Lofoten islands - wonderful holidays

Lofoten Islands - an archipelago stretching along the north-western coast of Norway. This is one of the most picturesque places not only in the country, but in the entire Scandinavian region. This area of landscapes of majestic beauty, tiny fishing villages, sheltered in fjords with white sandy beaches, rocky peaks growing from the sea and rising along the coast.

The archipelago includes such islands as Ausgogoya, Gimsoy, Vestvogoy, Flakstadoya, Moskosenes, Veroy, Rust and a few more small ones.

The Lofoten islands are also famous for the northern lights and the midnight sun, swirls (among which is the legendary Malstrom, described for the first time 2,000 years ago by the ancient Greek explorer Pifei), the traditional fishery culture and the rurbu - old red fishing houses built on the seashore or on piles, in Some of them you can stay for a rest.

In the city of Leknes (it is the administrative center of Westvåge - the largest commune in Lofoten), the sun stands above the horizon from May 26 to July 17. The midnight sun is best viewed from the beaches located in the western part. In the winter, the luminary does not appear from December 9 until January 4. Lofoten islands are located at a suitable latitude to admire the northern lights. The beaches of the archipelago are popular. So, Utakleyv is called the most romantic in Europe, Hauklandsstranden - the best in Norway.

A visit to the cave of Refswikkul is a journey into mystic antiquity. The giant cave (115 meters in depth and 50 meters high) inspires fear even to the most extreme traveler. Her mystery is further strengthened by the mysterious signs inscribed on the walls by ancient people more than three thousand years ago. The adventure tour by boat to Refswickhul passes through the maelstrom of Malström, which makes an indelible impression.

Lofoten islands are rich in amazing caves. Storobothellaren (helallar is a cave), located to the south of the village of Napp, is known as the oldest Stone Age settlement on the archipelago. Inside it, consisting of a large canopy (70 meters in depth and 22 meters in height), there are thick layers of waste left by people of the Stone Age, numbering tens of millennia of human history.

Archeologists found fishing tackle, spears, arrowheads, knives, axes, bone needles, shards, remains of the bones of different fish, mollusks, 16 different animals and at least 37 species of birds, indicating a varied diet of ancient people. Also, human bones were found.

Foreign travelers who have visas to Norway, get to the islands, usually from Oslo or Bergen - by ferry, steamer or by air to Flakstad and Moskene. For further travel it is possible to choose from several variants of vehicles. Passenger ships also go from Bodø and Narvik to Swwelver.

Many choose to rest in Norway in the summer, but you can assure that the winter vacation in Lofoten is an incomparable tourist experience. It is impossible to describe in words the beauty of winter landscapes with their majestic, clad in white rocks, the magic of the northern lights above the jagged mountain peaks, the enjoyment that you get from delicious food in cozy roрby. Throughout the year on the islands organized tours on boats, stunning fishing, whale safari, scuba diving.