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This wonderful cliff-top campground, just south of the village, has flat, grassy pitches
between the rocks, just big enough for your bivouac. Cabins too have great views, as far as
the mainland on clear days.
Å-Hamna Rorbuer & Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL
( 76 09 12 11;
www.lofotenferie.com
;
Å; hostel dm/s/d/tr Nkr250/300/570/750, 4-to 8-bed rorbuer
with bathroom Nkr1000-1400)
Sleep simple or sleep in more comfort; either way, this is an attractive choice. Newly affil-
iated to Hostelling International, this place has dorms above the Tørrfiskmuseum and in a
quiet villa, set in its garden. For more space and privacy, choose one of the restored fishing
huts, where prices drop significantly outside high summer.
Å Rorbuer
CABIN
( 76 09 11 21;
www.a-rorbuer.com
; d Nkr800-1100, apt Nkr1750-2000)
Rorbu
accommodation is dispersed throughout Å's historic buildings, the more expensive
ones fully equipped and furnished with antiques. The newer sea house, above Brygga Res-
taurant and with trim but plain rooms, has shared bathrooms, despite the hefty price.
Brygga Restaurant
SEAFOOD
( 76 09 11 21; mains Nkr195-349, lunch specials from Nkr150; Jun-Sep)
Hovering above the water, this is Å's one decent dining choice. The menu, as is right and
proper in a village with such a strong fishing tradition, includes mainly things with fins.
Sørvågen
Norsk Telemuseum
MUSEUM
(adult/child Nkr40/20; 11am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
The Norwegian Telecommunications Museum presents itself as a study in 'cod and com-
munications'. Granted, it's not an immediately winning combination but in fact this small
museum commemorates a huge advance in fishing techniques. In 1906, what was Nor-
way's second wireless telephone station was established in this tiny hamlet. From that day
on, weather warnings could be speedily passed on and fishing vessels could communicate
