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At Kjerringøy, some 40km north of µþ´Ç»åø, the entrepreneurial Zahl family established an important trading station in the 19th century. The trading post…
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µþ´Ç»åø
µþ´Ç»åø, the northernmost point of the staggeringly beautiful Kystriksveien Coastal Route and 63km west of Fauske on the Arctic Highway, is the gateway to Norway's true north. It's also the northern terminus of Norway's railway system and a jumping-off point for the Lofoten Islands.
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Norway's 10,000-sq-metre aviation museum is huge fun to ramble around if you have a passing interest in flight and aviation history – allow at least half…
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This open-air museum is 3km from town, near µþ´Ç»åøsjøen Camping. Here you'll find 4 hectares of historic homes, farm buildings, boat sheds, WWII German…
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Recounting the short history of µþ´Ç»åø, this little gem of a museum has a cheerily entertaining and informative 25-minute film with English subtitles on the…
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The charming little onion-domed stone church, around 3km from downtown, dates from around 1240. The Lutheran Reformation brought about substantial…
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This striking, austere structure, completed in 1956, has a soaring, freestanding tower and spire. Shaped like an inverted ship's hull, the walls of its…
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