It was the travel magazine Reiser og Ferie that last year selected the world’s most beautiful islands, and in the famous company the magazine found a place for an island in our region, namely Værøy.
Travel and holiday writes the following
Picking out the world’s most beautiful islands among the many millions that exist is an impossible task. Just a brief glance at a map of the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean or even the Norwegian coast makes it clear how many islands it would have been fantastic to spend a week or two on. Or even a life.
Life on an island is something special, whether you are a permanent resident or a tourist. The atmosphere obviously varies with size, location and population base. Manhattan is, after all, an island, like the smallest uninhabited Pacific islet infinitely far from the mainland. Nevertheless – surrounded as you are by water on all sides, island life often has an inherent limitation that can provide inner peace. If the boat doesn’t come today, maybe it will come tomorrow. The question is whether you will agree that all the islands we have chosen to highlight deserve their place on such a list.
Here is Magasinet’s reasoning for including Værøy:
At the far end of the Lofoten archipelago lies the weather-beaten and bird-rich island municipality of Værøy. It is a twin municipality with Venice, which must be assumed to have its background in the island's perfect conditions for the production of high-quality dried fish, a sought-after commodity in Italy. A spectacular way to arrive is with Norway's only regular helicopter route between Værøy and Bodø, but in summer there is a good ferry connection to Moskenes and Røst. Between Lofotodden and Værøy runs one of the world's most powerful maelstroms, and it was in this that Jules Verne ended his tale of "A world voyage under the sea".
Source: Travels and Holidays
Photo: Geir Rishaug/ Aurora Borealis Multimedia AS
