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Experience · Norway

Beach in Norway

Norwegian beach days belong to the Sørlandet, the mild south coast where Kristiansand lays its grid of streets between harbour and beach. The west coast plays rougher. Farsund's flat Lista farmland runs out to an exposed shore, Sola and Klepp face the open North Sea, and around Sandefjord and Larvik the Oslofjord coast folds small bays between headlands and skerries.

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Best places to stay for beach

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Aerial view of Kristiansand's city beach with turquoise water, a marina and modern waterfront buildings

Kristiansand

Agder · NorwayKristiansand is the coastal capital of the Sørlandet, a 17th-century grid town in the southern part of Agder, in southern Norway.Where to stay →Elevated view over Mandal's harbour and marina on the Mandalselva with white wooden houses and the coast beyond.

Mandal

Agder · NorwayMandal is a coastal town in the western part of Agder, in southern Norway (Sørlandet), gathered around Mandal kirke.Where to stay →Langesund, Norway: white and red wooden houses and a hilltop church lining the boat-filled fjord waterfront.

Langesund

Telemark · NorwayLangesund is a coastal town in Bamble, on the seaboard of the south-eastern part of Telemark.Where to stay →Colourful wooden waterfront houses reflected in Farsund harbour in Agder, southern Norway

Farsund

Agder · NorwayFarsund is a coastal municipality in southern Norway (Sørlandet), holding the western part of Agder around its sheltered harbour.Where to stay →Aerial view of Sandefjord, Norway, with its harbour, ferries, marina and town along the fjord

Sandefjord

Vestfold · NorwaySandefjord is a coastal whaling town at the head of its fjord in southern Vestfold, south-eastern Norway.Where to stay →Aerial view of Larvik's harbour and town spread along the fjord with forested hills behind

Larvik

Vestfold · NorwayLarvik is a seafaring town on the coast, in the south-western part of Vestfold, in south-eastern Norway.Where to stay →

Kleppe

Rogaland · NorwayKleppe is the centre of Klepp Municipality on the Jæren plain in Rogaland, western Norway, between two lakes.Where to stay →Quiet daytime shopping street in Sola, Norway, with red-brick apartments, parked cars and a pedestrian crossing under blue sky.

Sola

Rogaland · NorwaySola is a coastal town in the central part of Rogaland, western Norway, centred on Solakrossen amid ancient burial mounds.Where to stay →

Common questions

What makes a beach destination worth the trip?

Water quality and shelter come first: a swimmable, clean shore beats a long but exposed one. After that it is the town — places that live year-round keep their restaurants and transport when the season ends, which is what separates a beach resort from a beach with a car park.