seaside resorts in Germany and List of spa towns in Germany Steep coast at Darss West Beach near Ahrenshoop Kurhaus of Binz on Rugia island one of the most famous German seaside spas which showcases the typical resort architecture of the Pomeranian coast Aerial view of the Sassnitz seaside resort and the nearby Jasmund National Park chalk cliffs Rugia island Seals sunbathing at a beach of the German North Sea island Norderney Germany is known for its traditional seaside resorts on the Baltic Sea and the North Sea coasts mainly established in the 19th century In German they are called Seebad Sea Spa or Seeheilbad sometimes with Ostsee or Nordsee as prefixes for the respective coastline The most prestigious resorts can be found along the Baltic coastline including the islands of Rugia and Usedom They often feature a unique architectural style called resort architecture The coast of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania alone has an overall length of 2000 km 19 and is nicknamed German Riviera 20 Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg established in 1793 is the oldest seaside resort in Germany and continental Europe 21 Most important coastal areas with seaside resorts in Germany Baltic Sea islands of Fehmarn Hiddensee Rugen Usedom Mecklenburg coast Rostock peninsula of Fischland Darss and Zingst North Sea East Frisian Islands and North Frisian IslandsSelection of German seaside resorts along the Baltic Sea coastline Ahrenshoop Laboe Mecklenburg Boltenhagen Graal Muritz Heiligendamm Kuhlungsborn Warnemunde Rugia Island Baabe Binz Gohren Sassnitz Sellin Timmendorfer Strand Travemunde Usedom Island Amber Spas Kaiserbad Heringsdorf with Ahlbeck and Bansin Zinnowitz Zingst At the North Sea coastline Cuxhaven Norderney St Peter Ording Spiekeroog Wangerooge Wyk auf Fohr Sylt Island Kampen Wenningstedt Westerland Greece Edit Hotel in Kranidi Aquila Rithymna Beach in Rethymno Greece renowned as a summer destination features a large amount of seaside resorts Some of them are listed below Agia Pelagia Agia Triada Agioi Theodoroi Asprovalta Chalkidiki a peninsula with a variety of coastal villages that are considered resorts such as Afytos Chaniotis Nea Poteidaia Neos Marmaras Nikiti Sarti and others Ermioni Eretria Glyfada Phocis Kamena Vourla Karystos Nea Kallikrateia Katakolo Kavos Kineta Kyllini Elis Kymi Laganas Leptokarya Loutraki Malia Matala Naousa Paros Nafpaktos Neoi Poroi Olympiaki Akti Parga Platamon Porto Cheli Porto Rafti Preveza Pythagoreio Stavros Syvota India Edit India has a long coastline and hence has numerous beaches and resort towns Beaches were already a popular tourist destination for the kings and the masses alike especially in South India where the Dravidian Empires built large temples near the seashore Beaches are also associated with Hindu rituals where pilgrims from different parts of India go for worshipping rituals The sun rise and Sunset are also associated with Hindu traditions which are considered sacred my many Hindu communities and there are festivals to celebrate the sunset and sunrise A major example of such festivals is Chhath Puja The British Raj also contributed in the development of Beach Resorts where Europeans used to visit during the harsh and cold winter of Europe Major sea beaches can be found in large coastal cities of India like Mumbai and Chennai The Marina Beach in Chennai is the longest unnatural beach in India Apart from that Juhu Beach in Mumbai and Kovalam Beach in Trivandrum are also famous Beach resorts of Puri Vishakhapatnam Kochi Kannur Tuticorin Mahabalipuram and Kanyakumari are equally famous In the recent years Goa has become a hotspot for beach resorts and hotels Goa has numerous beaches and is very near to Mumbai and Pune and not very far from Bengaluru and Chennai making is a favourite destination for many Goa is also a destination for Russian tourists The archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are also famous for beach resorts Other beach resorts in India includes Digha Bakkhali Sagar Island Kovalam Kollam Calangute Canacona Juhu Puri Visakhapatnam Karaikal Vodarevu buddhabeach buddhabeachresorts com ChiralaIceland Edit Beach at Nautholsvik NautholsvikIreland Edit The seafront