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Fishermen's cabins in Reine in Lofoten, Norway Photo: CH/Innovation Norway

Spend your time by the coast

Stay in a lighthouse or an old fishermen's cabin. Go fishing or join a whale safari.

Interest:  Coast and coastal culture

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Fishermen's cabins in Reine in Lofoten, Norway - Photo: CH/Innovation Norway

Spend your time by the coast

Stay in a lighthouse or an old fishermen's cabin. Go fishing or join a whale safari.

Spend your time by the coast

Source: Visit Norway

Coast and coastal culture

Coast and coastal culture

The coastline of Norway is long, stretching from an idyllic archipelago in the south, to a wild and untamed meeting between land and sea in the north.
Interest: Coast and coastal culture

The Lofoten Islands

Lofoten is known for excellent fishing and nature attractions, small villages off the beaten track and whale safaris.

Special places to stay along the coast

Stay at a fishermen’s cabin in Norway

Along the Norwegian coast, especially in the counties Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal, fishermen's cabins are sought after.
Interest: Fishermen's cabin, Coast and coastal culture

Lighthouse holiday in Norway

Lighthouses offering accommodation are found along the coast, from Vardø in the north to the Oslofjord in the south.
Interest: Lighthouse, Coast and coastal culture

What to do along the coast

Fishing

Catch cod, mackerel and coalfish almost everywhere along the coast. Trout and pike fishing is good in lakes, and there are excellent salmon rivers.
Interest: Fishing

Cruise in Norway

Here are five reasons why Norway should be your next cruise destination.
Interest: Cruise

King crab safaris in Norway

Come face to face with the red king crab in the Barents Sea outside the coast of Finnmark. Afterwards you are offered a taste of the succulent meat.
Interest: Wildlife safari, Arctic Norway, Coast and coastal culture

Have a whale of a time in Vesterålen

"Whale!" The captain points eagerly in front of the ship. Excited and full of anticipation you make your way to the gunnel and see the whale’s blow.
Interest: Wildlife safari, Coast and coastal culture

Scuba diving in Norway

Go diving in a small lake in Western Norway and find yourself flying over trees, bridges and houses.
Interest: Diving, Coast and coastal culture, Diving

Canoeing and kayaking in Norway

Follow the British newspaper The Guardian's advice and go kayaking in Lofoten. Or go paddling on the UNESCO protected Nærøyfjord, or an inland lake.
Interest: Canoeing & Kayaking

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Fishing in Kjøllefjord

Sea fishing, halibut fishing and king crabbing
Interest: Fishing, Coast and coastal culture

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