Top choice in The Far North
The Sollia, 13km southeast of Kirkenes, was originally constructed as a tuberculosis sanatorium and you can see why. The air could scarcely be more pure or the atmosphere more relaxed at this wonderful getaway. The whole family can sweat it out in the sauna and outdoor tub, while children will enjoy communing with the resident huskies. Rooms are simple.
Just below, beside the lake, its Gapahuken restaurant is just as enticing.
Breakfast is 120kr and you can almost see Russia from here.
29.58 MILES
This oil-rig-shaped airship mast on Vadsø island was built in the mid-1920s as an anchor and launch site for airborne expeditions to the polar regions…
14.65 MILES
It's worth a stop at the Strand branch of the Sør-Varanger Museum, which preserves Norway's oldest public boarding school and illustrates the region's…
5.46 MILES
Drop down the steep stairs of Andersgrotta into this cave that once served as an air-raid shelter and bunker as wave upon wave of Russian bombers sought…
6.94 MILES
This may not be so much of a treat for the children if you've been driving in Eastern Finnmark and have stopped to relate to communing roadside reindeer…
28.12 MILES
This old fish factory is at Ekkerøy, 15km east of town. The complex retains its old stores and lodgings, a mass of arcane fishing equipment, the former…
5.12 MILES
This well-presented frontier museum, 1km from Kirkenes centre, illustrates the geography and culture of the border region, with special displays on WWII…
14.5 MILES
The Cold War lookout tower Høyde 96 offers a view eastward to the bleak Russian mining town of Nikel.
5.65 MILES
Outside the Russian consulate, there are two engaging little sculptures of a bear mounting – in every sense of the word, it would appear – a lamp-post.
5.12 MILES
This well-presented frontier museum, 1km from Kirkenes centre, illustrates the geography and culture of the border region, with special displays on WWII…
5.46 MILES
Drop down the steep stairs of Andersgrotta into this cave that once served as an air-raid shelter and bunker as wave upon wave of Russian bombers sought…
5.52 MILES
Located up a short hill, this statue is dedicated to the Red Army troops who liberated the town in 1944.
5.53 MILES
In the town square, this statue commemorates women's efforts during the war.
5.65 MILES
Outside the Russian consulate, there are two engaging little sculptures of a bear mounting – in every sense of the word, it would appear – a lamp-post.
6. Gabba Reindeer & Husky Park
6.94 MILES
This may not be so much of a treat for the children if you've been driving in Eastern Finnmark and have stopped to relate to communing roadside reindeer…
14.5 MILES
The Cold War lookout tower Høyde 96 offers a view eastward to the bleak Russian mining town of Nikel.
14.65 MILES
It's worth a stop at the Strand branch of the Sør-Varanger Museum, which preserves Norway's oldest public boarding school and illustrates the region's…