Rorbuer in Nusfjord

Store norske leksikon calls Nusfjord one of the oldest and most fully preserved fishing villages in Lofoten, and it is still a working one. Most of its houses date from the 1800s. Store norske leksikon counts 28 preserved rorbuer alongside working buildings — a fish plant, a cod liver oil works, boathouses and a shop — records 31 residents in 2016, and says many of the rorbuer are let out in summer. The village was one of Norway's pilot projects in European Architectural Heritage Year 1975 and its buildings are protected.

What is listed here

Nusfjord Village & Resort lets the restored rorbuer, among them Nusfjord Waterfront Rorbu 18 and Nusfjord Ocean View Rorbu 19, and also runs the restaurant, tavern and café. Janebu is a two-bedroom cabin of about 70 m² on Nusfjordveien roughly 200 m outside the village, with a fireplace and a terrace facing the mountains.

Getting there

The Fv7596 leaves the E10 and runs 6.2 km down to the village; the first road here was not built until the 1960s. Leknes Airport is about 29 km and the Moskenes ferry quay about 45 km. Bus 771 runs Leknes–Ramberg–Fredvang–Nusfjord and is in the winter timetable. No supermarket in the village is confirmed in our sources, so buy food in Ramberg or Leknes on the way in.

Who it suits

Travellers who want to sleep inside a protected fishing village and are content to eat on site or drive out for supplies. Visit Norway puts visitor numbers at 80,000 to 90,000 a year, so the village takes a lot of day traffic, and Visit Lofoten describes the village's accommodation and facilities as the resort's.