Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
winner of Coffee in Good Spirits, the key event in Norway's annual coffee-making cham-
pionship (he'll fashion subtle shapes in your foam too).
Café Kulturverkstedet
CAFE €
(Sjøgata 22-24; 8am-4pm Mon-Sat)
Run by the local heritage society, this delightful
cafeenjoys,appropriately,oneofSjøgata'slargestandmostappealingrenovatedbuildings.
Therearebookstoleafthroughandyoucansipandnibbleinitsinterconnectingartgallery.
Oksen Ferdinand
CAFE-RESTAURANT €€€
( 75 11 99 91; Sjøgata 23; snacks around Nkr100, mains Nkr195-270)
You can also
eatwell,insideoroverlookingthestreet,ontheterraceofthishistoricbuilding,whichdoes
tasty daytime sandwiches and snacks and meaty dinner mains.
Information
The
tourist office ( 75 01 80 00;
www.visithelgeland.com
;
9am or 10am-6pm or
8pm Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun)
is beside the E6, which bypasses central Mosjøen.
Getting There & Away
There are flights to Bodø (via Mo i Rana) and Trondheim.
BusesrunfromMosjøentoBrønnøysund(threehours,onceortwicedailyexceptSaturday)
and Sandnessjøen (1¾ hours, three to five daily) There's also at least one service daily to/
from Mo i Rana (1¾ hours) but the train takes less time.
Mosjøen lies on the rail line between Trondheim (Nkr700, 5½ hours, three daily), Fauske
(Nkr486, 3½ hours, three daily) and Bodø (Nkr581; 4¼ hours, three daily).
A DETOUR VIA HATTEN
For drivers, a lovely detour follows the wild, scenic Villmarksveien route, which runs
parallel to the E6 east of Mosjøen and approaches the bizarre 1128m peak of Hatten
