Fjord Homes

Magazine

Inspiration for your time by the fjord.

Guides to everything that makes southern Norway special: researched, honest, free of travel-brochure language. New topics are added regularly.

Fjord landscape in southern Norway in summer, islands and water from above

Summer in southern Norway

Coolcation in southern Norway: summer at 21 degrees, not 40.

Summer at a pleasant 21 degrees, 18 hours of daylight and empty beaches: why southern Norway is the perfect coolcation destination. With a holiday home right on the water.

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The harbour of Borhaug on the Lista peninsula with boats, skerry coast and lighthouse

Boating holidays

A holiday home with boat in Norway: your own skerry waters.

Three holiday homes in southern Norway with their own motorboat included: skerries, secluded swimming bays, historic harbours. What a boat really changes about your holiday.

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Bright living area with dining table and water view at the Maritim 2 holiday home

Working by the fjord

Workation in Norway: work where others come to breathe.

Fast Wi-Fi, water views, same time zone as central Europe: why a holiday home in southern Norway is the perfect place for a workation, especially off-season.

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View from the holiday home over the rocky shore and sea at Lista, a front-row seat for birdwatching

Birdwatching at Lista

Birdwatching at Lista: Norway's richest bird site.

Over 330 bird species, an observatory at the lighthouse and Ramsar-protected wetlands: birdwatching at Lista in southern Norway. With a holiday home right in the village.

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Sunset over the rocky coast near Borhaug on Lista, southern Norway

Coastal hiking on the Sørlandet

Hiking in Farsund and Lindesnes: 30 kilometres of coast, no summit needed.

30 kilometres of coastal path, Norway's oldest lighthouse and ten kilometres of sandy beach: hiking between Farsund and Lindesnes. With a holiday home right on the trail.

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Maritim 2 holiday home in Borhaug at dusk, warm light behind the panorama windows and rocks in the foreground

Off-season on the Sørlandet

Southern Norway in autumn and winter: the quiet side of the coast.

Mild coast, empty beaches, sauna with fjord view: why the off-season in southern Norway is the most honest way to experience the Sørlandet. With a holiday home on the water.

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Ramsland 8a holiday home on the fjord at Spangereid, southern Norway

Getting to southern Norway

Getting to southern Norway: ferry, car and the last hour to the water.

Ferry from Hirtshals, motorway through Jutland, one hour from Kristiansand to the water: the complete travel guide for southern Norway with a holiday home.

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Holiday homes at Borhaug harbour on Lista, with the open sea behind

Norway with a dog

Holidays with a dog in Norway: entry rules, leash laws and a house by the water.

Microchip, rabies jab, tapeworm treatment, leash rules: everything you need for a holiday with your dog in southern Norway. With a dog-friendly holiday home by the water.

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View from the Maritim 2 holiday home over the rocky shore and the open North Sea at Lista

Surfing at Lista

Surfing at Lista: waves, wind and miles of sandy beach.

Where to learn to surf at Lista, when the waves arrive and what the protected areas require. A guide to surfing in southern Norway, with a house by the sea.

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Terrace with a large dining table above the harbour at Borhaug on Lista in southern Norway

Family holidays on the Sørlandet

Southern Norway with children: a house on the water, not an activity programme.

Shallow beaches, crabbing off the jetty, a zoo and a water park when it rains: the family guide to southern Norway with children, with a holiday home on the water.

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View across the harbour at Borhaug on Lista with boats and pale timber houses

The Farsund and Lista region

Farsund and Lista: the corner where Norway goes flat.

A white town, kilometres of sandy beach, a lighthouse and bird migration: what makes the Farsund and Lista region in southern Norway, and where to stay.

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Holiday home at Ramsland near Spangereid right on the fjord, with a terrace and a dock at the water

The Lindesnes and Spangereid region

Lindesnes and Spangereid: where the mainland runs out.

Norway's oldest lighthouse, a canal with a prehistory and quiet fjords to boat on: what makes the Lindesnes and Spangereid region, and where to stay.

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