Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Breivika; admission free)
WithintheArctic,AntarcticandalpineareasofTromsø'scare-
fullly maintained and cared for Botanisk Hage grows flora from all over the world's colder
regions. And yes, it's the world's northernmost. Take bus 20.
Other Churches
CHURCHES
Domkirke
Offline map
(Storgata)
,theLutheran ChurchofNorway'scathedral, isoneof
Norway's largest wooden churches. Its opening hours are erratic. Up the hill is the town's
Catholic Church
Offline map
Google map
(Storgata 94; 9am-7.30pm)
. Both were
built in 1861 and each lays claim to be - here comes yet another superlative - 'the world's
northernmost bishopric' of its sect.
Andreas Aagaard House
HISTORIC BUILDING
Offline map
Google map
(Søndre Tollbugate 1)
Constructed in 1838, it was the first
building in town to be electrically lit.
Perspektivet
HISTORIC BUILDING
Offline map
(Storgata 95;
www.perspektivet.no
; 11am-5pm Tue-Sun)
Dating from
1831, it houses a permanent photo exhibition illustrating Tromsø's history and mounts
quality temporary displays too. You'll find more early-19th-century timber buildings
around the centre, including a stretch of 1830s shops and merchants' homes along Sjøgata.
Bibliotek
LIBRARY
(Grønnegata 94; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Tromsø'srecentlyconstructedlibraryisawon-
derfulexample ofcontemporary Norwegianarchitecture, streaming withlightandairiness.
Free internet access.
Blåst
GLASS BLOWING
Offline map
(
www.blaast.no
,
in Norwegian; Peder Hansens Gate 4).
Pass by the
world's most northerly glass-blowing workshop to see the young team puffing their cheeks
and perhaps to pick up an item or two.
Art Museum of Northern Norway
ART GALLERY
Offline map
(
www.nnkm.no
; Sjøgata 1; noon-5pm Tue-Sun)
The Nordnorsk Kun-
stmuseum shows mainly 19th-century to present-day sculpture, photography, painting and
handicrafts by artists from northern Norway.
Tromsø Kunstforening
ART GALLERY
