National tourist road Havøysund

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Visit Hammerfest

Few stretches of road in the world can present such beautiful, varied, and spectacular nature as the National Tourist Road 889 between Kokelv, Storberget and Hammerfest. The journey alone is an experience in itself and combined with a round tour to Nordkapp or Hammerfest, it will be an unforgettable experience that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Parts of the road pass through deserted rocky landscapes, where you have the Nordic Sea on one side and rugged rock formations on the other. The landscape is raw and dramatic and both reindeer and sea eagles are a common sight. In this audio guide you will get to know about some of the places along the road, about spies, the resistance and the people, myths, and sagas from a bygone era. All of this you can experience through the comprehensive narration, pictures, and text as you approach the places of interest along the route. God tur!

Audio guides available in:

English (British), Deutsch , Norsk bokmål

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Points of interest

#1

Introduction

Audio guides available in:

Norsk bokmål, English (British), Deutsch

#2

Kokelv

Welcome to Kokelv! It was originally an old Sea Sami village, and although there are not so many of them left, the old traditions are well preserved in this village. The Sea Sami Museum in particular plays an important role in keeping the culture alive and is definitely worth a visit. Kokelv is a vibrant village community with most of the necessary facilities for a small community, a school, kindergarten, a shop, and a beautiful church. A visit to this area so far north means that you can experience everything from the midnight sun and light summer nights to the northern lights, winter storms, rainy days and occasionally even a heat wave from Russia, depending on what time of the year you visit. Many use the village as the starting point for the magical and beautiful trip on the national tourist road to Havøysund. Today, outdoor enthusiasts also stream into Kokelv on the hunt for exciting experiences. Both the mountains and fjords offer spectacular yet affordable adventures for both young and old. Here you can hire fishermen’s cottages and rowing boats, and the rich fishing grounds provide excellent fishing for both professional and leisure fishermen. Many are also drawn to the wild Kok River, to fish both salmon and trout.

Audio guides available in:

Norsk bokmål, English (British), Deutsch

#3

Havøysund Art

“I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain. I hated the sunsets of whatever colour; I hated its beauty and its magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness.” Jean Rhys’ famous quote from the Sargasso Sea in 1966 is a fitting introduction to this bare, but beautiful building that you now see in front of you, which is integrated into the artwork within, housing two monumental glass objects weighing 4,9 tons. The renowned artist, Roni Horn, who on a daily basis holds art exhibitions in all the world’s great cities, was inspired by little Havøysund that juts out into the magnificent sea. One of the glass objects is cool with a blueish tint, whilst the other is a warm peach colour. The objects symbolise and exude silence in this harsh but beautiful part of the world, where the variation in light, midnight sun, northern lights, and long winter darkness, constantly create new moods. The National Tourist Road wanted to install an art installation here in Havøysund because this is literally the end of the road. The road out here showcases breath-taking scenery, but if you want to travel further, you will have to take the boat. Roni Horn’s artwork invites visitors to continue the journey in their imagination.

Audio guides available in:

Norsk bokmål, English (British), Deutsch