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9
Hornavan Västra
Skeppsholmen 3
T
0961 77 71 00,
W
hornavanhotell.se.
With gorgeous views out over
Sweden's deepest lake, Hornavan, this new hotel, perched
atop a small hillock, is a great find: rooms are decorated in
modern
open to
non-re
sidents (free). Tents
140kr
, cabins
795kr
,
doubles
995kr
Lyktan
Lugnetvägen 4
T
0961 612 10,
W
hotellyktan
-arjeplog.se.
This central hotel offers comfortable
modern rooms of the highest standard, and also
incorporates the palatial youth hostel, itself the best-
value accommodation in town; every room in the hostel
sleeps a maximum of four and
has en-suite fa
cilities.
Hostel
only o
pen May
-Oct. H
otel
850kr/1040kr
; hostel
dorms
270kr
, doubles
540kr
flat-pack
style
but
quite
comfortable.
700kr/950kr
Kraja
A 10min walk along Silvervägen
T
0961 315
00,
W
kraja.se.
This lakeside campsite has snug and
well-appointed cabins as well as a number of double
rooms; there's also an outdoor swimming pool which is
EATING AND DRINKING
Harry's
Drottninggatan 2
T
0961 101 06.
Ye s,
Harry's
has even made it to little Arjeplog with yet more signature
half-built brick walls and chandeliers in a squat new build
opposite the museum. It's steaks and pasta dishes here,
mostly for around 150-250kr. A popular place to drink, too.
Mon, Tues & Thurs 10am-11pm, Wed 10am-1am, Fri
10am-2am, Sat noon-2am, Sun noon-11pm
.
Hornavan Västra
Skeppsholmen 3
T
0961 77 71 00.
This hotel restaurant is the place to look for expertly
prepared Lapland delicacies such as reindeer in its various
guises, bear salami and elk heart. More conventional fare,
too, such as chicken breast and Arctic char; two courses for
around 295kr.
Thurs-Sat 5-10pm.
Kraja Värdshus
At the campsite
T
0961 315 00.
For
gourmet food where you can tuck into fillet of elk or saddle
of reindeer; reckon around 200kr for a main course. From
mid-June to mid-Aug food is served in a
Sámi
kåta
in the
middle of the campsite.
Mon-Thurs & Sun 5-11pm, Fri &
Sat 5pm-1am.
Mathörnan
Drottninggatan 4
T
0961 614 44.
Although
this place is rather basic to look at, locals swear the quality
of the food is good. Serves up moderately priced reindeer,
Arctic char and traditional Swedish home cooking at
around 150kr per main dish.
Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat
noon-8pm, Sun 1-7pm.
Jokkmokk and around
During his journey in Lapland, the botanist Carl von Linné said, “If not for the
mosquitoes, this would be earth's paradise.” His comments were made after journeying
along the river valley of the Lilla Luleälven during the short summer weeks, when the
mosquitoes are at their most active. Along this valley is the town of
JOKKMOKK
, its
name deriving from one particular bend (
mokk
in
Sámi
) in the river (
jokk
). The densely
forested municipality through which the river runs is the size of Wales and has a tiny
population: just three thousand.
The town is a welcome oasis, although not an immediately appealing one; the
prettiest part is around Stationsgatan, which links the train station with the main
street, Storgatan, where the wooden houses and shops are oddly reminiscent of
small-town America. At one time winter quarters for the
Sámi
, by the beginning of the
seventeenth century the site had a market and church, which heralded the start of a
permanent settlement. Today, as well as being a well-known handicraft centre,
Jokkmokk functions as the capital of the
Sámi
and is home to
Samernas Folkhögskola
,
the only further education college in Sweden using the
Sámi
language, teaching
handicraft-making, reindeer husbandry and ecology.
Ájtte museum
Kyrkogatan 3 • Mid-June to mid-Aug daily 9am-6pm; mid-Aug to mid-June Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am--2pm • 60kr •
W
ajtte.com
Jokkmokk's fascinating
Ájtte museum
(
ájtte
means storage hut in
Sámi
) is the place to
really mug up on the
Sámi
; it's a brief walk east of the centre, of the main street,
Storgatan. The displays and exhibitions recount the tough existence of northern
Scandinavia's original settlers, and show how things have slowly improved over time
- today the modern
Sámi
are more dependent on snow scooters and helicopters to herd
