Fishermen's houses
On the water's edge.
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Henningsvær is a fishing village in Vågan Municipality, Nordland county, northern Norway, on several small islands off the southern coast of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. It lies about 25 km east of the Lofoten hub in a straight line and about 20 km southwest of the town of Svolvær. The village stands mostly on the islands of Heimøya and Hellandsøya and has around 500 residents. The last part of its name means fishing village, and the name was first recorded in 1567. Until 1960 a boat was the only link to the outside world, and in 1983 the Henningsvær Bridges opened, connecting it to the rest of Lofoten without a ferry. In 2022 the village was protected as a cultural environment of national value. Colourful fishermen's houses and wooden quays line the water, and the islands are joined by stone breakwaters and bridges. Wooden racks for drying cod stand on the rocky knolls, and sharp mountains rise behind the village, mirrored in the calm sea. From the air the village looks like a chain of small islands linked across the blue water. Visitors wander among the quays, shops and cafés and enjoy the traditional fishing village architecture. Climbing, diving and snorkelling are popular here. The football pitch, ringed by rocks and sea, has become world famous through drone photographs.
On the water's edge.
For cod.
Between rocks and sea.
Vågan, Nordland, Norway
By car over the Henningsvær Bridges.
Stroll, climb and dive.