Svolvaer

Svolvaer

climbing the steep mountain overlooking the city and some of the Lofoten
Svolvaer - climbing the steep mountain overlooking the city and some of the Lofoten

Location: 

Svolvær, Norway

Duration: 

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Journey: 

The North Cape: exploring Scandinavia

Personal highlights

  1. Svolvær: important fishing village on the Lofoten archipelago
  2. Svolværgeita: standing firm in the North and overlooking the city
  3. Hiking: probably my longest solo hike on my European road trip
  4. Name: probably a combination of cool or chilly and fishing village
  5. Lofoten: driving all the way from Å north to the mainland Norwayinfo-icon

Image sources

  1. Overlooking Svolvær
  2. Exhausted and happy climbing
  3. Looking down to the small houses
  4. Eeriely grown trees on Svolværgeita
  5. Mountains of Northern Lofoten

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