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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 9.0 (average on 1 votes)Coordinates : 69.972738, 29.634390 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : This is an incredible Norwegian village that seems to come out of fairy tales, one of the most beautiful in all of Norway. It is located on a small peninsula surrounded by the Barents Sea in the middle of Norwegian Lapland (south coast of the Varanger fjord). There are two beaches one to the east and one to the west of the center, and a small knoll on the tip. || This settlement, about 100 km from Kirkness which is the only large city nearby, is a place out of time and space, unchanged for centuries. It is in fact one of the few villages not destroyed by the Nazis during the Second World War and therefore remained original. || Here lives a small community of about 100-120 people, who mainly deal with fishing with the royal crab, and caring for the elderly in the nursing home (don't ask me that makes us a nursing home in this place). The soul of the place is the timeless Elsa, who welcomes the few tourists, cooks for them, tells the story of the country, and fights every day so that this community does not disappear. Elsa, like many of those who live here is of Finnish origin, although we are in The Territory of Norway. It is one of Finnmark's Kven communities, and was colonized by the Finns in the 18th century after the Norwegians abandoned it. The inhabitants still call their city by the original name of Pykeija. || The photographic cues are many: the panorama from the access road that allows you to dominate the village and the whole peninsula. It is the many colorful houses, each with its own style, and many of them overlook the sea - historic buildings such as the church and the attached cemetery that doubles as a small botanical garden. The harbour area with its colourful buildings, boats, the prime minister, and the old piers - all over the coastal stretch with the beautiful beach, the gulf and some small islands, even before and after the center of the country - many animals, including foxes, reindeer, crabs, eagles and many more birds, but for them better to get away from the houses. There's also the Aurora, and it's one of the best places to watch it.Recommended equipment : No special or specific equipment is required. You can do everything with a standard zoom like a 24-70 or a 24-105. For the street, the portraits, and the details something longer can be added to the kit, like an 85 or 135 or a 70-200. For the aurora a wide-angle and very bright lens.Best months : It is a place to go all year round, especially in the middle of winter or in midsummer. In winter you will find it completely in the grip of ice and snow and you can see the Aurora, while in summer you will find the explosion of nature, with the flora and fauna at its best and the midnight sun.How to get there : Only by land diverting from E6. You can come from Kirkness i.e. from the east or from Tana i.e. from the west. Visits : Free entry, always allowed.Notes : | | Nearby:   Hornoya 74 km
 Batsfjord 74 km
 Slettnes 135 km
 Inari, Lapponia Finlandese 156 km
 Capo Nord Nordkapp 195 km
 Alta e dintorni 242 km
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