Travel Reference
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was built in 1780 but has been extensively restored over the years. Most of the original
wood was ripped out of the ground by the Arctic-bound rivers of Siberia and washed up
here as driftwood.
Sights
Sund Fiskerimuseum
MUSEUM
(
www.sundfiskerimuseum.no
,
in Norwegian; adult/child Nkr60/10; 10am-4pm or
6pm mid-May-Aug)
This fishery museum lies 3km off the E10. In one dim shack, there's
an astounding clutter of boats, ropes and floats while within another is an unlabelled yet
fascinating jumble of pots and pans, skis, old valve radios and the like. All this is set amid
the throb and curling fumes from the collection of permanently beached ship diesel en-
gines. Tor-Vegard Mørkved, the young resident blacksmith, bashes out cormorants in iron
(the cheapest around Nkr300, but Nkr1700 for something you'd be proud to have on your
mantelpiece).
Glasshytta
CRAFT WORKSHOP
( 10am-7pm May-Aug)
A 4km side trip from the E10 brings you to Vikten and the
gallery of glassblower Åsvar Tangrand. Tangrand is the designer of the Lofoten Rune, the
region's seven-pronged logo evoking a longboat, which you'll see all around the islands.
Sleeping & Eating
Ramberg Gjestegård
CAMPGROUND €
( 76 09 35 00;
www.ramberg-gjestegard.no
; E10; car/caravan site Nkr150/190, 2-/
4-bed cabin Nkr850/1050)
At this welcoming campground, right on the beach, you can
rent a kayak or rowing boat (per hour/day Nkr25/100), upgrade to a motorboat (Nkr100/
450) or explore the island by bike (Nkr40/150). There's a justifiably popular Arctic Menu
restaurant (mains Nkr210 to Nkr260)
that does mainly fish dishes and its own splen-
did Flakstad Menu (cod, cured roast lamb and rhubarb compote for dessert). It also offers
cheaper but still very tasty lunch specials (Nkr90 to Nkr178).
