Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This small but revealing museum illustrates the military campaigns fought hereabouts in
the early years of WWII. The presentation may not be flash but it will still move you. Pick
up a folder that explains each of the museum's sections.
Water Spout
FOUNTAIN
No, Narvik can't claim geothermal activity. But locals reckon that its water is the purest in
the land. Each day at 1pm and 9pm from May to September, a valve is released and a
mighty 75m-high plume of water spurts skywards. Clearly visible from town, it's even
more impressive up close at the viewpoint beside Narvik's hydropower station. To get
here, take the road that rises eastwards opposite the Best Western Narvik Hotell.
Main Cemetery
CEMETERY
In this cemetery, beside the E6 on the north side of town, are monuments to the French and
Polish troops who fought alongside the Norwegians on land, and the graves of German de-
fenders and British sailors who died at sea.
Activities
Narvik og Omegns Turistforening
(NOT; Narvik Trekking Association; 91 55 29 08, 40 24
09 87;
www.turistforeningen.no/narvik
)
is an excellent source of information about hiking. It
maintains more than 15 cabins, mostly between Narvik and the Swedish border. Collect
keys from the tourist office against a deposit of Nkr100.
Narvikfjellet
CABLE CAR
free; 1-9pm Jun-Aug, shorter hours rest of year)
Climbing 656m above town, this cable car offers breathtaking views over the surrounding
peaks and fjords - even as far as Lofoten on a clear day. Several marked walking trails ra-
diate from its top station or you can bounce down a signed mountain-bike route. From
February to April, it will whisk you up high for trail, off-piste and cross-country skiing
with outstanding views. It sometimes stays open later in the height of summer.
