Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THE WORLD'S LONGEST HERRING TABLE
OK, so the competition may not be all that extensive but a herring table 400m long is an
impressive achievement in its own right. Each year, Florø and Haugesund, further down
the coast, used to vie with each other for the year's largest and longest spread but, now
that Haugesund has retired, there's no longer the same north-south rivalry and Florø has
the field to itself.
On the third Friday in June, the table is erected in the heart of Florø. Just imagine a
standard 400m running track, straightened out and laden with plates of herring, pota-
toes, bread and drinks, all free of charge, and you've got the scene. Then, once the table's
cleared away, the festivities continue all weekend.
Drinking & Entertainment
Shamrock
PUB
(Strandgata 58)
One of a couple of pubs where the young folk of Florø head to down a beer, nibble on a
snack or let their hair down at the Saturday-night disco. It also shows all major football
matches.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
57 74 30 00;
www.fjordkysten.no
;
Strandgata 30;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri,
10am-4pm Sat, 11am-3pm Sun Jun-Aug)
Getting There & Away
Widerøe flies here up to four times daily from Oslo and Bergen and four times a week
from Stavanger.
Florø is the first stop on the Hurtigruten coastal ferry as it heads north from Bergen.
Express boats call in twice daily on the run between Bergen (Nkr630, 3½ hours) and
Måløy (Nkr255, one hour).
