Asenvågøy Lighthouse
Asenvågøy Lighthouse (also called Asenvågøya) is in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county. It is located atop a rise on the eastern edge of the small island, Asen, in the Norwegian Sea about 6 km (3.5 mi) northwest of Lysøysund. This is at the entrance to the Lauvøyfjorden and about 7 km (4.3 mi) west of the [...]
Dispatch #3: 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 Bergen to Kirkenes. After a stormy night, with waves…
Hovde Gård – a little piece of paradise
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Translated and edited by Michael Holtermann. In Sør Trøndelag County, out in the sea on the Ørland peninsula, there…
Events and festivals near lighthouses
From the southern coast all the way up to the farthest north, there are music, dance, and art events. There are regattas, film festivals, speed…
Trondheim: Norway’s Viking Capital
The settlement of Nidaros, later to become Trondheim, was founded in 997 as a trading post, and was the capital of Norway during the Viking…
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Take a travel survey – win a lighthouse vacation
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Photography: Coastal cathedrals – A journey on the edge of Norway
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Høgsteinen Lighthouse
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Arctic Circle Monument and Vikingen Lighthouse
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Litløy Lighthouse – Islands rentals
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The magical realism of Norwegian nights
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Kavringen Lighthouse, Oslo harbor
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Strømtangen Lighthouse in Fredrikstad
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Glåpen Lighthouse—Sørvågen, Moskenes
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Værøy Lighthouse, at the tip of the Lofoten archipelago
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The storm “Berit” at Kråkenes Lighthouse
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Slåtterøy Lighthouse
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Svinøy Lighthouse – no longer offering accommodations
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Molja Lighthouse
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The feeling of defiance
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Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse
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Bergen Helikopter: quick connections to lighthouses
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From Slåtterøy to Bergen by helicopter
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Obrestad Lighthouse: Where the eye meets the horizon
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Marstein Lighthouse
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Vingleia Lighthouse
Vingleia Lighthouse (Norwegian: Vingleia fyr) sits on Skarvflesan in the archipelago Halten in Frøya municipality, South Trondelag. The…
Kjeungskjær Lighthouse
Kjeungskjær Lighthouse is located on a tiny island – in the Fosen region – 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers)…
Fosen Region – Kjeungskjær Lighthouse
This article was originally written by Michael Holtermann and Kenneth Kiesnoski for Faces of Scandinavia. Mid-Norway’s Fosen region…