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Do not forget the Luteran Church!
adema29 Says: I was trying many times to find it opened. Only few days before my last trip in Hammerfest I have seen it…It was not so impressive as I was prepared but I was surprised about another element... the similitude of the carved and painted figures from the Romanian Merry Cemetery...
Leipzig Says: This museum is about the tradition of hunting, fishing as well as the Arctic wildlife. It is also seat of the "Royal Ancient Polar Bear Society ". You can join them as long as you have been at least once to Hammerfest.
globetrott Says: Gjenreisningsmuseetis a museum about the sadest part of the newer norwegian history : about the times of WW II, when the local population was expelled from most of their houses, the german troops occupied them for their own use and before they left the area at the end of WW...
globetrott Says: The polarbear is shown in the coat of arms of Hammerfest and they also have a Polarbear-monument in the centre of town. They have a polarbear-society and against a small fee you can become a member of that society who tries to make sure that these rare animals can survive...
globetrott Says: The Lutheran church of Hammerfestis one of the main landmarks of this northernmost town on earth and you will see its special silhouette from quite a distance already, when getting closer to the port of Hammerfest by cruiseship. It is easy to walk there on the mainstreet of...
the interior of the Lutheran church
globetrott Says: Churches in Norway are mostly locked except for the church services in many places, but here in Hammerfest I was glad to find out that it was open for visitors. Its a modern church with some interesting colorful windows and I was surprised to see also a lot of local people...
globetrott Says: Polarbears, puffins and a lot more of the localwildlife are shown in a small museum next to the place where the Hurtigruten- and also most of the other cruiseships will dock. That museum is free of charge and a great place to see these animals from a very short distance.
1 Review and 25 Opinions I have been there only for few nights and only in single rooms. I cannot complain but the rooms were...
Odds Mat og Vinhus: The best restaurant in the city
adema29 Says: It seems to be a traditional restaurant and the best in the city. I have been there once and we have to choose from a lot of well done dishes. I have tried something with lamb which was delicious. One of my colegues was eating seal and we have all tried the seaguls eggs...
Kaikanten: Extreme entertainment :)
adema29 Says: The restaurant is not really a restaurant and to call it pub is a little bit too much :)If you enjoy the adrenalin and you do not have the courage enough to go to Banjer'n Pub... well Kaikanteen can be a good choice. A fast beer... standing... near the door and... do not...
travelfrosch Says: Hammerfest does indeed have an airport (Airport Code: HFT). It is about a 10 minute drive from the town center. It is served by Widerøe Airlines, which provides multiple daily flights between Tromsø (TOS) and Kirkenes (KKN) stopping at several arctic villages along the way....
globetrott Says: There are some automatic lockers in the cruise-passanger-terminal in Hammerfest, so you can store your luggage there while walking around when waiting for a ship.The cruiseterminal for ordinary cruiseships as well as for Hurtigrutenships is conveniently in the centre of...
Hammerfest Sweater Shop: Shop No1 in Town...this is what they said :)
adema29 Says: The shop is selling sweaters :) and all kind of small things you are expecting to find in a place like this... I have spent some time and some money here. OK...this will be up to you...the offer is wide enough to cover your expectations. My opinion is to think about this...
Central Market: Local things at a normal-high price
adema29 Says: What makes it so special... perhaps the location:) In that central market use to sell some sami locals, usually hand made traditional objects (pullovers. knives, shoes, reindeer furs and so on. You can find very easy also some chinese things or the normal T-shirts. Anyway I...
globetrott Says: Stepping up the Zig-Zag-path is easy and not very exhausting, but at some places you really have to be very careful, where to step to and I would not recommend elderly people to take that path. For them one of the bustours that are organized by the cruiseships might be...
adema29 Says: Do not enter in this pub. It can be dangerous. You will find inside very dangerous species... and do not forgett that they are always drunk... very drunk. If you really love the risk be sure that you are guided by a local. He will know how to manage the situation. To cut...
adema29 Says: When you will come here try to keep in your mind that the North Pole is not far :)Take with you the clothes for cold time. Not more under zero. If it is more...it will be a good ideea to remain in a pub. Even if is not warm it will be a lot of smoke at least...What is 100%...
St.Michael, the catholic church
globetrott Says: This is St.Michael, the catholic church of hammerfest and you will find it in the opposite direction than the lutheran church. This church is quite small and it also was locked, so I have no idea what it looks like inside, but I found some interesting inscriptions around a...
globetrott Says: This lovely fountain in the centre of the town of Hammerfest was given as a donation by someone who used to be the ambassador of the USA in Norway, and his mother originally came from Hammerfest.
adema29 Says: Around the new community created around the LNG plant a nice family is growing... a family of foxes... They were just playing around people (sometime at only 2 meters) and the food was coming so easy.I was sure that was only one fox but after a year I have seen together the...
adema29 Says: During the summer time, the Reindeers are fleeding in Hamerfest. Despite of their beauty they have been considered a plague for the city due to the fact that they are eating all the vegetation, including the flowers in the court yards. The comunity built a fence against the...
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The northenmost city in the world!?
Hammerfest has been declared the World's northernmost city on 17 July 1789 and it is hardly fighting to keep that unchanged. It is still a very important harbour and its fishing industry was always a...
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The northernmost TOWN on earth
I've got some interesting experiences in Hammerfest. I'd love to share with you the 15 tips I've written, the 62 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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The northernmost town in the world
The small town of Hammerfest is located at 70.664° N 23.69° E and it claims to be northernmost town in the world with more than 5000 inhabitants. The town is also the oldest one in North Norway: it...
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Hammerfest is located at 70 degrees north and the world`s northernmost town. Hammerfest was offically named a town in 1789 and has around 9200 inhabitants.
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Our coastal steamer had an early morning call at Hammerfest, the northernmost incorporated town. We did not disembark, but were able to get some very nice photos.
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