ART GALLERY IN KAMØYVÆR AND "NORTH CAPE CHRISTMAS AND WINTER HOUSE" IN SKARSVÅG

Description

A tour of the most northern region in the world, amidst fishing villages, colourful cottages and breathtaking landscapes, but also an excursion based on the Norwegian cultural and artistic tradition, with a visit to the Art Gallery "East of the Sun" and to the "North Cape Christmas and Winter House" for a full immersion in the unmistakeable Christmas atmosphere.

What we will see

• Honningsvåg
• Skips Fjord with hotel, cottage and camp site
• Photographic stop at the village of Kamøyvær on the island of Magerøya
• Art Gallery "East of the Sun" of the artists Eva Schmutterer
• Village of Skarsvåg and North Cape Horn
• North Cape Christmas and Winter House

What we will do

• Our coach tour begins with a trip through the town of Honningsvåg which contests the title of the northernmost town in the world with Hammerfest and then continues along the Skips Fjord, a splendid fjord sprinkled with colourful cottages, hotels and camp sites
• We continue to Kamøyvær, the tiniest fishing village on the island of Magerøya with barely 100 residents.
• The village lies in a sheltered position and consists of bungalows and cottages painted in pastel shades. It boasts a fish processing factory, a small fleet of fishing boats, a lighthouse and a tiny, picturesque harbour.
• Before we continue our tour, we’ll have a brief photographic stop.
• We’ll also stop for a cultural visit to the Gallery East of the Sun which exhibits works of art and craft, and brightly painted canvases by the artists Eva Eva Schmutterer**, who loves to guide people personally around her exhibition and workshop.
• Among the works on show are some exotic pictures made with fish bones, jewels made of stone and glass and tiny models of reindeer all handmade.
• Back on the main road, we continue northwards towards Skarsvåg-krysset, only to leave it once again to reach the tiny fishing village of Skarsvåg, about 14 km from North Cape.
• We’ll stop at the panoramic viewpoint from where we can see North Cape Horn, a rocky formation once used as a place of worship for Sami sacrifices.
• We’ll stop in Skarsvåg, to visit the North Cape Christmas and Winter House**. We can immerse ourselves in the typical winter, Christmas atmosphere of northern Norway as the house is decorated with Christmas decorations. And that’s not all: you’ll be able to buy glasses, ceramics, postcards, photos and knitwear.