Narvik Things to Do

After all that walking, have tea, scones and strawberry jam in the living room at Breidablikk Gjestgiveri. You'll get an astounding view of Narvik from there..

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As you walk down from the Central, you'll notice a row of colourful warehouses at the port side. Backed against a majestic mountain backdrop , it makes a pretty picture.

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As you walk through Narvik's Central Area, you'll notice a shiny memorial. It serves as reminder of her brave past during WWII. Yes this ice-free port was once a point of contention for the Nasty Nazis who couldn't wait to stop the supply of iron to the Allies. Well, they stormed in but the Allies kicked their asses out in a single day after 3 days of Nazi occupation. Other than this, there are war memorials in Narvik, erected to honour this heroic Allied effort.

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This building was originally a work-shed on the former Narvik farm. It was probably built during the second half of the 19th century. After the coming of the Ofoten Railway, the shed was used as post office for ten years from around 1888. The post office was known as Viktorahavn, in honor of Crown princess Viktoria of Sweden and the British Queen Victoria, The building, which is all the remains of the old Narvik farm, was pulled down in the mid-50s when LKAB's office block was about to be built. The building, which is owned by Ofoten Museum, was restored in 1991-92 by Narvik Adult Education Centre.

Text was written on the door of the old post office

This museum deals with the period of Narviks occupation by the Germans between 1940 - 1945. It is Norway's largest exhibition of the Second World War.
In front of the museum is a small panzer and a huge anchor.

Narvik suffered a lot from German occupation. Not much is left from the old wooden buildings. Today you find modern architecture only. In the image is the main square. Here you find the War Memorial Museum and the famous signpost.

This museum has very strange opening times. It opens at 10am and closes at 3pm. Unfortunately we arrived at 4pm so we couldn't go in.
The museum deals among other things with the history of Narvik and North Norway, the development of Narvik from farming and fishing village to a high-tech location.

As I have mentioned already on this page, the cable car to the mountain top. THE thing to do in Narvik!!

The war museum is interesting as well and should be included in your trip.

The iron ore dcks along the harbor are cool to check out and watch the trains coming in with ore - it is the whole reason narvik was created in the early 1900's.

For a great photo opportunity there is a road direction sign containing the direction and kilometers to many other european cities. Makes for a welcome addition to your scrapboks.