Nordkapp & Magerøya Sights

  1. Magerøya Church

    The 19th-century Church was the only building in town to survive the Nazis' scorched-earth retreat in 1944. For a time it was a communal dwelling until the first new houses were hastily erected.

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  2. Nordkapp Museum

    Honningsvåg's small Nordkapp Museum, co-located with the tourist office, illustrates the impact of early visitors to the Cape, Sami culture, the hard days in the immediate aftermath of WWII and the daily life of a town that, until the advent of tourism, lived from the sea.

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  3. Nordkapphallen

    So you've finally made it to Nordkapphallen, Europe's northernmost rip-off - an opinion shared by the regular letters we receive from readers who've felt exploited. To reach the tip of the continent, by car, by bike, on a bus or walking in, you have to pay a toll. This allows unlimited entry over two days but it's small compensation for the vast majority who roll in, look around, take a snap and roll out.

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  4. The Gallery East of the Sun

    The Gallery East of the Sun features the sinuous shapes and bright canvases of artist Eva Schmutterer.

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