Visiting Europe in the heat can mean sweating it out with no air-conditioning, but sea breezes beckon in these refreshing spots from Croatia to Norway.

One underrated European island has everything you could want for a dreamy getaway without the hassle of the tourist crowds ...

Croatia has all the advantages that Portugal (and Spain and Italy as well) boasts: coastline, cuisine and viticulture.

Included is breakfast and a delicious three-course meal at Wilde’s restaurant, when the booking is paid in advance.

At the height of summer, some of the best-known isles are overcrowded and overpriced - but lesser-known ones have just as much to offer ...

Tourists and locals in Europe have been looking for creative ways to beat the blistering heat. These beaches are great places ...

The New York Times has spotlighted one gorgeous Croatian beach among its ranking of six of the best European beaches this year.

New York beaches are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases. See the latest updates.

Eleven New Jersey beaches were issued swim advisories on July 22 due to high levels of fecal bacteria. The affected beaches are located in Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May counties.

One of the closed beaches tested high for E.coli, two are closed due to harmful algal bloom and two are closed due to excessive rainfall, according to the latest water quality report.