San Diego’s Coronado Beach was just named the “Number 1 Beach in the United States” by Florida International University’s professor, Dr. Beach. Are we surprised? Not really! The beautiful, expansive beach is a favorite place for students and staff to hang out after class and on the weekends.Â
According to Dr. Beach, Coronado has “near-perfect Mediterranean weather and a postcard backdrop”. What beautiful imagery! Several of our students decided to describe Coronado as well, and below are their articles on the most beautiful beach the United States has to offer.Â
Discovering Coronado
From the moment you roam along the more than 3,000 meters of the âBridge of Coronadoâ, which has linked San Diego with Coronado for over 30 years, you can appreciate the scenery (and height!) you feel when leaving this small city.
Not everybody can afford to live there; in fact, itâs one of the most expensive districts in California, and thatâs something youâll notice, in the streets, in the houses, in the cars, and in the people youâll find in it.
The first thing youâll see arriving to the beach, will likely be the famous Coronado Hotel, an awesome set of wood buildings that works as a luxury beach resort. Surely youâll stop five minutes to take a couple of pictures.
And finally, youâve arrived! It is there, in front of your eyes, the famous Coronado Beach, a very long white and bright sand beach, where taking in the sun and bathing will be a true pleasure.
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Whether you go with friends, as a couple or even alone, Iâm sure youâll enjoy the time you spend there, and if you stay until late, donât forget to photograph the magnificent landscape of the latest hours of the evening, when the sun hides in the horizon.
Is time to return home, but without doubt, youâll be thinking in when youâll have the chance to come back.
-Patricia from Spain
Dolphins and Deliciousness at Coronado Island
Have you ever sat at a beach and watched dolphins playing in the ocean?
If a good friend were to ask me: âHy Richi, tell me a âmust seeâ in San Diegoâ I would answer him: âCoronado Beach, my friend!â Isnât it an amazing place?
Coronado is a cute small island across the San Diego Bay west of downtown San Diego. Coronado is so attractive for tourists because of the white beaches that have earned it ratings as one of top beaches in the U.S.A.
In front of the gorgeous, fair and beautiful Hotel Del Coronado is one of the nicest places in San Diego to watch dolphins play together and eat a swell ice cream or a coffee from the Hotel Del. If you are lucky, you will see the dolphins playing and surfing together in the ocean in the front of the famous Hotel Del.
-Richard from Switzerland
Relaxing on Coronado
Perfect weather, clean and white sand and a beautiful scenic hotel⊠Coronado Beach is the most beautiful place that I have ever been to in San Diego. When you are stressed from your work or school, you can lay back and chill out on the sand. Also, if you want to play volleyball with your friends, there is a volleyball court on the sand. Normally there are not a lot of people, so you can take a rest in peace. If you are lucky, you can see dolphins in the sea! Donât you think it sounds great?
– Dasom from Korea