Introducing Svolvær
The modern port town of Svolvær is as busy as it gets on Lofoten. The town once sprawled across a series of skerries, but the in-between spaces are being filled in to create a reclaimed peninsula.
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The tourist office (76 06 98 00; www.lofoten.info; 9am-8pm or 10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-2pm or 10pm Sun mid-Jun–Jul, 9am-4pm or 8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat early Jun & Aug, 9am-3.30pm Mon-Fri rest-of-year), facing the ferry quays, can provide information on the entire archipelago. It hires bikes (Nkr200 per day).
You’ll find free internet access at Svolvær’s library (Vestfjordgata; 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Wed).
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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