56 homes
Ureki, Georgia
Ureki magnetic-sand cottage
Small brick cottage near Georgia's famed black magnetic-sand beach on the Black Sea.
Vama Veche, Romania
Vama Veche beach cabin
Timber cabin in Romania's most bohemian Black Sea village, walk to the wide sand beach.
Olon, Ecuador
Olon surf bungalow
Concrete surf bungalow with hammock terrace, two blocks from an eight-kilometre beach.
Dhermi, Albania
Albanian Riviera concrete villa (unfinished)
Structurally complete but unfinished villa above the Ionian, panoramic sea views.
Riace, Italy
Calabria hillside cottage above Ionian Sea
Tiny cottage in a hilltop borgo, sea views from every window, six-minute drive to the beach.
Máncora, Peru
Máncora beach cabin
Adobe-and-bamboo cabin one row back from the sand in Peru's warm-water surf capital.
Jambiani, Tanzania
Zanzibar coconut house, Jambiani
Coral-stone house with makuti roof, seaweed farmers on the beach in front.
Cabarete, Dominican Republic
Cabarete kite-beach studio
Compact studio one row back from Cabarete's world-famous kite and wind beach.
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
San Juan del Sur ridge house
Two-bedroom hillside home with Pacific sunset views, ten-minute drive to Playa Maderas.
Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Punta del Diablo pine-forest cabin
Wooden cabin among pines and dunes in Uruguay's most bohemian fishing village, short walk to Playa del Rivero.
Sozopol, Bulgaria
Sozopol old-town stone house
Wood-and-stone Black Sea cottage in Sozopol's atmospheric old peninsula town.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
Ulcinj Adriatic townhouse
Balkan townhouse steps from Ulcinj's old town and a short drive to Velika Plaža sands.
Isla Bastimentos, Panama
Bocas del Toro overwater cabin
Rustic stilt cabin over the reef, solar power, water taxi access only.
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
Las Terrenas beach cabana
Wooden cabana under coconut palms, a short walk to Playa Bonita's turquoise water.
Kyparissia, Greece
Peloponnese olive-grove house
Two-bedroom house in an olive grove above a long empty beach; septic needs updating.
La Paloma, Uruguay
La Paloma lighthouse-lane cabin
Two-bedroom cabin one lane back from Playa La Balconada, easy walk to town and the lighthouse.
Nas, Greece
Ikaria stone cottage, small terrace
Old shepherd's cottage restored simply, walking distance to a wild cove.
Treasure Beach, Jamaica
Treasure Beach fisherman cottage
Painted timber cottage in Jamaica's laid-back south coast fishing village.
Sao Miguel, Portugal
Azores oceanfront fixer
Basalt-stone house facing the Atlantic, needs interior renovation; dolphins from the kitchen window.
Hopkins, Belize
Hopkins Garifuna beach house
Timber beach house on the Garifuna coast, hammock porch facing the barrier reef.
Cangas, Spain
Galicia ria-front stone house
Traditional Galician stone house across the ria from Vigo, small courtyard.
Trpanj, Croatia
Peljesac peninsula fisherman house
Dalmatian stone house one row back from the harbour, pebble beach next door.
Polis, Cyprus
Polis stone cottage near Akamas
Traditional Cypriot stone cottage minutes from the wild Akamas peninsula beaches.
Bayou La Batre, United States
Gulf Shores wood-frame cottage
Modest wood-frame cottage on a bayou lot, twenty minutes from Dauphin Island beaches.
Rincón, Puerto Rico
Rincón surf casita
Concrete casita in Puerto Rico's surf capital, five-minute walk to Sandy Beach.
Marsaxlokk, Malta
Marsaxlokk harbour house
Traditional Maltese townhouse a two-minute walk from the painted luzzu fishing boats.
Zahara de los Atunes, Spain
Costa de la Luz whitewashed casita
Andalusian village casita five minutes from an empty Atlantic beach.
Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal
Alentejo stone cottage near the cliffs
Restored one-storey stone house on a quiet lane, short cycle to the Rota Vicentina cliffs.
