LOFOTEN ISLANDS

The Lofoten Islands could be the place where you can check Northern Lights off your bucket list this year. Surrounded by the Norwegian Sea, far above the Arctic Circle, Lofoten is made up of deep fjords, long beaches, and fascinating fishing villages. The midnight sun, which can be witnessed from late May to mid-July, adds to its surreal beauty. The aurora borealis casts a spell between September and April, and is integral to the art and folklore of the area. Lofoten also has a strong connection with the Viking Age; at Lofotr Viking Museum in Borg, you can learn how the Vikings used to live, in a reconstruction of the largest Viking longhouse ever found.