A fishing village scattered across a dozen skerries at the end of a bridge road, with galleries in old fish plants, cafés on the quays and a football pitch on a rock in the sea.
Henningsvær grew rich on the winter cod fishery thanks to its sheltered natural harbour. Today it is the islands' liveliest small village, reached by a road that leaps across the skerries on narrow bridges.
The old fish plants and wharves now hold galleries, cafés, restaurants and a climbing school for the granite walls of nearby Festvågtind.
At the southern tip, the village's football pitch sits on a flat rock surrounded by sea, made famous by drone photographs. The KaviarFactory, a former caviar plant, shows contemporary art.
Trevarefabrikken, an old joinery, is now a café, sauna and hotel. Seals haul out on the skerries beyond the harbour.
Half a day on foot; the village is small and flat.
Drive or bus in over the two bridges that link the islets to Austvågøy.
Walk the main sound past cod racks, wharves and galleries.
Contemporary art in the former caviar works.
Walk out to the pitch on its rock, with the open sea all around.
Warm up in the old joinery, and look for seals beyond the harbour.
About 25 minutes by car from Svolvær; local buses run in summer.
A night here, after the day visitors leave, shows the village at its calmest.
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