Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.lofotmuseet.no
;
adult/child Nkr60/25; 9am- 6pm Jun-Aug, 9am-3pm Mon-
Fri rest of yr)
The islands' major folk museum is on the site of what can be considered to
be the first town in the polar region, where traces of the original
rorbu
have been excav-
ated. The museum's main gallery was once the merchant's mansion. Here, typically, lived
the man who hired out the
rorbuer
and sea houses to the fishermen and bought their catch.
An easy, undulating, scenic 2km
Heritage Path
leads from the museum to the centre of
Kabelvåg.
COMBINATION TICKET
A combination ticket (adult/child Nkr160/70) gives entry to Lofoten Museum, Lo-
foten Aquarium and Galleri Espolin, all in Storvågan. They're an easy walk from
each other.
Lofotakvariet
AQUARIUM
(
www.lofotakvariet.no
;
adult/child Nkr110/55; 10am-6pm Jun-Aug, 11am-3pm
Sun-Fri Feb-May & Sep-Nov)
Fish and sea animals of the cold Arctic waters swim and
flap.Childrenwillparticularlyenjoythesealandseaotterfeedingfrenzies(noonand4pm)
and there's a multimedia show five times daily on the hour.
Galleri Espolin
ART GALLERY
(
www.galleri-espolin.no
,
in Norwegian; adult/child Nkr65/30; 10am-6pm
Jun-mid-Aug, 11am-3pm rest of yr)
Thegalleryfeaturesthehauntingetchingsandlitho-
graphs of one of Norway's great artists, Kaare Espolin-Johnson (1907-94). Espolin - his
work all the more astounding as he was nearly blind for much of his life - loved Lofoten
and often featured its fisherfolk, together with other Arctic themes.
Vågan Kirke
CHURCH
(admission Nkr30; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-6pm Sun late Jun-mid-Aug)
Built in
1898andNorway'ssecond-largestwoodenchurch,VåganrisesabovetheE10justnorthof
