The view is the best to say about Reine

Reine is one of the most beautiful fishing villages in Lofoten. A peninsula surrounded by sea and mountains.

When you arrive at Lofoten with the ferry from Bodø, Reine is the first village you come to when driving north on Moskenes Island. I think this is one of the reasons why so many have their first stop here. The other reason is that it is just so beautiful. This may be your first meeting with the smell of stockfish. You will find the fish drying all over Lofoten, but you will get used to the scent.

In my case, I came walking alongE10, so before arriving in the actual village, I wanted to hike up to Reinebringen. This is the mountaintop next to the town, and you can take the most fantastic pictures from here. The Sherpas have made stone stairs up. I hid my luggage behind some rocks and started my way up. Unfortunately, there was too much snow on the top, so I had to stop before reaching the top. Therefore I missed my photo session.

The fishing village

It is evident that the village is for tourism, but it is still a lively fishing village, especially in the winter when the cod arrives. It is excellent for kayaking in the summer, and to go into Kirkefjorden in a kayak must be unique.

The gallery of Eva Harr closed for visitors this day, so I ended up walking around in the tiny village. It is charming with the small white church and the red “rorbuer,” a traditional house used by fishermen these days by tourists. I had lunch before I took the bout out to Kirkefjorden on my way to Horseid beach.