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Where to stay in Å

The fishing village at the end of the E10, at the south-west tip of Moskenesøya. Much of Å is preserved as the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, alongside a stockfish museum and modernised rorbuer, making it a base for travellers interested in fishing history.

Last verified 16 September 2026

The harbour at Å at dusk, with lit houses below the mountains
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Hotels (1)Hotel rooms and hotel facilitiesÅ Hotell
Rorbuer (4)Fishermen’s cabins; check the layout and facilities of the unit you bookIngrid Rorbu, Å i Lofoten, Å-Hamna Rorbuer, Å Rorbuer · See the full list
Cabins and lodges (1)Compare whole-unit layouts and sleeping arrangementsHigh end sea cabins at Å in Lofoten
Apartments and guesthouses (9)Check whether kitchens and bathrooms are private or sharedVilla The High End of Lofoten, Ingrid Rorbu, Å i Lofoten, Elisabeth-bua - Å in Lofoten · See the full list

Å is a fishing village on the south-east side of Moskenesøya, facing Vestfjorden, and the outermost settlement on the large islands of Lofoten. It is the end point of the E10, which runs from Luleå in Sweden via Kiruna and Narvik. Together with Tind, a kilometre to the north-east, it had 123 residents in 2016. The name comes from the Old Norse á, river, after the short river that flows through the village from Åvatnet.

What is there Å has a preserved group of buildings from the mid and late 1800s, including a cod liver oil works from 1850, a bakery from 1844 and several rorbuer, and a number of the houses are protected. The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, part of Museum Nord, is set in these buildings and covers life in the fishing village and 250 years of the Lofoten fishery; its buildings include a boathouse, the cod liver oil works, a smithy, a post office, a fisherman's cabin and the bakery. Lofoten Stockfish Museum is also in Å. Visit Lofoten recommends staying in the modernised rorbuer, and the village also has fish processing.

Getting here Lofotekspressen (bus route 300, Å–Leknes–Svolvær–Narvik) runs to Å and also serves Evenes Airport, and a local route links Å with Reine and Hamnøy. From the Bodø ferry at Moskenes, Visit Lofoten suggests a southbound bus.

Who it suits Travellers interested in the history of the Lofoten fishery, and those who want to stay at the end of the road with the museum on the doorstep.

Things to consider Because the E10 ends here, any onward trip by road heads back north-east past Sørvågen and Reine. Visit Lofoten directs drivers to the car park just after the tunnel, about three minutes' walk from the centre.

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Where can I stay in Å i Lofoten?
Visit Lofoten recommends the modernised fishermen's cabins of Å Rorbuer, whose Brygga Restaurant is the village's one restaurant. Å is at the western end of the E10, beside the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, and the old bakery there is open in the summer months.
What is there to see in Å i Lofoten?
Å, at the western end of the E10, is home to the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, one of Norway's best-preserved fishing villages, with a boathouse, a steamboat and exhibitions on 250 years of Lofoten fishing. Visit Lofoten also notes a fish oil factory dating from 1850 and a bakery open in summer.

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Details last verified 16 September 2026.