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Parking on the former runway costs 23 € for cars and 28 € for camper vans, to be paid by bank transfer

Norwegian Fishing Village Museum Å. An extensive fishing village museum displaying 150-year-old coastal buildings and their surroundings. With a stockfish museum. Everything is very informative, there's a lot to see, and guided tours are also available. The visit was worthwhile for us, but time was limited.

A boathouse, post office, old shop, bakery, fisherman's house, fish oil factory and a blacksmith's shop, many objects, information boards and a few short documentary videos show the history of Norwegian fishing. Tickets cost NOK 120 (=€10) for an adult. Definitely worth it. But even without access to those buildings, a walk through Å is a pleasure for the eyes. So many great photo opportunities.

No special skills required.

When I'm on holiday in Norway, I'm not necessarily drawn to museums, but here in Å the museum is the historic town centre and you get access to the old houses around the harbour. The exhibitions are not highly professional, but very lovingly and authentically designed. Cod liver oil is not only talked about, you can also try it. Just like painting with the typical Norwegian red wall paint, which is also based on fish oil. The bakery has deliciously fresh cinnamon rolls and sometimes there's even a fire in the forge. With a picnic on the tables by the harbour and a view of the nesting seagulls, the museum fits in wonderfully with my holiday in Norway.

Å is the southernmost place in Lofoten. You can walk further south, but the roads end here. From the parking lot it is only a few meters down to the water and the steep rocks. However, camping is not allowed here and dozens of signs underline this. It's nice to take a short walk along the harbor and then you can move on. From the ferry in Moskenes it's around five kilometers to Å, but it's worth it. There is also a small museum in town about the dried fish that Lofoten is so famous for, and Å will give you a feel for this beautiful island chain.

The five victims of the April 12, 1990 plane crash are commemorated here. Widerøe Flight 839, also known as the Værøy accident (Norwegian: Værøy-ulykken), was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter that crashed shortly after takeoff from Værøy Airport, Norway. The incident occurred at 2:44 p.m. on April 12, 1990, killing all five people on board. The cause of the accident was strong winds that exceeded the structure's tolerance and caused the tail rudder and horizontal stabilizer to break, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. The impact occurred 63 seconds after launch and 8 seconds after the rupture. The plane crashed into the water and a search was carried out for several days to find the wreckage.

The runway of the former airport is now used as a simple parking space for mobile homes. Planning for an airport began in the late 1960s, but unfavorable weather conditions delayed the search for a suitable site. The decision to build the airport was made in 1984, construction began the following year, and the airport opened on June 1, 1986. The fatal accident of Widerøe Flight 839 occurred on April 12, 1990, in which high winds caused a Twin Otter to structurally fail. The airport has since been closed; Helicopter service began in 1993 and Værøy Heliport opened in 1997.