Vardøya

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Vardøya is an island in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 3.7-square-kilometre island is the location of the town of Vardø. The island sits about 1.5 kilometres east of the mainland Varanger Peninsula. The island is connected to the mainland by the Vardø Tunnel, the first subsea tunnel that was built in Norway. The tunnel is part of the European route E75 highway, which has its terminus at the town of Vardø. The small island of Hornøya is 1.5 kilometres to the northeast of Vardøya. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.43 mi²Maximum elevation: 197 ftCoordinates: 70°22'44"N, 31°5'13"E

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Vardøya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø Church, Steilneset Memorial, Vardø Chapel.

0.5 miSE
Historical place, Museum
Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø
14 min walk • Vardøhus Fortress is located in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border.
0.8 miSE
Church
Vardø Church, Vardø
22 min walk • Vardø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya. It is the main church for the Vardø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
0.7 miS
Memorial
Steilneset Memorial, Vardø
18 min walk • The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in Vardø, Norway, commemorating the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in 2011. It was Bourgeois' last major work.
0.6 miS
Church
Vardø Chapel, Vardø
17 min walk • Vardø Chapel or Steglnes Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the western part of the island of Vardøya in the town of Vardø, just south of the historic Vardøhus Fortress.
1.4 miNE
Island
Reinøya
36 min walk • Reinøya is an island in the municipality of Vardø in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. It is located west of Hornøya. Reinøya has a rich birdlife.

Vardøya

Facts and practical information

Vardøya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø

Vardø Church, Vardø

Steilneset Memorial, Vardø

Vardø Chapel, Vardø

Reinøya