Northern Norway may not spring instantly to mind for a beach vacation. Yet the golden sands of the Lofoten Islands draw photographers, surfers and backpackers from the world over.

From the spectacular Lofoten Islands to serene Sotra, the pictures show some of the most beautiful sights of Norway's rivers- all from the view of a kayakPicture: Caters News Credit: Caters News ...

Nusfjord isn’t like a hotel, or a resort really; it’s a historic fishing village (the earliest settlements date back to 425BC) and possibly the best preserved in Norway.

In winter, Norway's remote Lofoten Islands are frozen in time. Linda Cookson is entranced by the stark beauty of the landscape Saturday 18 February 2006 01:00 GMT ...

Among the tourists and travel bloggers who sang high praises for Lofoten Islands is one visitor called Siri, who headed there in 2015. They wrote on Tripadvisor: "World's most beautiful archipelago.

Inside British sea kayaker and filmmaker Erin Bastian's latest project above the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Lofoten Islands, where she explores a dreamscape of fjords, mountains, exposed ...