Bucket list of beaches with backstories

The modern seaside resort was born here in the 1700s, when doctors began touting the health benefits of ocean water and the coastal climate.

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Chicago Tribune

April 12, 2016 9:40 AM PT

Budget Travel has a list of beaches with intriguing backstories (https://tinyurl.com/qbzy7pu).

This see-and-be-seen island is the modern-day equivalent of Baiae, once home to ancient beach parties before being deserted by 1500.

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