Gladstad is the main settlement on Vega and the administrative centre of the municipality. About 300 people live here, which makes it the closest thing the island has to a town.
This is where you find the practical things: a Coop supermarket, a petrol station, the school, and the municipal offices. The Vega Church, a wooden church from 1864, stands in the village. The express boat from Brønnøysund arrives at Rorøy, just south of Gladstad, a couple of times a day.
The village itself is small and flat, but the 803-metre Trollvasstinden looms in the southwest behind it, giving the island a dramatic profile that you do not expect from a distance. If you are exploring Vega for the day, Gladstad is your base for supplies and orientation before heading out to the beaches, the Vegatrappa, or the World Heritage Centre.
This is where you find the practical things: a Coop supermarket, a petrol station, the school, and the municipal offices. The Vega Church, a wooden church from 1864, stands in the village. The express boat from Brønnøysund arrives at Rorøy, just south of Gladstad, a couple of times a day.
The village itself is small and flat, but the 803-metre Trollvasstinden looms in the southwest behind it, giving the island a dramatic profile that you do not expect from a distance. If you are exploring Vega for the day, Gladstad is your base for supplies and orientation before heading out to the beaches, the Vegatrappa, or the World Heritage Centre.