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As you can probably guess, fishing is a very large part of the economy of the Lofoten Islands. One of the most visible signs of this are the many huge cod drying racks that you'll see around the area. The one in the picture is just outside Svolvær on the island of Svinøya.
Written Jul 26, 2006
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As you can probably guess, fishing is a very large part of the economy of the Lofoten Islands. One of the most visible signs of this are the many huge cod...
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One of the calculated risks you take when visiting northern Norway in June is the weather. The weather had not been ideal so far in our trip north of the Arctic Circle (though we did manage to see...
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We had been all the way on the Coastal voyage north from Bergen to Kirkenes. When we passed through part of Lofoten, including Svolvaer, it was belting down with rain and visibility was dreadful. That...
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Svolvær is one of the main towns in Lofoten, and the administrative centre for the Vågan municipality on the island of Austvågøy - the easternmost of the Lofoten chain. Like most of the settlements in...
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Svolvær - the capital of Lofoten
No pictures from Svolvær yet, but a photo from the beautiful Trollfjorden for a start. Leaving the Lofoten Islands by ship on your way North takes you inte the Raftsundet, and there VOILÀ -...
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