in Bray County Wicklow The Irish Riviera on the South Coast of Ireland features the seaside resorts of Youghal Ardmore Dungarvan Cobh and Ballycotton all set close to the south coast of Ireland Youghal has been a favoured holiday destination for over 100 years situated on the banks of the River Blackwater as it reaches the sea Youghal is well known for its beaches having been until 2008 the only town in the Republic of Ireland with two beaches awarded E U Blue Flag status Dungarvan is a seaside market town beneath the mountains in the centre of the Irish south coast Kinsale is often described as a food lover s and yachting town with a diverse range of restaurants as well as a large and active creative community with numerous art galleries and record and book shops Seaside resorts in the East of Ireland developed after the introduction of rail travel The Dublin and Kingstown Railway introduced day trippers from Dublin to Kingstown now Dun Laoghaire in South Dublin and the coastal town became Ireland s first seaside resort Other South Dublin towns and villages such as Sandycove Dalkey and Killiney grew as seaside resorts when the rail network was expanded Since the opening of Bray Daly Station in 1852 the County Wicklow coastal town of Bray has become the largest seaside resort on the East Coast of Ireland The town of Greystones five miles south of Bray also grew as a seaside resort when the railway line was extended in 1855 Other seaside resorts include Courtown and Rosslare Strand in County Wexford Ulster has a number of seaside resorts such as Portrush situated on the north coast with its two beaches and a world famous golf course Royal Portrush Golf Club 22 Other Ulster seaside resorts are Newcastle located on the east coast at the foot of the Mourne Mountains Ballycastle Portstewart Rathmullan Bundoran and Bangor Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland and the marina has on occasion been awarded the Blue Flag for attention to environmental issues The main seaside towns in the west of Ireland are in Clare the largest are Lahinch and Kilkee Lahinch is a popular surfing location Like British resorts many seaside towns in Ireland have turned to other entertainment industries Larger resorts such as Bray or Portrush host air shows while most resorts host summer festivals Israel Edit Kilkee Strand on the west coast of Ireland Ein Bokek Israel is a major tourist area Tourism in Israel is one of the major sources of income with beautiful beaches such as those found on the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea Most tourists come from the United States and European countries Other resorts include Ashdod Ashkelon Eilat Ein Bokek Herzliya Tel AvivItaly Edit Positano and its sea A beach in Taormina Italy is known for its seaside resorts visited both by Italian and North European tourists Many of these resorts have a history of tourism which dates back to the 19th century Resorts include among many others Alassio Alghero Agropoli Amalfi Anzio Bibione Capri Castellabate Castellamare di Stabia Cattolica Caorle Cefalu Cervia Cesenatico Follonica Forte dei Marmi Finale Ligure Fregene Gaeta Gallipoli Apulia Giulianova Grottammare Jesolo Lignano Sabbiadoro Livorno Maratea Manfredonia Minturno Nettuno Numana Orbetello Ostuni Policoro Portofino Positano Riccione Rimini Sabaudia San Benedetto del Tronto San Remo San Vito Lo Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Senigallia Sestri Levante Silvi Sorrento Soverato Sperlonga Stintino Taormina Termoli Terracina Tropea Viareggio Vieste Villasimius Japan Edit There are seaside resorts in Honshu Shikoku and Kyushu but Okinawa is particularly known for its beaches South Korea Edit Many seaside resorts are located in Gyeongsang Jeolla Chungcheong Gangwon Gyeonggi Incheon Ulsan and Busan Latvia Edit Jurmala Liepaja VentspilsLithuania Edit Map of Lithuanian and Russian resorts on the Curonian Spit Juodkrante Nida Palanga Pervalka Preila SventojiMalaysia Edit Langkawi Batu Ferringhi Pangkor Port Dickson Desaru Cherating Kuala Terengganu Kapas Perhentian Islands Redang Tioman Tanjung Aru Gaya Mabul Manukan Sipadan Bohey DulangMalta Edit Comino Malta The following are the main resort towns in Malta 23 Northern