Vågan

#2087 among destinations in Norway

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Vågan is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svolvær. Some of the villages in Vågan include Digermulen, Gimsøysand, Gravermarka, Henningsvær, Hopen, Kabelvåg, Kleppstad, Laupstad, Liland, Skrova, Straumnes, and Sydalen. ()

Alternative names: Population: 9.6 thous. (2020)Area: 805.98 mi²Coordinates: 68°16'41"N, 14°31'15"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Lofoten War Memorial Museum, Svolvær Church, Galleri Espolin, Svinøy Bridge.

3.4 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Lofoten War Memorial Museum, Svolvær
87 min walk • The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is an apolitical association and private World War II Museum in Svolvær that engages in informative work on the Second World War with particular emphasis on events in the Lofoten aera and Northern Norway.
3.3 miS
Church
Svolvær Church, Svolvær
83 min walk • Svolvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya. It is the main church for the Svolvær parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
5.1 miS
Art museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Galleri Espolin, Kabelvåg
132 min walk • The Espolin Gallery is an art gallery in Storvågan near Kabelvåg in the municipality of Vågan, Norway. The gallery was established in 1992 to display the works of the artist Kaare Espolin Johnson. In addition to Espolin Johnson's works, the gallery also displays works by other artists.
3.2 miSE
Bridge
Svinøy Bridge, Svolvær
83 min walk • The Svinøy Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge connects the small island of Svinøya with the "main island" of Austvågøya in the middle of the town of Svolvær.
5.9 miNE
Church
Sildpollnes Church, Austvågøy
150 min walk • Sildpollnes Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Sildpollneset peninsula on the island of Austvågøya.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Svolværgeita, Austvågøy
72 min walk • Svolværgeita or Geita is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
4.4 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Vågan Church, Kabelvåg
113 min walk • Vågan Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Vågan parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
4.8 miS
68°12'35"N • 14°28'42"E
Galleri Lille Kabelvåg, Kabelvåg
124 min walk • Art gallery, Art museum, History museum
5.2 miS
68°12'27"N • 14°26'58"E
Lofotakvariet, Kabelvåg
133 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
5.2 miS
68°12'24"N • 14°27'12"E
Lofotmuseet, Kabelvåg
133 min walk • Museum
4.7 miW
Church
Strauman Church, Austvågøy
120 min walk • Strauman Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sydalen on the island of Austvågøya.