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There are many different activities offered in Kirkenes. Like reindeer safari, snow hotel, visit to the military tower, snowmobiling, climbing, diving, lavvu, sledding, deep sea rafting, riverboat safari, dog sledding, king crab fishing and other adventures.You can also visit the russian frontier and even go on daytrips to Russia. Pasvikdalen is a beautiful valley where many different companies offer daytrips or longer stays.Read more on my Kirkenes page.
Kirkenes is small city in the far North-East of Norway, it is the largest in the area so basically it is the place to get dry and pick up your needed supply before hitting the road further into the wilderness.
The nice wooden church of Kautokeino was built by Sweden in 1701 and burnt down by Germans in the autumn of 1944 during the Second World War. The church was rebuilt in 1958 by architect Finn Bryn. The church is one of the most important church of the Finnmark Region expecially during the Easter.
The Kautokeino Museum give you and idea on a traditional Sami village rebuilt in the grass in front of the museum. Here you can see the tradiotional houses, the sauna, the kitchen and much more. In the museum there is a very interesting collection of Sami artcrafts and objects which come from the daily life. Very interesting!!!
Kautokeino is the southernmost municipality of Finnmark and with its 9704 km², it is the largest municipality in Norway. Kautokeino is famous as a cultural center. Easter is the traditional time when Sámis gather from all over the place, to participate in weddings, confimations, and of course, the Sámi Easter Festival. During the summer time there is Kautokeino Walk and Bicycle Ride; during the winter time there are snowmobile races on the river.
The town of Karasjok is located on the north of Norway, on the border with Finland.Karasjok has recorded the coldest temperature ever in Norway: -51.4C on January 1., 1886. The warmest temperature ever recorded in the summer is 32.4°C.The town is the Norway capital of the Sami people, infact 80% of the population is Sami speaking. Here is the seat of the Samediggi, the Sami parliament in Norway, as well as of the Sami broadcasting, and several Sami institutions, public and private.In the town you can visit the Sami parliament, Samediggi, the Sami museum and the church, dating from 1807. More information on myKarasjok page*.
Stabbursnes Naturreservat is a National Reserve that you find along the E69, in the north of the town of Lakselv. The Reserve is located in a nice place on the Porsangenfjorden and this is a good place if you like to do birdwatching.
Honningsvåg is situated at a bay on the southern side of Magerøya island, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side. It is a port of call for cruise ships, especially in the summer months. Here you can find a museum and some hotels.More information on my NordKapp page.
NordKapp is the northernmost point of Europe, located at 71°10′21″N, 25°47′40″E.Everybody think that this is the northest point of Europe, but it is false because the the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually some 1,500 metres further north. The NordKapp was named by English explorer Richard Chancellor in 1553 and then it was occasionally visited by explorers. Very famous was the visit of King Oscar II of Norway in 1873 and Thailand's King Chulalongkorn in 1907.Here there is a big building with a church, a Thailandese Museum, shops and restaurants. From the globe you can see a wonderful wiev of the cliff and of the Midnight sun.More information on my Nordkapp page.
One of the best things you can see along the road toward NordKapp are the reindeers!!! There are a lot of them on the borders of the road and sometimes they cross it suddently, so you must pay attention when you seen them!!!
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