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, its less monolithic 30-room annexe right beside the fjord, is an attractive alternative
should you pass through town during the brief window when it's open.
Lundhøgda Camp & Café
CAMPGROUND €
( 75 64 39 66;
www.lundhogdacamping.no
;
Lundveien; car/caravan site Nkr160/
190, 2-/4-bed cabin Nkr375/475 with bathroom 675/775; May-Sep)
This complex,
3km west of town, has superb views of the fjord and surrounding peaks.
Getting There & Away
Bus
There are three to six buses daily running to/from Bodø (Nkr114; 1½ hours). The express
bus from Bodø to Narvik (Nkr438; five hours) passes through Fauske twice daily.
Train
Trains ply the Nordlandsbanen between Trondheim (Nkr947, 9¼ hours) and Bodø
(Nkr115, 45 minutes), via Fauske, twice daily and there are additional trains (up to four
daily) between Fauske and Bodø. To continue further northwards, you've no option but to
hop on a bus.
Around Fauske
SALTDAL & MUSEUMS
Just off the E6 near Saltnes,
Saltdal Historical Village (adult/child Nkr35/10;
11am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
is a collection of typical rural and fishing-related build-
ings. Reception and cafe (try the local speciality,
møsbromlefse
, a sweetish light pancake
laced with cream and cheese) are in the Skippergården building.
The moving
Blodveimuseet (Blood Road Museum; adult/child Nkr35/10;
11am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
, in a former German barracks within the museum
grounds, is visited by a 30-minute guided tour. It reveals conditions for Slav and Russian
forced labourers who forged the road and railway northwards. The prisoners' cemetery,
with the remains of some 7000 men, and the nearby graveyard for German soldiers are in
Botn
, about 3km north.
