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Europe’s top spots for surf and paddle boarding

Updated 5:37 PM EDT, Thu May 30, 2013
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Great Britain's trendiest windsurfing spot -- the sand bar is shallow enough to pick up waves up to four meters even with a limited swell running beneath.
Avon Beach, Dorset, England —
Great Britain's trendiest windsurfing spot -- the sand bar is shallow enough to pick up waves up to four meters even with a limited swell running beneath.
From Surfing-Waves.com
Dubbed Supertubos ("Supertubes") by local wave riders, Peniche Peninsula has one of the most powerful swells in Portugal.
Peniche Peninsula, Portugal —
Dubbed Supertubos ("Supertubes") by local wave riders, Peniche Peninsula has one of the most powerful swells in Portugal.
courtesy Rapanui Daniel Senda/Surfing-Waves.com
Located on the southernmost tip of Sicily, Stagnone Lagoon is famous for persistent hot breezes that flow in the summer.
Stagnone Lagoon, Sicily —
Located on the southernmost tip of Sicily, Stagnone Lagoon is famous for persistent hot breezes that flow in the summer.
courtesy PKRA
Les Culs Nus is a crowded surf hangout tossing out one of the best beach breaks in the Hossegor area, right in front of the Bay of Biscay.
Les Culs Nus Beach, Hossegor, France —
Les Culs Nus is a crowded surf hangout tossing out one of the best beach breaks in the Hossegor area, right in front of the Bay of Biscay.
courtesy Rabejac/surfing-waves.com
River surfing is more difficult than any other type of surfing. You've got to surf in place, on a "stationary" wave, trying to keep your balance as water churns beneath you.
Eisbach River, Munich —
River surfing is more difficult than any other type of surfing. You've got to surf in place, on a "stationary" wave, trying to keep your balance as water churns beneath you.
wiki commons
Just another style of gondola in Venice.
Venice, Italy —
Just another style of gondola in Venice.
from www.supinvenice.com
On July 7, more than 100 paddlers from all over the world will take part in the Surfin' Venice parade along Canal Grande to San Marco Basin.
Venice, Italy —
On July 7, more than 100 paddlers from all over the world will take part in the Surfin' Venice parade along Canal Grande to San Marco Basin.
from www.supinvenice.com
With more than 100 kilometers of canals, plus the major Amstel River, which cuts across the city, Amsterdam is a fabulous standup paddling destination. No waves, no wind.
Amsterdam —
With more than 100 kilometers of canals, plus the major Amstel River, which cuts across the city, Amsterdam is a fabulous standup paddling destination. No waves, no wind.
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