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The magical realism of Norwegian nights
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Photography: Coastal cathedrals – A journey on the edge of Norway
We’re pleased to announce “Kystens Katedraler – Coastal cathedrals: A journey on the edge…
Stangholmen Lighthouse, Restaurant
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From Oslo to Kråkenes Lighthouse by bus
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Traveling to Kråkenes Lighthouse at Stadt, is done…
Getting to know my country en route to Molja Lighthouse
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. The train takes you where you usually don’t get…
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Høgsteinen Lighthouse
Høgsteinen Lighthouse Høgsteinen Lighthouse, Giske. Built in 1857 and inactive since 1905 Høgsteinen stands…
Arctic Circle Monument and Vikingen Lighthouse
Crossing the Arctic Circle Little Vikingen Island is in the western part of Rødøy…
Litløy Lighthouse – Islands rentals
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Photography: Coastal cathedrals – A journey on the edge of Norway
We’re pleased to announce “Kystens Katedraler – Coastal cathedrals: A journey on the edge of Norway”…
The magical realism of Norwegian nights
Fewer than 300 people lived there, and almost all of them were involved in fishing, either…
Fiskerkona Light – the Fisherman’s Wife
Vestre Vabeinan (Vestre Vabeinskjær, Fiskerkona) Created in 1999. This unusual light is active; focal plane 11.5…
Andenes Lighthouse – a color trendsetter for 2014
Hilde Francq is the only Belgian in the group of forty specialists who are able to…
Lille Herbern, Oslo harbor restaurant
Lille Herbern Lille Herbern is a pretty islet in the Olsofjord. It lies just south of…
Video: A Norway Passage – The Most Beautiful Voyage
Published on Nov 30, 2012. A Norway Passage is the story of a voyage – a beautiful…
Oksøy in my heart – a day trip
Text and photographs by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. It’s late morning and dramatic clouds show up to invite…
Homborsund Lighthouse, outpost in a wild sea
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Approaching Homborsund lighthouse from Kalvehageneset in Grimstad. The ocean here…
Songvår Lighthouse, October splendor
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Songvår Lighthouse stands on an island outside Søgne, west of…
How lighthouses work
A Lighthouse, in the broadest terms, is a fully or partially enclosed, built structure bearing a…
‘Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk’
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. “A word and a stone let go, cannot be recalled”…
It’s all about the weather at Ryvarden Lighthouse
Ryvarden Lighthouse is situated in Mølstrevåg at Sveio north of Haugesund in Rogaland county southwest in…
Ulvesund Lighthouse – A great stay
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Welcome to Ulvesund Lighthouse. A lighthouse that wears the lighthouse…
Peace and rest at Kråkenes Lighthouse
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the…
From Oslo to Kråkenes Lighthouse by bus
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Traveling to Kråkenes Lighthouse at Stadt, is done best by…
Art Nouveau Ålesund – mid-summer evening light
Photos © Rick Shupper and Michael H. Holtermann.…
Dispatch #7: My epic Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes
This week, Lighthouses of Norway photographer Sigrid Thorbjørnsen is sailing on Hurtigruten’s ship MS Finnmarken from…
Dispatch #6: My epic Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes
This week, Lighthouses of Norway photographer Sigrid Thorbjørnsen is sailing on Hurtigruten’s ship MS Finnmarken from…
Dispatch #5: My epic Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes
This week, Lighthouses of Norway photographer Sigrid Thorbjørnsen is sailing on Hurtigruten’s ship MS Finnmarken from…
Slideshow, day five: My epic Hurtigruten voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes
Our photographer Sigrid Thorbjørnsen is sailing north, from Bergen to Kirkenes, on Hurtigruten’s ship MS Finnmarken,…
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Høgsteinen Lighthouse
Høgsteinen Lighthouse Høgsteinen Lighthouse, Giske. Built in 1857 and inactive since 1905 Høgsteinen stands at the end of a stone mole marking the southeast…
Arctic Circle Monument and Vikingen Lighthou…
Crossing the Arctic Circle Little Vikingen Island is in the western part of Rødøy municipality. It is home to both Vikingen Lighthouse and the…
Litløy Lighthouse – Islands rentals
via Islands website. £ 235.00 / night, minimum stay of 2 nights Accommodation Two double rooms, cozy lounge and relaxing dining area with spectacular views…
Kavringen Lighthouse, Oslo harbor
Kavringen Lighthouse Established 1892 and still active. 13 m (43 ft) octagonal wood tower with an unusual wood lantern topped by a spire. Tower…
Strømtangen Lighthouse in Fredrikstad
Strømtangen (Torgauten) Lighthouse Note: There is another lighthouse called Strømtangen in Kragerø, in Telemark County (Larvik Area). Strømtangen was first lit on September 20, 1859, and…
Værøy Lighthouse, at the tip of the Lofote…
Værøy Lighthouse Built in 1880, Værøy Lighthouse was automated in 1984, but has been inactive since 2008. Standing 13.8 meters tall, and 14.5 meters…
Tyrhaug Lighthouse
Tyrhaug Lighthouse Tyrhaug Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tyrhaug fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on an islet east of the island Edøya in the municipality of…
Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost light…
“About four miles northwest of Hammerfest and about as far from the (North) Cape, is Fruholmen. The Arctic Sea wallows just against it and…
Buholmråsa Lighthouse
Buholmråsa Lighthouse The Buholmråsa lighthouse (Norwegian: Buholmråsa fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Osen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Osen is about 61 miles…
Sletringen Lighthouse, Scandinavia's tallest