towns of Mellieħa St Paul s Bay Buġibba and Qawra Central towns of Sliema St Julian s and Paceville Southern towns of Birzebbuġa and Marsascala Village of Marsalforn in Gozo Parts of the island of CominoMexico Edit Cancun Mexican resorts are popular with many North American residents with Mexico being the second most visited country in the Americas Notable resorts on the mainland and Baja Gold Coast and Peninsula include Acapulco Baja Mar Cabo San Lucas Cancun Ensenada Guaymas Ixtapa Manzanillo Mazatlan Playa del Carmen Puerto Penasco Puerto Vallarta Rosarito Beach Tijuana Playas de Tijuana VeracruzNetherlands Edit There are many seaside resorts on the Dutch coast chiefly in the provinces of North Holland South Holland and Zeeland as well as on the West Frisian Islands A selection includes Bergen North Holland Domburg Katwijk Monster South Holland Noordwijk Scheveningen ZandvoortNew Zealand Edit Kaiteriteri Mapua Marahau TahunanuiNorway Edit Kristiansand Bystranda Sola Fevik RisorPoland Edit Hel Poland s coast on the Baltic Sea includes many traditional seaside resorts established throughout the 18th 20th centuries In the past the resorts have received mostly domestic tourism however since the 1990s following the opening of Polish borders the international tourism has grown considerably 24 Notable resorts include Swinoujscie Miedzyzdroje Dziwnow Kolobrzeg Mielno Darlowo Ustka Wladyslawowo Chlapowo Jastarnia Hel SopotPortugal Edit Quarteira Many European and world tourists visit Portuguese resorts particularly those on the Algarve and Madeira Notable resorts include Albufeira Cascais Estoril Faro Figueira da Foz Funchal Lagos Povoa de Varzim Praia da Luz QuarteiraRomania Edit The Romanian Black Sea resorts stretch from the Danube Delta in the north down to the Romanian Bulgarian border in the south along 275 kilometers of coastline Mangalia Port Mangalia 2 Mai Constanța Costinești Mamaia Mangalia Năvodari Neptun Romania Vama Veche Venus Romania SulinaRussia Edit The Caucasian Riviera Sochi ca 1909 Sochi Anapa Gelendzhik Lazurnaya Bay Sestroretsk Sochi including previously separate settlements Adler Lazarevskoye and Dagomys Svetlogorsk Yantarny ZelenogradskSouth Africa Edit Main article Seaside resorts in South Africa Cape Town also known as the Mother City is the most visited tourist destination in South Africa with many beaches sprawling across its metropolitan area Coffee bay is a small seaside resort on the Wild Coast known for the Hole in the wall its views and beaches Durban is a major holiday destination on South Africa s east coast and is renowned for its warm weather all year round Margate is a well known holiday destination on South Africa s east coast and is one of the most visited in the country Port Elizabeth is a seaside city in the Eastern Cape province and is renowned for its surfing temperate climate and its beautiful beaches Hondeklip Bay is a coastal and fishing village on the west coast and is also well known for its unspoiled beaches and its rock and tidal pools Alexander Bay Alkanstrand Richards Bay Amanzimtoti Arniston Ballito Betty s Bay Bloubergstrand Blue Horizon Bay Blythedale Beach Boknesstrand Brenton on Sea Buffelsbaai Bulungula Bushman s River Mouth Cape St Francis Cape Town Cape Vidal Cannon Rocks Chintsa Clark Bay Coffee Bay De Kelders Durban East London Elands Bay Fish Hoek Franskraalstrand Gansbaai Glengarriff Glenmore Beach Gordon s Bay Gonubie Great Brak River Haga Haga Hamburg Hawston Hermanus Herolds Bay Hibberdene Hondeklip Bay Jacobsbaai Jeffreys Bay Kenton on Sea Keurboomstrand Kidd s Beach Kleinemonde Kleinmond Kleinzee Knysna Kommetjie Kosi Bay Kraalbaai Kwelera L Agulhas Lambert s Bay Langebaan Llandudno Lwandile Bay Mabibi Margate Mazeppa Bay Mdumbi Beach Mpekweni Mtunzini Muizenberg Morgans Bay Mossel Bay Nahoon Nature s Valley Noordhoek Onrus Paternoster Pearly Beach Pennington Plettenberg Bay Port Alfred Port Elizabeth Port Nolloth Port St Johns Pringle Bay Qolora Mouth Ramsgate Salt Rock Sardinia Bay Schoenmakerskop Scottburgh Sedgefield Shaka s Rock Sheffield Beach Silwerstroom Simon s Town Sodwana Bay Southbroom Southport Port Shepstone St Francis Bay St Helena Bay St Lucia St Micheals on Sea Stilbaai Stormsrivier Strand