Peace and rest at Kråkenes Lighthouse
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer’s day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.” ~ John Lubbock Welcome to Kråkenes Lighthouse! As the sun rises over the “Storm House,” [...]
From Oslo to Kråkenes Lighthouse by bus
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Traveling to Kråkenes Lighthouse at Stadt, is done best by car. However, you can also travel to Bergen by train or plane and then take the ferry or sail on a Hurtigruten ship from Bergen to Måløy. If you are in Bergen and are in a hurry, or want [...]
Lighthouses of Sogn og Fjordane
For the lighthouse enthusiast, there are eight major lighthouses, seven of which offer overnight accommodations in an array of appealing locations. From north to south they are: Krakenes, Vågsøy, has accommodations Skongenes, Vågsøy, has accommodations Ulvesund, Vågsøy, has accommodations Kvanhovden, Florø, has accommodations Stabben, Florø, has accommodations Ytterøyane, Florø (no accommodations) Geita, Askvoll, has accommodations Utvær, Solund, has accommodations Getting [...]
Bergen Helikopter: quick connections to lighthouses
Photographs, courtesy Bergen Helikopter AS By Michael Holtermann Finding a lighthouse with appeal in Norway is not difficult. At Lighthouses of Norway, we can barely choose which one to post next. Volunteer groups and institutions around the country are working hard with restauration and upkeep. What we hear back from travel professionals and our people [...]
The storm “Berit” at Kråkenes Lighthouse
Stormen “Berit” ved Kråkenes fyr from Ole Eltvik on Vimeo. This video of the storm Berit shot at Kråkenes Lightouse by Ole Eltvik is amazing. The guys are having fun with the weather. Berit (November 2011) is one of the strongest storms along the Norwegian coast in about two decades. As the saying goes in [...]
Vågsøy: Scenic West Norway
Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality’s administrative center is the town of Måløy. Vågsøy is also the name of the main island in the municipality with an area of 25 sq miles (64 square kilometres). Vågsøy is the [...]
Kråkenes Lighthouse
Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn of Fjordane, in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Vågsøy municipality has four lighthouses; Kråkenes, Skongenes, Ulvesund, and Hendanes. Each is located at the end of a long promentory, high above the sea. Vågsøy island is is approached by the marvelous Måløy Bridge. This concentration of lighthouses [...]
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