Sletringen (Slettringen) Lighthouse This light was first established in 1899, and has been automated since 1993. It is located on a small island about 1.5…
Kvitsøy Lighthouse, aiding sailors since 17…
Kvitsøy Lighthouse Kvitsøy has operated as a navagation light since about 1700. The present light was automated 1969 and has been a protected building…
Fulehuk Lighthouse gloriously restored
Fulehuk Lighthouse 59° 11′ N | 010° 36′ E Fulehuk stands on one the the outermost islets (in Nøtterøy municipality) in an archipelago jutting out…
Henningsvær Lighthouse in beautiful Lofoten…
Henningsvær Lighthouse, Henningsvær, Vågan, in Nordland County. This lighthouse was built in 1856, and has bee inactive since 1935. (An automated light structure stands…
Makkaur Lighthouse, far north, quite remote,…
Makkaur Lighthouse, Båtsfjord Makkaur Lighthouse is located on a bluff east of the entrance to the Båtsfjord, about 53 km (32 mi) northwest of…
Vardø Lighthouse – longitude east of Ista…
Yes, Vardø is actually east of Istanbul, St. Petersburg, and Kiev! Vardø Lighthouse was established 1896. The current lighthouse building dates from 1959 and…
Røværsholmen Lighthouse
Røværsholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Røværsholmen Fyrstasjon) Established in 1892 and automated in 1975. The lighthouse stands 50.8 feet (15.5 meters) tall and 73.8 feet (22.5…
Stangholmen Lighthouse, Restaurant
Stangholmen Lighthouse is located on a small island about 1.2 km (3/4 mi) east of Risør n Aust-Agder county, Norway It is accessible only by boat.…
Stavenes Lighthouse
Stavenes Lighthouse is in Averøy, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal. Also known as Stavnes, the station was established in 1842 and celebrated its 170th birthday…
Kvitholmen Lighthouse
Kvitholmen Lighthouse was established 1842, and automated in 1980. This light has been inactive since 1956 when an automated beacon was built close to the…
Bastøy – lighthouse and prison
Bastøy Lighthouse was established in 1840 and automated in 1986. Located on an island on the west side of Oslofjordens about 4 km (2.5…
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Take a travel survey – win a lighthouse vacation
Visiwa is a company specializing in island and lighthouse vacations. They are currently running a survey and invite you to participate. One of…
The magical realism of Norwegian nights
Fewer than 300 people lived there, and almost all of them were involved in fishing, either as fishermen on small vessels, or as…
Buholmråsa Lighthouse
Buholmråsa Lighthouse The Buholmråsa lighthouse (Norwegian: Buholmråsa fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Osen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Osen is about 61…
Andenes Lighthouse – a color trendsetter for 2014
Hilde Francq is the only Belgian in the group of forty specialists who are able to forecast trends two years in advance. New…
Sigrid's Explorations View all
We’re pleased to announce “Kystens Katedraler – Coastal cathedrals: A journey on the edge of Norway” exhibit by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen Photography at Hurtigruten Terminal Bergen, Norway, May 5…
Text and photographs by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. It’s late morning and dramatic clouds show up to invite me to this day-trip to the lighthouse tower of Kristiansand, the king…
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Høgsteinen Lighthouse
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The very unique Geitungen Lighthouse
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Litløy Lighthouse – Islands rentals
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Sør-Gjæslingan—living museum
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A walk from Obrestad Lighthouse to Hå Old Vicarage
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Værøy Lighthouse, at the tip of the Lofoten archipelago
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Stangholmen Lighthouse, Restaurant
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The Ultimate Thrill: Visit a Lighthouse by Helicopter View all
From Slåtterøy to Bergen by helicopter
Photographs by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. A big thank-you to our lighthouse friends and pilots at Bergen Helikopter.” – Sigrid Thorbjørnsen & Michael Holtermann Learn more about…
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Litløy Lighthouse – Islands rentals
via Islands website. £ 235.00 / night, minimum stay of 2 nights Accommodation Two double rooms, cozy lounge and relaxing dining area with spectacular views of the sea offer…
The magical realism of Norwegian nights
Fewer than 300 people lived there, and almost all of them were involved in fishing, either as fishermen on small vessels, or as workers in the fish warehouse.…
Værøy Lighthouse, at the tip of the Lofoten archipelago
Værøy Lighthouse Built in 1880, Værøy Lighthouse was automated in 1984, but has been inactive since 2008. Standing 13.8 meters tall, and 14.5 meters above the high tide…
Art & Culture at and Around Lighthouses View all
Photography: Coastal cathedrals – A journey on the edge of Norway
We’re pleased to announce “Kystens Katedraler – Coastal cathedrals: A journey on the edge of Norway” exhibit by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen Photography at Hurtigruten Terminal Bergen,…
Culture View all
Take a travel survey – win a lighthouse vacation
Visiwa is a company specializing in island and lighthouse vacations. They are currently running a survey…
Surfing View all
Karmøy: One island, four lighthouses
Karmøy is in Rogaland, southwest Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The municipality consists primarily…
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Geita Lighthouse
Geita Lighthouse was built in 1897 and became fully automated 1982. It stands on the easternmost…
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From Oslo to Kråkenes Lighthouse by bus
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Traveling to Kråkenes Lighthouse at Stadt, is done best by…