Strandfontein Struisbaai Tergniet Tinley Manor Tugela Mouth Umdloti Umhlanga Umzumbe Uvongo Victoria Bay Warner Beach Kingsburgh Westbrook Wilderness Witsand Yzerfontein Zinkwazi Beach South America Edit Notable seaside resorts in South America include Buzios Camboriu Florianopolis Fortaleza Recife and Salvador de Bahia in Brazil Mar del Plata in Argentina Punta del Este and Piriapolis in Uruguay Vina del Mar in Chile Cartagena in Colombia and Salinas in Ecuador Spain Edit A panoramic view of San Sebastian Barcelona Barceloneta beach Spanish resorts are popular with many European and world residents Notable resorts on the mainland and islands include Algeciras area Altea Barcelona area with the best urban beaches in the world 25 26 Benidorm Blanes Cadaques Calpe Castell Platja d Aro Costa de la Luz Costa Tropical Denia Empuriabrava Gandia Lanzarote Lloret de Mar Las Palmas area and other towns in the Canary Islands Malaga area and other suburbs on the Costa del Sol Nerja Palamos Palma Majorca area and Ibiza and other towns in the Balearic Islands Peniscola Roses Salou area and other towns on the Costa Dorada Sant Feliu de Guixols San Javier San Sebastian Sitges Tenerife Tossa de Mar Villajoyosa Vinaros Sweden Edit Helsingborg Kullaberg Falsterbo MalmoTurkey Edit Map depicting the Turkish Riviera in blue highlighting from east to west the major settlements of Alanya Antalya Kemer Fethiye Marmaris Bodrum Kusadasi and Cesme Ukraine Edit A panoramic view of Yalta Some examples of Ukrainian seaside resort towns are Crimea Alupka Alushta Yevpatoria Feodosiya Foros Gurzuf Koktebel Saky Sudak Yalta Kherson Oblast Skadovsk Mykolaiv Oblast Ochakov Odessa Oblast OdessaUnited Kingdom Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Seaside resort news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message See also List of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom Margate Kent the first seaside resort of England established in the 1750s Scarborough s South Bay The Grand Pier and donkey rides at Weston super Mare Llandudno Pier The United Kingdom saw the popularisation of seaside resorts and nowhere was this more seen than in Blackpool Blackpool catered for workers from across industrial Northern England who packed its beaches and promenade Other northern seaside towns for example Bridlington Cleethorpes Morecambe Scarborough Skegness and Southport shared in the success of this new concept especially from trade during wakes weeks The concept spread rapidly to other British coastal towns including several on the coast of North Wales notably Rhyl and Llandudno the largest resort in Wales and known as The Queen of the Welsh Resorts from as early as 1864 27 As the 19th century progressed British working class day trippers travelled on organised trips such as railway excursions or by steamer for which long piers were erected so that the ships bringing the trade could berth Another area notable for its seaside resorts was and is the Firth of Clyde outside Glasgow Glaswegians would take a ferry doon the watter from the city down the River Clyde to the Firth s islands and peninsulas and beyond such as Cowal Bute Arran and Kintyre Resorts include Rothesay Lamlash Whiting Bay Dunoon Tighnabruaich Carrick Castle Helensburgh Largs Millport and Campbeltown In contrast to many resorts some on the Firth of Clyde have continued to prosper as middle class commuter towns Some resorts especially those more southerly such as Hastings Worthing Eastbourne Bournemouth and Brighton were built as new towns or extended by local landowners to appeal to wealthier holidaymakers Others came about due to their proximity to large urban areas of population such as Southend on Sea which became increasingly popular with residents of London once rail links were established to it allowing day trips from London The sunshine and sea air were seen by Victorians as beneficial for health 28 and resorts such as Ventnor owed their growth to a visit being considered as treatment for chest complaints Owing to its generally better climate the south coast has many seaside towns the most being in Sussex In the later 20th century the popularity of the British seaside resort declined for the same reason that it first flourished