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WORTH A TRIP
LUSTER STOP
Luster, on Lusterfjord's northern bank between Solvern and Skjolden, makes for a divert-
ing pit stop, with both divine and more earthly sustenance on offer.
Lustrabui BAKERY
( www.lustrabui.no ; Luster; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat)
The two local ladies behind this traditional bakery trained with Bakeriet i Lom's Morten
Schakenda, who is considered Norway's best baker. All natural sourdough is made by
hand, with minimal ingredients, although it's the sweet goods that people drive miles for.
There are tables to enjoy yourskillingsbollar(sweet buns) and cinnamon swirls on the
spot. They do espresso too.
Dale Kyrkje CHURCH
(Luster; 10am-8pm)
Spectacular wooden stave churches get all the attention around here, but this little gem
of a medieval parish church, built of stone, shouldn't be overlooked. Constructed around
1250, it's mainly Gothic in style with a wooden tower and elaborately painted western en-
trance (the work of a typically near-anonymous ecclesiastical artist known simply as 'Nils
the Painter') that were added in the early 1600s. The crucifix above the chancel arch and
fine multicoloured pulpit are from the church's earliest days.
The naive 16th-century paintings in the chancel were revealed only in the 1950s, when
the whitewash was removed.
Skjolden
Pop 500
Skjolden is at the northern limit of Lustrafjord. In Fjordstova, its main building, you'll find
most that matters tucked under one roof: the tourist office, a cafe, a swimming pool, a
climbing wall and even a shooting gallery. The bit of industrial-looking junk on display
outside is a turbine from the Norsk hydropower station.
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