Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nusfjord
A spectacular 6km diversion southwards from the E10 beneath towering bare crags brings
you to the cutesy village of Nusfjord (
www.nusfjord.no
), sprawled around its tiny, tucked-
away harbour. Many artists consider it to be the essence of Lofoten but be warned: so do
tour operators. As a result, it costs Nkr50 just to walk around plus a further Nkr50 to see
The People & The Fish,
a 12-minute video about Nusfjord, past and present.
In the country store that recently celebrated its centenary, upper shelves are crammed
with vintage cans, bottles and boxes while the lower ones are stocked with contemporary
fare. There's the old cod-liver oil factory, boat house, sawmill and a cluster of
rorbuer,
most of them modern and many available for rent (from Nkr1260 per night).
To snap the postcard-perfect shot of Nusfjord that you'll see everywhere around the is-
land, you'll need to climb the rocky slope above the closed end of the little harbour. The
path can be slippery after rain.
Parking is on a hill at the entrance to the village.
Ramberg & Flakstad
Imagine an arch of tropical white sand fronting a sparkling blue-green bay against a back-
drop of snowcapped Arctic peaks. That's pretty much Ramberg and Flakstad
beaches
, on
the north coast of Flakstadøy, when the sun shines kindly on them. Should you hit such a
day, no one back home will believe that your holiday snaps of this place were taken north
of the Arctic Circle, but you'll certainly know it if you stick a toe in the water.
Sights
Flakstad Kirke
CHURCH
(guided tours adult/child Nkr40/free; 11am-3pm, late Jun-late Jul)
Set back from Flakstad beach and bypassed these days by the E10, the red onion-domed
Flakstad Kirke 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.
