The joys of Norway in summer, from epic fjords to beaches that look like the Australian coast

The eye-opening joys of Norway in summer, from epic fjords to beaches that look like the Australian coast (and if it's raining, you can always explore the fascinating Petroleum Museum)Mark Jones visits the "oil town" of Stavanger, which it says is "gentle, quiet, clean [and] cobbled". It houses the "brilliant" Petroleum Museum, which celebrates the exploits that brought "black gold" to Sola Beach in Norway. 800 meters of clean, pale sand '...... 'You feel like you've landed in a remote corner of Australia without the hassle of a 24-hour flight,' says MarkDown the coast, he stay at Boretunet 'Tiny Houses' - a hostel made of old wooden shipping containers
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Posted: 09:29 BST , June 29, 2022 | Updated: Jun 29, 2022 09:33 BST In winter, everyone is on their cross-country skis; in the summer, it's biking, hiking, surfing, sunbathing, cross-country skiing or, well, just being outside.
That's true whatever the weather — which is just as well, because Stavanger, on the west coast, can be drizzly in the summer. This is where Torremolinos in Spain wins for many people.
But given the choice between 16C (61F) and drizzle on the Sola beach in Stavanger and 45C- and more in Andalusia — temperatures that are no longer out of the ordinary — many of us want to take Norway anytime.

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The joys of Norway in summer, from epic fjords to beaches that look like the Australian coast

The eye-opening joys of Norway in summer, from epic fjords to beaches that look like the Australian coast (and if it's raining, you can always explore the fascinating Petroleum Museum)Mark Jones visits the "oil town" of Stavanger, which it says is "gentle, quiet, clean [and] cobbled". It houses the "brilliant" Petroleum Museum, which celebrates the exploits that brought "black gold" to Sola Beach in Norway. 800 meters of clean, pale sand '...... 'You feel like you've landed in a remote corner of Australia without the hassle of a 24-hour flight,' says MarkDown the coast, he stay at Boretunet 'Tiny Houses' - a hostel made of old wooden shipping containers

Posted: 09:29 BST , June 29, 2022 | Updated: Jun 29, 2022 09:33 BST In winter, everyone is on their cross-country skis; in the summer, it's biking, hiking, surfing, sunbathing, cross-country skiing or, well, just being outside.

That's true whatever the weather — which is just as well, because Stavanger, on the west coast, can be drizzly in the summer. This is where Torremolinos in Spain wins for many people.

But given the choice between 16C (61F) and drizzle on the Sola beach in Stavanger and 45C- and more in Andalusia — temperatures that are no longer out of the ordinary — many of us want to take Norway anytime.