Propriano, France
Corsica maquis-side cottage
Small stone cottage above the Gulf of Valinco, ten-minute descent to a quiet cove.
Kalbarri, Australia
Kalbarri river-mouth cottage
Small weatherboard cottage where the Murchison River meets the Indian Ocean, quiet WA coral-coast town.
Esperance, Australia
Esperance dune-front fibro
Classic Aussie fibro shack a short walk from squeaky-white Twilight Beach on WA's south coast.
Bicheno, Australia
Tasmanian east-coast fibro shack
Classic fibro beach shack a short walk from Waubs Bay; penguins nightly.
Barra Grande, Brazil
Bahia coconut-grove house
Colourful three-bedroom in a coconut grove, five-minute walk to a calm swimming beach.
Denmark, Australia
Denmark WA karri-forest beach house
Timber house tucked between karri forest and Ocean Beach on WA's cool, green south coast.
Chelem, Mexico
Yucatan coast fisherman house
Concrete beach house one street back from the Gulf, needs a fresh coat of paint.
Elands Bay, South Africa
Elands Bay surf shack
Simple surf shack a short walk from one of South Africa's most famous left-hand point breaks.
Dahab, Egypt
Dahab beach cabana
Whitewashed one-room cabana on a Bedouin plot, snorkelling reef out front.
Port St Johns, South Africa
Port St Johns hillside bungalow
Modest bungalow above the Umzimvubu River mouth, jungle-clad cliffs and Second Beach a short drive away.
Zipolite, Mexico
Palapa on the Oaxacan coast
Open-plan palapa a short walk from Playa Zipolite; simple, breezy, honest.
Taghazout, Morocco
Taghazout surf riad
Small riad in the surf village, rooftop terrace over the Atlantic.
Bang Saphan, Thailand
Prachuap coastal fixer-upper
Simple Thai-style house needing paint and roof work, quiet fishing bay setting.
Chintsa East, South Africa
Chintsa East wild-coast cottage
Three-bedroom cottage in a laid-back Wild Coast village, dolphins from the deck, ten-minute walk to endless sand.
Paternoster, South Africa
Paternoster whitewashed fisherman cottage
Iconic whitewashed cottage in a working fishing village on the West Coast, crayfish season on the doorstep.
Sayulita, Mexico
Adobe casita in Sayulita hills
Two-bedroom casita in the jungle above town, ocean glimpses from the terrace.
Koh Lanta, Thailand
Koh Lanta teak house
Elevated teak house on a quiet lane, walk to Klong Nin beach cafes.
San Vicente, Philippines
Nipa beach cottage on the sand
Traditional bamboo-and-nipa cottage steps from a two-kilometre white sand beach on Palawan's west coast.
Datca, Turkey
Datca peninsula stone house
Village stone house among almond trees, ten-minute walk down to a quiet bay.
General Luna, Philippines
Concrete casita, Siargao rice-field edge
Newly built surf casita a five-minute walk from Cloud 9. Small pool possible on the lot.
Ahangama, Sri Lanka
Ahangama palm-lined lane cottage
Small cottage on a jak-tree lane, walk or tuk-tuk to Kabalana surf point.
Pichilemu, Chile
Pichilemu surf casa
Timber-clad casa a short bike from Punta de Lobos, Chile's most iconic left-hander.
Nosara, Costa Rica
Nosara jungle cabina
Tico-style cabina on a jungle lot, howler monkeys included; walk or bike to Playa Guiones.
Zapallar, Chile
Zapallar coastal cabaña
Small cabaña on the hills above a sheltered central-coast cove, calm bay and quiet promenade below.
Palomino, Colombia
Palomino palm-shaded lot with cabana
Rustic cabana on a 600 sqm plot between the sea and the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Lakey Peak, Indonesia
Sumbawa surf shack
Basic single-room shack on 500 sqm plot, world-class left-hander at the door.
Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Bamboo bungalow, Nusa Penida cliffs
Owner-built bamboo bungalow on leasehold land, 10-minute descent to Atuh Beach.
Tuy Hoa, Vietnam
Phu Yen coastline plot with cottage
Small concrete cottage on 300 sqm, five minutes from an undeveloped bay.
