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The westernmost lighthouse and scrap of land
Saagar Says: Ytterøyane is as far towards the west you can come in Norway (except Jan Mayen).These islands and the tall lighthouse can be visited from Florø.The tower is 31 meters tall, the entire lighthouse is close to the original 1881 version and protected as a cultural memorial. The...
Saagar Says: This lighthouse is located at the entrance of Florø harbour, and built on such a small island that the building was made wider than the island.You can visit this place, and rent it as accommodation or for a party/celebration. I guess restaurants in town would be happy to...
Watching boats in Florø harbour
egonwegh Says: Watch boats in Florø hamn (Florø harbour), we were lucky to spot this old sailing boat, we thought it might have come here especially to join in the festivities related to Sankt Hans and the bonfire on the 23rd of June, 2008.
egonwegh Says: We made pictures of this bonfire from across the water. The fire was lit on 23 June, 2008 on the occassion of the annual celebration of Sankt Hans, which coincides with midsummer.
Saagar Says: As more and more lighthouses are being automated and depopulated, some interesting pieces of real estate become available. Not for sale, but for use. The lighthouses remain state property for the most part, but increasingly being maintained and run as sightseeing objects,...
1 Review and 7 Opinions Splendid location, dining room with maritime decorations looking out onto the harbour, several small...
Hjørnevikbua: Informal eatery on Florøs harbour front
Saagar Says: Hjørnevikbua is an eclectic restaurant/pub the style much liked in Norway - quite simple, with a range of easy-to-make foods, varying from burgers to lasagna to local fish.The bar is nice - the top deck of an old fishing boat brought indoors. I had fish and chips, a friend...
nighthawk Says: Coming from Fløro, direction Førde, one passes through Eikefjord, the village I stayed in for a week. Eikefjord is lovely located on a bay.
Saagar Says: Florø has a city bike system where you pay a little deposit and use the bike you find in a designated stad for free for a day. Put it back in its stand at the day's end.
Saagar Says: Florø is connected to Oslo, Bergen and a few other small places by planes.The main airlines with rights on the Florø routes is DAT, Danish Air Transport. They have very colorful ATR planes that still don't make you happy of you have to cancel your flight due to Florø's...
Local scheduled boats and taxi boats
Saagar Says: There are a number of these boats skipping between the islands west of Florø. I'll research some of these and fill in facts.
Hurtigruta coastal express liner
Saagar Says: Florø is a stopping point on the coastal voyage of the coastal express liner ("Hurtigruta") between Bergen and Kirkenes/rt.Northbound the daily ship arrives at about 1 am, and southbound early in the morning. You can do ticketing on board (walk-in from the quay) or in the...
Ølutsalg: Shopping for beer in a "dry" municipality
Saagar Says: Interesting, the municipality has ordered a ban on sales of beer from supermarkets and groceries. Thus, here is a "ølutsalg". Beer shop. It is hoped that this will prevent excessive drinking. Good luck, politicians! Beer, I suppose, they will have nothing else on...
The upper part of the Bible belt
Saagar Says: At the extremity of the Norwegian Bible belt that encompasses Sørlandet (South Coast) and up past Stavanger, Begen to Nordfjord, several municipalities have decleared ban on open beer sales from regular shops. Instead a separate beer shop under nominal municipal authority...
Saagar Says: The west coast weather ca wreak havock to your plans and activities.Check the weather before you go!This web cam is located at Florø harbour:www.aftenposten.no/english/webcam/?kart=detalj&id=6/8tittel=flor8
Saagar Says: During stormy weather - and that comes-aplenty here - it is very tempting to go to the shoreline and watch the waves break. Be careful not to get dragged into the sea. Freak waves double or so the size of normal waves may reach you if you're too close to the sea. Just be...
Saagar Says: Don't go to Florø without proper rain gear. Florø can have some serious rains, comparable only to tropical downpours. Some of it may come horizontally, too. The wind from the south and west really grabs you here. Rubber boots are nifty items if you think of hiking in the...
egonwegh Says: Bunker, formerly - there can be little doubt about that - a part of the coastal defence works dating back to WW II. To be found somewhere near Florø Stadium and the lake Litlevatnet. We passed this way during our brisk walk towards the harbour Florevika.
Saagar Says: For this you will need to organise the visit through the tourist office.In the fairly isolated Terdalen (no road, no scheduled boat service) the old sawmill has been restored. It is now again in working condition and a delight of many oldtimers who'd like to see this as a...
Sea Kayaking Florø's archipelago
Saagar Says: Many of the islands of Flora are accessible by kayaks. Bring your own or rent, park the car and set out, just observe normal rules for camping out (see my general Norway tip on this). For this area a regular 1:50.000 topo map is sufficient for navigation.Use the kayak to...
Check the weather forecast before going!!!!
Saagar Says: The wether here is incredible - from a nice summer day to an autumny downpur in one hour.Florø is very close to the mountains that bar the western winds, thus the humid air is forced up and it starts to rain. Close to 5000 mm per year just inland of Florø is the yearly...
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Svanøy island is accessible by boat from Florø.There are hisorical remains here from the viking era.There is a breeding centre for red deer that can be...
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Florø - the westernmost city in Norway
Few visitors - tourists - would come to Florø aiming only at that. While Florø is a nice small coastal town with a fairly well-kept architectural-style town centre, the real beauty of this place lies...
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Here you can see me pointing my finger, this is were we are, Flora kommune - I believe their slogan is "where sea and heaven meet". As you can see, that is remarkably well said. We spent one night...
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