Vega World Heritage Area

Vega and the Vega archipelago

2018-12-23 23:08Vega is an archipelago and island community in Helgeland. The municipality of Vega is bordered by Brønnøy to the south, Vevelstad to the east, and Alstahaug and Herøy to the south.

The main island is also called Vega. Today only two other islands – Ylvingen and Omnøy – have year-round residents.

E-House at Nes, Vega

2013-11-22 11:30The Vega archipelago comprises 6000 islands, islets and skerries. The area is home to one of Norway’s largest eider duck colonies. The E-House in Vega is the world’s only museum devoted to eider ducks and offers an insight into the history and tradition of processing down into eiderdown duvets.

Boat to the Vega World Heritage Islands

2013-08-26 12:246,500 islands, old coastal culture, eider duck “farms”, a teeming bird life and exciting history; the cruises to the World Heritage area in the Vega Archipelago are an immersion in the cultural history and distinctive coastal scenery of Northern Norway.