Å is the last village on the E10, literally the end of the road in Lofoten. The name comes from the Old Norse word for a small river. It also happens to be the last letter of the Norwegian alphabet, which has 29 letters. About 120 people live here.
The village is home to two museums worth knowing about. The Lofoten Stockfish Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to stockfish. It sits on the old fishing pier and covers the complete production process from landing to export. Stockfish is one of Norway's oldest export commodities, traded since the Viking Age. The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum is an open-air folk museum with several historic buildings that show what life looked like in a traditional Lofoten fishing village.
The village itself has been preserved in a way that many other fishing communities in Lofoten have not. Traditional architecture dominates, and the commercial development that has overtaken some other villages has largely passed Å by.
Parking is available but limited, especially in high season when tour buses arrive. Since this is the turnaround point for everyone driving the E10, the car park fills up quickly. There is not much else here in terms of services, so plan accordingly.
The village is home to two museums worth knowing about. The Lofoten Stockfish Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to stockfish. It sits on the old fishing pier and covers the complete production process from landing to export. Stockfish is one of Norway's oldest export commodities, traded since the Viking Age. The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum is an open-air folk museum with several historic buildings that show what life looked like in a traditional Lofoten fishing village.
The village itself has been preserved in a way that many other fishing communities in Lofoten have not. Traditional architecture dominates, and the commercial development that has overtaken some other villages has largely passed Å by.
Parking is available but limited, especially in high season when tour buses arrive. Since this is the turnaround point for everyone driving the E10, the car park fills up quickly. There is not much else here in terms of services, so plan accordingly.