Narvik Guide - Winter Fjords Cruise

#Narvik was founded in 1902 for one specific reason, the bay never freezes over because it is in a gulf stream. This allows iron ore from Sweden to be shipped anywhere. The Railway line (Ofoten Railway excursion on separate film) was also built for the same purpose and seamlessly takes you over the EU border from #Norway and into a Swedish ski resort. You are then coached back over the same EU border - no passport, no stopping and the Norwegian guides explaining they do the trip each weekend to shop for food and wine. Narvik itself sits in outstandingly beautiful Norwegian Fjords surrounded by gargantuan mountains, and countryside and thriving arctic wildlife and deer.
From the shuttle stop, you can cross the road as the film shows, and get the number 1 bus to the very ski lift up the Fagernesfjellet mountain that will give you the great views from the 670-metre peak. It is here we first saw the Northern Lights, which are on our 'Aurora snowed in' film on this channel because as we left the warm harbour, we were dumped on by snow.
The film shows the Museum Nord, a brick building erected in 1902. Inside and gives insight into the town's brief but intriguing history featuring the importance of iron.

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