Mandal is a coastal town in the western part of Agder, in southern Norway (Sørlandet), gathered around Mandal kirke.
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.
Langesund is a coastal town in Bamble, on the seaboard of the south-eastern part of Telemark.
Kristiansand is the coastal capital of the Sørlandet, a 17th-century grid town in the southern part of Agder, in southern Norway.
Farsund is a coastal municipality in southern Norway (Sørlandet), holding the western part of Agder around its sheltered harbour.
Sandefjord is a coastal whaling town at the head of its fjord in southern Vestfold, south-eastern Norway.
Larvik is a seafaring town on the coast, in the south-western part of Vestfold, in south-eastern Norway.
Kleppe is the centre of Klepp Municipality on the Jæren plain in Rogaland, western Norway, between two lakes.
Sola is a coastal town in the central part of Rogaland, western Norway, centred on Solakrossen amid ancient burial mounds.