Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
beside a constructed lake is great for children. Around 10km southwest of Brønnøysund,
it's handy for an ascent of the Torghatten peak.
Galeasen Hotell
HOTEL €€
( 75 00 88 50;
www.galeasen.com
,
in Norwegian; Havnegata 32-36; s/d from
Nkr880/1180)
The22-roomGaleasensitsrightbesidethequayandrunsasmallrestaurant.
Ask for a room in the more recent main building, not the less-attractive annexe, which oc-
cupies a converted fish-processing plant.
Information
Brønnøysund's
tourist office ( 75 01 80 00;
www.visithelgeland.com
; 9am-6pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat & Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 10am-3pm Mon-Fri rest of yr)
is
one block from the Hurtigruten quay. It rents bicycles (Nkr150 per day).
Getting There & Away
Thereareatleastfivedailyflightsto/fromTrondheim;theapproachroutepassesrightover
Torghatten and the azure seas that lap around it.
Up to three buses run between Brønnøysund and Sandnessjøen (Nkr200, 3½ hours, daily
except Sunday) and to/from Mosjøen (three hours, once or twice daily except Saturday).
Brønnøysund is also a port for the Hurtigruten coastal ferry.
Vega
POP 1300
The island of Vega remains a very Norwegian destination (we were the only non- nationals
on our ferry journeys to and from the island). It and the more than 6000 skerries, islets and
simply large rocks that form the Vega archipelago are a Unesco World Heritage Site. This
distinction comes not for any grand building or monument, nor for the scenery (which is
stunning, nevertheless). It's for human endeavour, recognising that the archipelago reflects
the way generations of fisherfolk and farmers have, over the past 1500 years, maintained
a sustainable living in an inhospitable seascape. This lifestyle is based on the now unique
practice of eider-down harvesting, undertaken mostly by women. For more on these very
