Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sortland Jazz
MUSIC
(
www.sortlandjazz.no
; Sep)
Held in September, Sortland Jazz takes place over a couple of weeks and is a worthy mem-
ber of Norway's fine jazz festival circuit.
Sleeping & Eating
Sortland Camping og Motell
CAMPGROUND
( 76 11 03 00;
www.sortland-camping.no
; Vestervegen 51; car/caravan site Nkr250/250, cabin
Nkr350-2500)
Around 1.3km from the centre and signposted off the road to Stokmarknes, this place of-
fers home cooking, strong on northern Norway cuisine. Occupying an extensive, semi-
wooded area, it produces a useful information sheet about the area.
Sjøhus Senteret
GUESTHOUSE, CABIN
( 76 12 37 40;
www.lofoten-info.no/vesteralen-sjohus
;
Ånstadsjøen; 5-bed cabins from Nkr1400)
Precisely 1.4km north of the bridge that connects Sortland with Hinnøya island, this ap-
pealing spot has both comfortable rooms and waterside cabins with views. Its
Sjøstua
restaurant
(mains Nkr215-275; 3-9.30pm Mon-Sat, 1-8.30pm Sun)
, where owner and chef
Marit Asbjørnsen produces a delightful range of à la carte dishes, is worth a visit in its
own right.
Intimate and all-wood, it has superb views over the fjord in three directions. Try the cod
baked with herbs and garnished with prawns, or the reindeer stew with mushrooms and ju-
niper berries.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 76 11 14 80;
www.visitvesteralen.com
;
Kjøpmannsgata 2; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3.45pm
Sat, noon-3.45pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 9am-2.30pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
Covers the whole of the Vesterålen region.
