Many experienced divers consider Plura Valley to offer world-class diving. Their facility offers everything you need for a perfect diving holiday. Moreover, they are situated right by the entrance of the underwater cave, Pluragrotta.
Plura offers exotic holiday adventures. They are situated near the town of Mo i Rana. In addition to their well-equipped diving centre, the Pluragrotta cave, and its popular Lounge, Plura Valley offers accommodation year round. For good reason, the 3-kilometre-long Pluragrotta cave system attracts more divers than any other cave in Scandinavia. Read More
The main facility of the Nesna Museum is the building that once housed the business of the local Zahl family. This large and stately commercial building, which dates from 1907 and has Swiss-style decorations, has been expanded both in width and towards the rear. Nesna is amongst other things known for “Nesnalobben”, and an exhibition in the museum is dedicated to this footwear.
The Zahl family was active as merchants throughout most of the 20th century. While the ground floor was used for their shop, offices and postal services, the family and its servants lived on the top two floors. There is still a small post office in the building. The museum’s permanent exhibitions document the Zahls’ merchant activities and household, as well as local farming practices, fisheries and other sectors, including various other trades and handicrafts. Read More
Meløy is a beautiful area for a wide range of holiday activities, year round. With a comfortable base at Glomfjord Overnatting, you have easy access to adventures on the sea and in the mountains.
Depending on your preference and needs, you can book a room or rent a whole house from Glomfjord Overnatting, also called Gulbrakka Basecamp. The house is situated right on the fjord, near route Fv17. Read More
At Mo i Rana’s science centre, Vitensenter Nordland, you can experiment, explore, and learn about the natural world, technology and mathematics. The interactive exhibition encourages you to touch and be active, not just to see. And the centre offers activities for the whole family.
The science centre invites you into the world of mathematics, science and technology, and the centre is designed to let you experiment yourself. The main themes are the natural resources of Nordland County, technology, digital data and virtual modelling. The exhibition is designed to let you try various activities and see for yourself how different phenomena work in practice. Read More
Hemnes Bygdetun consists of a beautifully situated farm that can be just glimpsed from highway E6. The farm has a 500 year history, so its buildings and collections offer many insights into how our ancestors, both rich and poor, lived.
Lillebjerka Farm probably dates back to around 1550. The impressive main house was built in 1750. The parlour is beautifully decorated and can be visited by museum guests. A log house with an open hearth in the middle of the floor gives a strong impression of how poor people lived, and dates from the 1830s. This loghouse, the stately farmhouse, the storehouse (stabburet) and cookhouse contain many objects used on the farm, and others collected from nearby farms. Read More
Træna Museum documents the this archipelago’s history going back to the Stone Age. Some of the archaeological discoveries displayed date back at least 9000 years. For this reason, Træna can rightfully call itself “the oldest fishing community in Norway”.
The mysterious gold ring
The museum exhibits some of the ancient objects found at Sanna and in Kirkhelleren, the large cave that today is often used as a concert venue. Perhaps the most striking object is a mysterious gold ring with Latin inscriptions that was found in a potato field on Sanna. The ring is one of only two such discoveries in Norway. Other rooms in the museum exhibit objects from all periods of the 20th century, providing insight into the life of coastal families closer to our own times. Read More
Falch Old Trading is beautifully situated on the Tjongsfjord, and it’s just a short detour from the Coastal Highway, Fv17. This trading post has provided many functions through the years: a fish plant, cod liver oil production, fishnet production, country store, doctor’s offices and pharmacy.
The trading post, which was active since the beginning of the 20th century, was owned by the Falch family. As a visitor, you step into a time when the store sold camphor drops and chewing tobacco, Brylcreem, yarn for darning socks, and wooden spools of sewing thread, all in one place. Here you really get a sense of the kind of store at which your great-grandmother and great-grandfather did their shopping! Read More
Bolga Brygge offers comfortable accommodation and good dining. Guest can enjoy fishing, kayaking the sheltered waters nearby, and hiking up a mountain that offers an amazing panorama of a large section of Helgeland.
Bolga Brygge is situated on the island of Bolga in Meløy municipality, in the far north of the Helgeland coast. The dominating feature of the island is Bolgfjellet, which has been a sailing mark for generations of seafarers. A scenic archipelago surrounds the beautiful island. Read More
When you choose a holiday stay in a modern rorbu cabin at Kvarøy Sjøhus, you have the most beautiful destination on the Helgeland coast within easy reach. A boat or kayak opens up wonderful opportunities for adventure.
Here, adventure is never far away – the sea is right outside your door. Kayaks and motorboats are available for rent. Try your luck fishing with good friends, take the whole family for a swim in a sheltered cove. The magnificent coastal landscape beckons to be explored by boat. Here is a myriad of islands and islets, towering mountains and amazing bird rocks. Read More
Nordland Theatre offers magical moments that may leave a lifelong impression. The theatre is situated right in the centre of Mo i Rana. This is regularly the venue for new and exciting performances, with the Winter Light Festival (Vinterlysfestivalen); the highlight of the year.
The troupe of actors frequently travels, offering their performances throughout Nordland County.Their base, however, is in the town of Mo i Rana, and something creative is always happening in the theatre building. There are four different stages here; in addition to plays you can experience a great variety of performances as well as concerts. Throughout the year, the events calendar of Mo i Rana draws visitors and locals to its many cultural offerings, large and small. Read More