advances in transport The greater accessibility of foreign holiday destinations through package holidays and more recently European low cost airlines makes it easier to holiday abroad Despite the loyalty of returning holidaymakers resorts such as Blackpool have struggled to compete against the hotter weather of Southern Europe and the sunbelt in the United States Now many symbols of the traditional British resort holiday camps end of the pier shows and saucy postcards are regarded by some who as drab and outdated the skies are imagined to be overcast and the beach windswept This is not always true for example Broadstairs in Kent has retained much of its old world charm with Punch and Judy and donkey rides and still remains popular being only one hour from the M25 Brighton has also seen a fall in visitor numbers in recent years when 29 30 The city has also experienced a rise in homelessness especially noticeable on the city streets and in green spaces where tents have been erected 31 In 2018 Brighton had the second highest homeless population in England 32 which resulted in the City Council applying to become the first UK city to pass a Homeless Bill of Rights 33 34 needs update Many seaside towns have turned to other entertainment industries and some of them have a good deal of nightlife The cinemas and theatres often remain to become host to a number of pubs bars restaurants and nightclubs Most of their entertainment facilities cater to local people and the beaches are still popular in summer Although international tourism turned people away from British seaside towns it also brought in inward foreign travel many seaside towns offer foreign language schools the students of which often return to vacation and sometimes to settle Many people can now afford more time off and second holidays and short breaks resulting in increased tourism in British seaside towns Many young people and students can take short holidays and discover the town s nightlife Many seaside towns have large shopping centres which also attract people from a wide area Day trippers still come to the coastal towns but on a more local scale than during the 19th century Many coastal towns are also popular retirement hotspots where older people reside permanently or take short breaks in the autumn months Other English coastal towns have successfully sought to project a sense of their unique character In particular Southwold on the Suffolk coast is an active yet peaceful retirement haven with an emphasis on calmness quiet countryside and jazz Weymouth Dorset offers itself as the gateway to the Jurassic Coast Britain s only natural World Heritage Site Newquay in Cornwall offers itself as the surfing capital of Britain hosting international surfing events on its shores Torbay in South Devon is known is also known as the English Riviera Consisting of the towns of Torquay Paignton with its pier and Brixham the bay has 20 beaches and coves along its 22 mile 35 km coastline ranging from small secluded coves to the larger promenade style seafronts of Torquay s Torre Abbey Sands and Paignton Sands However British seaside resorts have faced increasingly stiff competition from sunnier resorts overseas since the 1970s Largely due to the falling price of air travel under the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher elected in 1979 the number of British families who took holidays abroad rose significantly in the 1980s 35 The decline of British seaside resorts was discussed in the Morrissey song Everyday Is Like Sunday where daily life in the resort is likened to the emptiness of streets once associated with the shop closures on Sunday United States Edit Fort Lauderdale harbor Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado California 1908 With 3 800 miles 6100 km of coastline the USA mainland has hundreds of seaside resorts on three coasts Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean Unlike in many smaller countries the seaside resorts in the USA are located in various climate zones with great differences in topography and environment Many American seaside resorts are popular destination across the world known for their climates culture and entertainment opportunities American seaside resorts