6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Papakolea beach
Hawaii
Green sand. The reason for its green colour is olivine minerals. Olivine is a volcanic material known as “evening emerald” and is considered to be a precious stone. In short: this beach is a jewel!
6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Kaihalulu beach
Hawaii
Red sand. We travel to Maui to visit a deserted cove with sand that is completely red. It sounds like Mars, but it’s the iron from the volcanic hill that gives it this appearance.
6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Elafonisi beach
Greece
Pink sand. A beach the colour of candyfloss: a dream for those with a sweet tooth, although we’re sorry to tell you that fragments of coral are the reason for this rosy appearance…and they’re not edible!
6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Punaluu beach
Hawaii
Black sand. A black blanket covers this beach, giving it an unreal appearance, this being the consequence of the runoffs of volcanic lava. The best thing? The hawksbill sea turtles will accompany you on your beach strolls.
6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Hyams beach
Australia
White sand. There are lots of beaches with sand as white as snow, but this one has the purest colour. If you don’t believe us, check the Guinness Book of Records.
6 Colourful beaches for grey days
Pfeiffer beach
California
Purple sand. In Big Sur we find this beach whose sand contains a wide range of colours, from mauve to purple. The reason? The manganese in the hills.
