Leknes, Lofoten Islands
A remote little town with a long straggling main street and the principal settlement on Vestvagoy, one of the mountainous archipelago of the 70-mile long Lofoten Island chain - whose serenely beautiful seascapes and fjord waters draw many summer visitors to this idyllic corner of Norway.
Composed of some of the world's oldest rocks, divided by fjords during the Ice Age, the islands are the setting of fertile farmlands and a jagged coastline dotted with fishing villages and ancient rocks - rising sheer from the sea to over 3,000 feet in some places.