first developed near the big industrial cities on the upper East Coast like New York City Philadelphia and Boston Cape May New Jersey and Provincetown MA were two of the first seaside resorts in the 1800s that catered to city workers in Philadelphia New York and Boston Cape May is often called Americas first seaside resort The early emergence of Cape May as a summer resort was due to easy transport by water from Philadelphia to the Atlantic Ocean Early Cape May vacationers were carried to the town on sloops from Philadelphia and water transport was also easy from New York Baltimore Washington D C and points south The resort business in Cape May began to thrive when regular steamboat traffic on the Delaware River began after the War of 1812 Early visitors to Cape May included Henry Clay in 1847 and Abraham Lincoln in 1849 Today the Cape May Historic District is one of the largest and well preserved examples of Victorian architecture in the United States On the southern Atlantic coast Henry Flagler had the idea to make St Augustine Florida a winter resort He built several rail lines south and combined them with existing lines to create the Florida East Coast Railway in 1885 He built a railroad bridge over the St Johns River in 1888 opening up the Atlantic coast of Florida to development In 1887 Flagler began construction of two large ornate hotels in St Augustine the 540 room Ponce de Leon Hotel and the Hotel Alcazar and bought the Casa Monica Hotel the next year In Miami Florida the community of Cocoanut now Coconut Grove began development as a resort town in the 1880s with the building of the Bayview House aka Peacock Inn which closed in 1902 Visitors to the greater Miami area then flocked to Camp Biscayne in Coconut Grove the Royal Palm Hotel in Downtown Miami and other resort hotels in Miami as well as in smaller numbers to the Florida Keys In 1894 the lavish Royal Poinciana Hotel opened in Palm Beach Florida with rave reviews from wealthy New York tourists who picked oranges in January to their delight On the Gulf of Mexico the City of Galveston was emerging as a booming city and in 1882 architect Nicholas J Clayton designed the Beach Hotel By 1888 Galveston TX was a wealthy city and booming seaside playground for wealthy New Orleans businessmen On the Pacific coast in California in April 1886 Babcock and Story created the Coronado Beach Company which sought to develop Coronado as a seaside resort In the mid 1880s the San Diego region was in the midst of one of its first real estate booms The Hotel del Coronado was built in March 1887 with Babcock s visions for the hotel built around a courtyard of tropical trees shrubs and flowers with a dining wing to give full value to the view of the ocean bay and city By 1915 more hotels were built along the Los Angeles coastline to serve the wealthy tourists and Hollywood film makers In May 1926 brothers E A Jack Harter and T D Til Harter built the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica at a cost of 2 million creating one of the most successful beach clubs in Southern California popular with socialites and Hollywood celebrities In the 1920s Carl Fisher was the main promoter of Miami Beach and helped to develop the city as a seaside resort To accommodate the wealthy tourists several grand hotels were built among them the Flamingo Hotel In 1926 the massive The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach had been rebuilt and there was a large northern tourist industry in coastal southern Florida By the 1950s with increasing auto travel more seaside resorts grew along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts while small declining industrial ports were being rebuilt In 1954 the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and was considered at that time the most lavish seaside hotel in the world In the modern era hundreds of seaside resorts now string the Gulf Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States Many Americans move with the seasons when they visit seaside resorts vacationing in northern seaside areas in the warm season April through October and then moving to southern areas in the cold season November through March Many seaside resorts in Florida and California