Norway’s long and thin Lofoten Archipelago can be an unearthly place, especially when its snowy, craggy peaks suddenly pop out of the fog as you meander its seventy-mile length. It was right here in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Viewed from a distance we could almost have passed for an amphibious commando unit on a dawn raid. The RIB in ...

Journal entries from paddler Ryan Salm as he documents his group’s harrowing multi-week standup paddling expedition in Norway’s Lofoten Archipelago. In the spring of 2017, paddlers Ryan Salm, Dane ...

Vågakallen is the ‘old man mountain’ which stretches out across the bay from Storvågan village. He lies on his back, head pointing towards the sea – crossed arms and raised knees rising in undulating ...

Astrophotographer Chad Blakley sent in a photo of an aurora display seen over a small fishing village on the Lofoten archipelago of Norway. Image taken Oct. 8, 2013. Astrophotographer Chad Blakley ...

Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the ...

The Lofoten peninsula Norway’s Arctic North is not just stunningly beautiful. It's also home to the world’s largest deep water coral reef and full of wildlife. So why is the government saying it will ...

THE Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival, on an Arctic archipelago in Norway bathed in the mild waters of the North Atlantic Current, bills itself as the world’s most beautiful music festival, ...

We've selected eleven great alternatives to Lofoten that showcase Norway's stunning natural beauty without the tourist crowds. Photo by Felix Bacher on Unsplash If you're looking for equally ...

19:17, Mon, May 27, 2024 Updated: 19:18, Mon, May 27, 2024 Tourists fed up with Tenerife and Ibiza's increasingly crowded tourist scene can try a similar, more beautiful set of islands several ...