Bunes Beach

Moskenesøya, Lofoten · 🇳🇴 Norway

A vast, silent Arctic beach walled by sheer Lofoten peaks, reached by a small ferry and a hike over a wild valley.

Sea temperature

~12°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, cold Arctic blue-green

Sand

Broad pale sand

Swimming

Frigid but astonishingly clear beneath the peaks

Best time to visit

Jun-Aug

Setting

A vast remote beach under sheer peaks, reached by ferry and a valley hike

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark (CC BY-SA 2.0) · source