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Henningsvær
A fishing village spread across little islands, with art galleries and a football pitch hemmed in by rocks and sea.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Henningsvær, 8312 VåganDirections
- Getting There
- About 25 minutes by car southwest of Svolvær.
Why Go
Two bridges hop across to the village, where wooden warehouses line a narrow harbor full of boats. At its southern tip, the artificial-turf football pitch, ringed on three sides by bare rock and ocean, has become one of the most famous fields in the world.
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