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Vardø Sights

Vardøhus Festning

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  • Address
    • Festningsgate 20
  • Phone
    • 78 98 85 02
  • Price
    • admission Nkr30
  • Hours
    • 8am-9pm mid-Apr–mid-Sep, 10am-6pm rest-of-year

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Lonely Planet review for Vardøhus Festning

The star-shaped Vardøhus Festning  – yes, of course it’s the world’s most northerly  – was constructed in 1737 by King Christian VI. For a fortress, it’s painted in gentle fairy-tale colours. On a nice, sunny day it’s pleasant to stroll around the flower-festooned bastions, past turf-roofed buildings and Russian cannons. You pay the admission fee either at the guard office or by dropping it into the WWII sea mine that guards the entrance.

 

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