Ramberg Beach

Flakstadøya, Lofoten · 🇳🇴 Norway

White sand and improbably turquoise water beneath jagged Lofoten peaks — a tropical mirage at 68° north.

Sea temperature

~12°C in the warm season

Water

Startlingly clear turquoise, icy cold

Sand

Pale white sand

Swimming

Caribbean-bright but Arctic-cold

Best time to visit

Jun-Aug

Setting

A white-sand beach right by the road beneath red fishermen's cabins and peaks

Beach type

Cold-water coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands (CC BY 2.0) · source