Lofoten · Pale North

Above the Arctic Circle the Lofoten wall rises out of the Norwegian Sea like a row of broken teeth. In summer the sun refuses to set; in winter the aurora burns over the rorbuer. Everything here is reduced to essentials — rock, water, weather, light.

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  ReinebringenA steep stone stairway climbs to a knife-edge over Reine, with the fjord splitting the peaks below.
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  HamnøyRed rorbuer cabins on stilts beneath the Festhælen massif, framed by the bridge into Reine.
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  Kvalvika Beach◆ hidden
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  HenningsværA fishing village scattered across islets, with the famous football pitch ringed by drying racks and sea.
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  Uttakleiv Beach◆ hidden