Solastranden — Attraction in Sola

The beach at Sola is definately worth visiting. On hot summer days it is usually packed, and is one of the most popular of the beaches on Jæren, though perhaps not the nicest, I guess. There is a stream near one of the ends that carries sewage into the ocean - and the airport at Sola and a helicoptre landing zone is nearby. In the past, I think Sola beach was where young people usually went in the summer, while Bore and Ølberg, for instance, was the more family friendly ones. I am not sure this distinction is still the case.

Anyway, the beach is long and beautiful. In the summer you can bathe in the North Sea and the sun, and the rest of the year it is a more peaceful place, still worth a visit to take a walk or to dip your toes...

The beach itself is beautiful. Wide sandy beach with grassy dunes and old WW2 fortifications. Sola Strand Hotel nearby and Sola Gård at the other end. Airport is behind, as is the golf course. Toilet blocks (open seasonally) at Regestrand parking and Sola Hotel parking. Large bins next to the toilets with bags available should anyone wish to collect any rubbish. Wooden walkways and steps for easy access. Sadly are the three different sewage streams that bisect the beach, and also there are always numerous piles of dog mess between the carparks and the sand itself. I regularly walk my dog here and always end up taking more of it back to the bin than my dog...

Beautiful and long beach just by the airport and not that far from Stavanger. The beach has powdery sand that stretches into the ocean as well - my only problem with it is that the water is of course quite cold as this is the north sea. On a sunny day in the summer there will be quite a lot of people on this beach soaking up the sun and...