Viking chieftains in Norway’s most ... of Austvågøya, Lofoten’s largest island. I accelerate towards land, raise my paddle and allow the kayak to slide up the beach to rest in the firm ...

Haukland Beach is on Vestvågøya, one of the largest of the rocky Lofoten Islands off Norway's northwest coast. Deep within the Arctic Circle, this is a land of jagged peaks and frozen seas ...

Norway is known for its soul-stirring fjords and snow-covered Arctic landscapes. But the chilly Scandinavian country harbours a secret - it's home to some of the world's most spectacular beaches ...

Nusfjord is tucked away in a tiny secluded bay on the Lofoten archipelago, a labyrinth of islands famed for those ... to the drama of this place (Arctic Norway was indeed a big inspiration for ...

By Caroline Van Hemert On a bright April morning, bleary-eyed after an overnight passage from mainland Norway and ... a small town on the island of Austvagoya, part of the Lofoten archipelago.

boarded another in Bodø and ended up careening over the crags of Norway’s northwestern coast in your little Dash 8 turboprop, where the dark islands look like whales breaching in the brine. Then ...

Fish drying near the cottages of Reine in the Lofoten Islands ... of Traena, Norway. Picture: Hurtigruten Trollfjord’s other ports of call include the colourful island village of Traena ...