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Me gustan las vacaciones en la playa.

Me gustan las vacaciones en la playa.
I like vacations at the beach.
From Lesson 48:Plural likes (me gustan)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me gustan las vacaciones en la playa.

Why is it gustan with an 'n' at the end instead of just gusta?
In Spanish, the verb gustar works a bit differently than 'to like' in English. It literally means 'to be pleasing to.' Because the thing that is pleasing to you here—las vacaciones (the vacations)—is plural, you must use the plural verb form gustan.
Why is vacaciones plural if the English translation just says 'vacation'?
In Spanish, the word for vacation (vacaciones) is almost always used in its plural form. Even if you are talking about a single trip or break, you treat it as a plural noun, which is why it goes with the plural 'the' (las) and the plural verb gustan.
If gustan means 'are pleasing', what exactly is the me doing at the beginning of the sentence?
The me tells us who the vacations are pleasing to. It simply means 'to me.' If you put it all together, the sentence structure of Me gustan las vacaciones literally translates to 'The vacations are pleasing to me.'
The translation says 'at the beach', but doesn't en mean 'in'?
Yes, en often means 'in', but it is a very flexible preposition in Spanish! Depending on the context, en can mean 'in', 'on', or 'at'. When talking about being located at places like the beach (la playa), en is the natural way to say 'at'.

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