Close to the small village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya, there is the Vågan kirke. Usually called the Lofoten Cathedral, this parish church can seat about 1,200 people: it's the largest wooden building in Northern Norway. The first church date back to the 12th century, during the time of the viking King Øystein Magnusson, who wanted a church to be large enough to accommodate all the fishermen who came to Kabelvåg each season. We stopped by the church for a while, just to enjoy the warm light of one of the first sunrise after the darkness of the polar nights.
Close to the small village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya, there is the Vågan kirke. Usually called the Lofoten Cathedral, this parish church can seat about 1,200 people: it's the largest wooden building in Northern Norway. The first church date back to the 12th century, during the time of the viking King Øystein Magnusson, who wanted a church to be large enough to accommodate all the fishermen who came to Kabelvåg each season. We stopped by the church for a while, just to enjoy the warm light of one of the first sunrise after the darkness of the polar nights.
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