however see travelers all year Some examples of well known and sought after American coastal resort towns are Miami Beach Newport Beach La Jolla Rehoboth Beach Myrtle Beach South Padre Island Gulf Shores Alabama Orange Beach Alabama Dauphin Island Alabama Carlsbad California Corona Del Mar California Coronado California Dana Point California Laguna Beach California Los Angeles California Venice district Malibu California Montecito California Newport Beach California Pebble Beach California San Diego California La Jolla Pacific Beach Mission Beach and Ocean Beach neighborhoods Santa Monica California Mystic Connecticut Bethany Beach Delaware Rehoboth Beach Delaware Clearwater Florida Daytona Beach Florida Fort Lauderdale Florida Key West Florida Marco Island Florida Miami Beach Florida Palm Beach Florida Panama City Florida Panama City Beach Florida Pensacola Beach Florida St Augustine Florida Saint Petersburg Florida Siesta Key Florida Tampa Florida Sea Island Georgia Tybee Island Georgia Lahaina Maui Hawaii Kennebunkport Maine Ocean City Maryland Martha s Vineyard Massachusetts Nantucket Massachusetts Provincetown Massachusetts Allenhurst New Jersey Asbury Park New Jersey Atlantic City New Jersey Cape May New Jersey Deal New Jersey Elberon New Jersey Loch Arbour New Jersey Long Beach Island New Jersey Long Branch New Jersey Ocean City New Jersey Point Pleasant New Jersey Sea Isle City New Jersey Seaside Heights New Jersey Wildwood New Jersey Fire Island New York The Hamptons New York Bald Head Island North Carolina Figure Eight Island North Carolina Nags Head North Carolina Oak Island North Carolina Ocean Isle Beach North Carolina Wrightsville Beach North Carolina Seaside Oregon Newport Rhode Island Folly Beach South Carolina Hilton Head South Carolina Isle of Palms South Carolina Myrtle Beach South Carolina Galveston Texas South Padre Island Texas Virginia Beach Virginia Vietnam Edit Palm Garden Resort Hoi AnSee also EditList of beaches Ski resort TourismNotes Edit Seebad is a name for places with bathing culture and bathing tourism on the seashore In Germany it is also a rating for health resorts that is given by the federal states The prestigious title can be given to localities in which medical facilities are available for the implementation of spa 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Channel 2005 Ivor Wynne Jones Llandudno Queen of Welsh Resorts chapter 3 page 19 referring to the Liverpool Mercury Oh why do we like to be beside the seaside BBC 28 September 2013 Retrieved 1 May 2018 Drop in day visitors to Brighton and Hove BBC News 11 October 2016 https www bbc co uk news uk england sussex 37619384 Day visitors to Brighton and Hove fall by a million in a year Brighton Argus 11 October 2016 https www theargus co uk news 14794028 day visitors to brighton and hove fall by a million Homeless camps and human excrement left in city centre The Argus Brighton 17 August 2019 https www theargus co uk news 17843597 homeless camps human excrement left city centre Brighton has the second highest homeless population in England Independent 25 January 2018 https www brightonandhoveindependent co uk news brighton has second largest homeless population in england 1 8347912 Political row over increasing homelessness in Brighton and Hove 9 October 2018 https www brightonandhoveindependent co uk news political row over increasing homelessness in brighton and hove 1 8661688 Brighton Could Be the First UK City to Pass a Homeless Bill of Rights https www vice com en uk article zmjb43 homeless bill of rights brighton Thatcher years in graphics BBC News 18 November 2005 Further reading EditTom Geoghegan 21 August 2006 Wish you were back here BBC News Geoghegan looks at the economy of British seaside resorts and considers a possible resurgence in their popularity Professor John Walton 1 March 2001 The Victorian Seaside British History BBC Walton looks at the Victorian traditions that underpin British seaside holidays External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seaside resorts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seaside resort amp oldid 1121617308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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