Stokkøya
in Norway

Stokkøya is a small island off the coast of Trøndelag that most of the world has not yet discovered, and the Norwegians who know it would rather keep it that way. Connected to the mainland by a slender causeway, it offers white sand beaches that would look at home in the tropics if it were not for the mountains rising behind them and the North Sea doing what the North Sea does. In summer the midnight sun makes the light extraordinary. In winter the northern lights appear over water so still it looks painted. The one hotel on the island is exceptional. There is not much else to say.