Kollevågen () is a
recreational area
A recreation area is a type of protected area designated in some jurisdictions.
By country Canada
In the province
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in
Askøy Municipality in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The park sits on the western side of the
island of Askøy, about northwest of the city of
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
. The area includes both "clothed" beaches and
naturist
Naturism is a lifestyle of practicing non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms a ...
beaches. Kollevågen also has an arena where the
Lost Weekend music festival is held each August.
References
External links
Kollevågen - Askøy/Bergen – Scandinavian Naturist Portal* (in Norwegian
Farlige miljøgifter truer badegjestene angerous pollutants threatening beachgoers– Article from 2014 in ''Bergens Tidende''
Askøy
Beaches of Norway
Nude beaches
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