Travelguide Lyngenfjord-region

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Skibotn Hotel, tel. +47 77 71 56 00, https://www.facebook.com/Sarvvis-Restaurantcafe-og-opplevelsessenter-Skibotn-Hotel-111359753996977

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Arktos Bistro, Sun – Thurs 11:00 – 21:00, Fri-Sat: 11:00 – 00:15, Closed on mondays, https://www.facebook.com/arktosbistro

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Activenorth offers boat rentals, dog sledding tours year round, visit with their dogs and snowmobile safaris. +47 413 31 561, https://activenorth.no/

Culture and learning: Skibotn Marketplace

– 200 years of cross-border trade and meetings Skibotn has been one of the major trading places North Troms since the 19th century. Merchants from Finland, northern and southern Norway and Sweden came to Skibotn to exchange goods like Marketplace, Skibotn - Photo: Maria Figenschau

reindeer, fish and tools. The goods were sold in little wooden cabins. This tradition is revitalized annually with a market in the centre of Skibotn. Driving through Skibotn, you will spot one of the old sales cabins to the right of the church. The cabin is part of the Nord-Troms Museum and has an exhibition on the life and religion in the 19th century. The museum is open throughout the summer. o

For more information and opening hours, www.ntrm.no/museumsanlegg/skibotn

From Skibotn to Manndalen – a drive through dramatic surroundings The route between Skibotn and Manndalen provides motorists with amazing scenery and great views across the Lyngenfjord and of the Lyngen Alps on the other side. After leaving 29

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