The best beaches on earth according to TripAdvisor

Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor said: ‘For those fed up with the long cold winter, there’s really no better cure than an escape to one of these award-winning beaches."

Breathtaking beach: Baia do Sancho in Brazil has been named the best stretch of sand in the world by TripAdvisor

Postcard-pretty: Grace Bay, in Turks and Caicos.

Popular destination: Rabbit Beach, in Lampedusa, Italy. 

Spanish delight: Playa de ses Illetes, in Formentera.

And relax... Chill out on Playa Norte beach in Mexico.

*Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk