Lofoten archipelago is a beautiful piece of land located inside the Arctic Circle,
famous for its distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, small fishing villages, beaches and untouched lands.
In this video we would like to share with you some of the most interesting places on Lofoten Islands.
00:10 Bogen to Lofoten
Bogen is a picturesque village of north Norway located along the shore of the Ofotfjorden, close to Evenes airport, and for many tourists this is where the journey to Lofoten starts.
01:00 Henningsvaer
Henningsvaer is a historic fishing village in Lofoten Islands, Norway, located on several small islands off the coast of the island of Austvagoy.
This village is popular for climbing, diving and snorkeling.
02:14 Hiking Mount Festvagtind
The Festvagtind hike is somewhat steep and unexciting but brings you to an awesome viewpoint.
The summit provides breathtaking views over the surrounding islands and of the Henningsvaer village below.
03:46 Gimsoy
Gimsoy is one of the most beautiful islands on Lofoten and its iconic Gimsoy Church is a popular tourist destination.
04:58 Hov Camping
Hov camping is situated in beautiful surroundings at Hov on the island of Gimsoy, by a beautiful white sandy beach with open views over the sea to the north, with Hov Horse Farm and Restaurant Låven just across the street.
05:24 Uttakleiv Beach
Uttakleiv Beach is a famous camping site on Lofoten Islands. For a small entrance fee it offers big spaces for camping, tents and camping cars.
When the weather is good you will find here a huge community of campers watching the beautiful sunsets, playing sports, enjoying the nearwhite sands, turquoise sea and dramatic mountain backdrop.
Uttakleiv beach was named Europe's most romantic beach by The Times in 2005 and the world's 3rd most beautiful beach by Sunday Times Travel in 2010.
08:08 Vestvagoy
Vestvagoy island is among the most scenic on Lofoten. The island has rugged cliffs and peaks facing the southeastern coast and its coastline is dominated by high mountains.
Towards the northwest, the land is flat, with extensive farmlands.
08:44 Haukland Beach
Haukland Beach is one of Lofoten’s most famous beaches. Haukland beach offers white sand and turquoise waters with beautiful mountain scenery background. Also, this area is popular for hiking.
09:13 Nusfjord
Nusfjord is one of the oldest and wellpreserved traditional fishing village in Norway located on the southern shore of the island of Flakstadoy, along the Vestfjorden.
10:13 Vikten
Vikten is a tiny village on top of the eastern part of the Flakstad island with picturesque sand beach and beautiful mountains in the background.
10:45 Reine
Reine is a historic fishing village known for its traditional red and white fishermen’s cabins located along the coast and picturesque peaks around the fjord Reinefjorden.
The village has earned a reputation as the most beautiful village of Europe.
12:50 Hiking Mount Reinebringen
Reinebringen trail has recently been renovated into a steep staircase and leads to one the most famous viewpoints on the Lofoten Islands.
The summit provides breathtaking views over Reinefjorden, surrounding mountains, and several small, historic villages below.
14:11 Sorvagen
Sorvagen is a fishing village on the island of Moskenesoya in Moskenes Municipality.
It is visited by tourists mainly because of a waterfall located behind the village. This waterfall does not have a formal name, it is often referred to as Lofoten Waterfall.
14:52 Fredvang
Bridges around the village of Fredvang are iconic for Lofoten islands. They are among many bridges that connect the islands of the Lofoten archipelago to each other.
15:19 Viewpoint at Å
Å is a village located at the end of the European route E10 highway. This part of the highway is also called King Olav's Road. This is the last place where you can get by car on Lofoten Islands.
Enjoy arctic Norway at its best !
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