diff --git a/src/Gui/MapPanel.cs b/src/Gui/MapPanel.cs
index cb2a966..cf976ec 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MapPanel.cs
+++ b/src/Gui/MapPanel.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ namespace WorldOfPeacecraft
 		private Image Water;
 		private Image Wall;
 		private Image Flowers;
-		private Random random = new Random ();
+		private Image BeachTop;
+		private Image BeachBottom;
+		private Image BeachLeft;
+		private Image BeachRight;
+		private Image BeachTopLeft;
+		private Image BeachTopRight;
+		private Image BeachBottomLeft;
+		private Image BeachBottomRight;
 		private int FlowerCounter;
 
 		public MapPanel (IBackend backend)
@@ -48,6 +55,21 @@ namespace WorldOfPeacecraft
 			Water = Image.FromFile (ImagesFolder + "water.jpg");
 			Wall = Image.FromFile(ImagesFolder + "wall.jpg");
 			Flowers = Image.FromFile(ImagesFolder + "flowers.png");
+			BeachBottom = Image.FromFile (ImagesFolder + "beach.png");
+			BeachLeft = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottom, RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone);
+			BeachTop = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottom, RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipNone);
+			BeachRight = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottom, RotateFlipType.Rotate270FlipNone);
+			BeachBottomRight = Image.FromFile (ImagesFolder + "beachcorner.png");
+			BeachBottomLeft = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottomRight, RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone);
+			BeachTopLeft = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottomRight, RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipNone);
+			BeachTopRight = RotateFlipImage (BeachBottomRight, RotateFlipType.Rotate270FlipNone);
+		}
+
+		private Image RotateFlipImage(Image image, RotateFlipType type)
+		{
+			Image rotated = new Bitmap(image);
+			rotated.RotateFlip (type);
+			return rotated;
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnLayout (LayoutEventArgs levent)
@@ -120,16 +142,54 @@ namespace WorldOfPeacecraft
 			int y = locy * TileSize;
 			Image image = null;
 			if (tile.IsWater ()) {
-				image = Water;
+				PaintImage(g, x, y, Water);
 			} else if (tile.IsWall ()) {
-				image = Wall;
+				PaintImage (g, x, y, Wall);
 			} else {
-				image = Walkable;
-			}
-			if (image != null) {
-				PaintImage (g, x, y, image);
-			} else {
-				g.FillRectangle (new SolidBrush (Color.Red), x, y, TileSize, TileSize);
+				PaintImage (g, x, y, Walkable);
+				bool beachPlaced = false;
+				if (locx > 0 && map[locx - 1,locy].IsWater()) {
+					PaintImage(g, x, y, BeachLeft);
+					beachPlaced = true;
+				}
+				if (locx < map.GetLength(0) - 1 && map[locx + 1,locy].IsWater()) {
+					PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachRight);
+					beachPlaced = true;
+				}
+				if (locy > 0 && map[locx, locy - 1].IsWater()) {
+					PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachTop);
+					beachPlaced = true;
+				}
+				if (locy < map.GetLength(1) - 1 && map[locx, locy + 1].IsWater()) {
+					PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachBottom);
+					beachPlaced = true;
+				}
+				if (!beachPlaced)
+				{
+					if (locx > 0)
+					{
+						if (locy > 0 && map[locx - 1, locy - 1].IsWater())
+						{
+							PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachTopLeft);
+						}
+						else if (locy < map.GetLength(1) - 1 && map[locx - 1, locy + 1].IsWater())
+						{
+							PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachBottomLeft);
+						}
+					}
+					if (locx < map.GetLength(0) - 1)
+					{
+						if (locy > 0 && map[locx + 1, locy - 1].IsWater())
+						{
+							PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachTopRight);
+						}
+						else if (locy < map.GetLength(1) - 1 && map[locx + 1, locy + 1].IsWater())
+						{
+							PaintImage (g, x, y, BeachBottomRight);
+						}
+					}
+
+				}
 			}
 			if (tile.IsForest ()) {
 				PaintImage (g, x, y, Forest);