Be on top of the world in North Cape

The North Cape is a place located in the Nordkapp municipality, Troms og Finnmark County in northern Norway. It’s also the northernmost place where you can go by car in the European continent. It’s actually located on an island as well so it’s not part of the continent in that way.
North Cape is a popular tourist attraction. After driving there by the very interesting road (I guarantee, the road is both narrow and full of steep turns and hills), the cape itself is 307 meter high cliff with a large and relatively flat plateau where tourists can go and watch the midnight sun (although watching clouds is more common).
The place can be reached by car using the European Road E69 which ends at the cape. Getting to the island is easy using the nordkapp tunnel which itself is a spectacular engineering achievement. You can also take a Hurtigruten ferry from another town to the local town of Honningsvag (at the same island) and then travel the remaining 33 km by bus, taxi or a car.
The climate is warmer than many may expect during the winter but in the summer the heavy winds and humid cool air can astonish an unprepared tourist.
At the gate of the North Cape you have two options: visit the parking and the outside areas only (free of charge in 2021 until further notice) or visit the exhibition including the panorama films and Cave of Lights. The prices for 2021 are NOK 260 per adult and 80 per children. A family ticket costs NOK 600 for two adults and two children.
I have to say the place is breathtaking. Absolutely amazing. I was really happy to go there but doing a round trip in one day from Finland is a little too hard. If you come from the Finnish Lapland, I recommend you to stay overnight in Norway after visiting Nordkapp. From Saariselka the two-way driving distance is about 920 km and it was quite much for one driver in one day.
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Post by Koupipii | Jul 25, 2021