Look no further; Henningsvær has an authentic soul.

Despite the authentic Lofoten fishing soul, I could also enjoy an urban coffee in Henningsvær before hiking up to Festvågtind.

Henningsvær

A few small and flat islands is making up Henningsvær, by connecting them with bridges and breakwaters. Until 1980s, there were no road connection to the village, only ferry. Because of this, fewer tourists came here and this led to less development of newer houses and hotels. Therefore, you will find more old authentic coast architecture here than in the most other fishing villages in Lofoten.

At the same time, the village has many small urban cafés, small galleries and handicraft shops. Even though I am not interested in football, I must say the football field here is very nicely situated.

Here, as everywhere else in Lofoten you find the Stockfish. Who got the idea of hanging out food for drying? A tradition they have done for hundreds of years.

Festvågtind

After having walked around the whole village, and had a nice warm coffee, I headed for Festvågtind.

I wanted to hike up there to see the fantastic view of Henningsvær. The top is not so very high, 541 meters. Still you feel it in your feet hiking up, and you get warm. It is incredible to think that some has had concerts up here, like Sondre Justad in 2021. That must have been a fantastic experience.