The Lofoten City Guides answer what every trip to these islands throws up: where to find a proper fish soup or a plate of cod tongues when kitchens are few and far apart, which peak to climb the moment the cloud lifts, where to stand for the northern lights or the midnight sun, and how to stop a stay this pricey from eating your budget. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place earns its spot, what to order or look out for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Lofoten City Guides
- 82 places
- 4 guides
- 10 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Lofoten guides
Food guide
20 places
Stockfish, winter skrei and cod tongues, fish soup on the quays, bakeries and cinnamon buns, a goat cheese farm and dinners from Svolvær and Henningsvær to Nusfjord and Å.
Things to do guide
20 places
Viking and fishery museums, red-cabin villages, wooden churches and contemporary art, the big hikes, and the beaches and fjords for the aurora or the midnight sun.
Day trips guide
19 places
Drives out of Svolvær to white-sand beaches, fishing villages from Henningsvær to Å, short hikes with wide views and museums for a wet day.
Budget guide
23 places
Free beaches for watching the sky, free hikes, villages and churches that cost nothing, bakeries and supermarkets, campsites and cheap boats.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Fiskekrogen
Dreyers gate, Henningsvær harbour
This old fish house on the Henningsvær quay looks straight at the cod drying racks, and its fish soup is the one the rest of the islands get measured against. Pick the small or the large bowl, then add the mussels or the cod starter. From the food guide.
Vågan Church
Kabelvåg, beside the E10
Locals call it the Lofoten Cathedral: a neo-Gothic wooden church from 1898 with seats for around 1,200, built for the crowds of fishermen who arrived every winter for the cod. Step back to the road to take in its size against the sea. From the things to do guide.
Skagsanden beach
Flakstad, 1 hr 40 min from Svolvær
Come at low tide, when the sand dries into ripples and dark streaks below the steep face of Hustinden and photographers set up their tripods. The free car park has picnic tables and heated toilets looked after by the village. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Lofoten
Day one: start in Kabelvåg with Vågan Church, Lofotmuseet and the aquarium at Storvågan, then drive on to Henningsvær, climb Festvågtind if the sky is clear and end with fish soup at Fiskekrogen by the harbour. Day two: follow the E10 west, stop at Flakstad Church and the patterned sand of Skagsanden, walk up Reinebringen for the view over Reine, look at the red cabins of Hamnøy from the old bridge and finish at the fishing village museum in Å. For a rainy or slow day, pair the KAVIARFACTORY art space and a bun at the candle-workshop café in Henningsvær with the cheese board at the goat farm near Bøstad, and keep the evening free for the northern lights on Gimsøy beach.
Questions about the Lofoten guides
What do the Lofoten City Guides include?
Four guides covering 82 places: food, things to do, beaches and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Lofoten guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Lofoten guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Lofoten guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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