On the way with Hurtigruten

The big travel book

By Jutta M. Ingala , Bernhard Pollmann and Annika Voigt

320 pages fully illustrated in color with numerous color photographs and map sketches. Hardcover. 19 x 27 cm.

The former mail ships have covered 2,500 nautical miles every week for over 120 years. What began as a supply route has long since become one of the most beautiful sea voyages in the world: a journey aboard a Hurtigruten ship along the west coast of Norway.
The classic route runs from Bergen to Kirkenes and back, calling at 34 ports along the way, which invite you to make short or longer stays or offer drivers the opportunity to interrupt their cruise for a few days.

"On the Road with Hurtigruten" not only presents all the stops on the sea voyage, shows recommended shore excursions and the most exciting ship passages, but also takes you on an informative and visually stunning journey into a magical world in which light plays the main role.

+ Presentation of all 34 ports and the complete route of the classic mail ship route
+ Successful juxtaposition of travel information and inspiration

Table of contents:

TRAVEL INFORMATION 14
Route 16
Life on board 18
The Hurtigruten fleet 20
Shore excursions and interruptions 22
Travel times and climate 26
Practical information from AZ 28

NORTHBOUND ROUTE 30
Day 1: Bergen 32
Bergen's surroundings 48
Day 2: Florø to Molde 54
Alesund 74
From port to port: Ålesund 80
Day 3: Kristiansund to Rørvik 86
Trondheim 86
From port to port: Trondheim 98
Day 4: Brønnøysund to Svolvær 106
From port to port: Ørnes 112
From port to port: Bodø 114
From port to port: Stamsund 128
Day 5: Stokmarknes to Skjervøy 136
From port to port: Finnsnes 138
Tromso 146
From port to port: Tromsø 152
Day 6: Øksfjord to Berlevåg 158
From port to port: Honningsvåg 170
Day 7: Båtsfjord to Kirkenes 176
From port to port: Kirkenes 184

SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 188
Day 7: Kirkenes to Berlevåg 190
Day 8: Mehamn to Tromsø 196
Hammerfest 198
From port to port: Hammerfest 202
From port to port: Øksfjord 210
From port to port: Skjervøy 214
Day 9: Finnsnes to Stamsund 216
From port to port: Sortland 222
From port to port: Svolvær 238
Day 10: Bodø to Rørvik 240
From port to port: Sandnessjøen 244
From port to port: Rørvik 248
Day 11: Trondheim to Molde 250
From port to port: Kristiansund 252
From port to port: Molde 258
Day 12: Ålesund to Bergen 264
From port to port: Florø 266

TRAVEL ATLAS 272
Register 316
Photo credit 318
Imprint 319

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