{"id":3261,"date":"2019-12-19T19:23:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T19:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=3261"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:18:01","slug":"tranoya-is-an-old-centre-in-the-middle-lane","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/tranoya-is-an-old-centre-in-the-middle-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Tran\u00f8ya is an ancient centre along the coastal waterway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t Once the little island of Tran\u00f8ya was THE place to meet between islands and fjords. Tran\u00f8ya&#8217;s history ranges from Vikings to distinguised vicars and a possible love triangle. Today, Tran\u00f8ya offers nothing but peace and quiet in an aura of history.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Wenche took me in her motorboat from a wooden, weather-beaten pier onto the bay of Tran\u00f8ybotn in lovely early summer weather. The shallow water was transparent blue, or brilliantly green as we glided over passages of sandy seabed. There were lots of islets around, some mere rocks, others with big trees on. \u201cI\u2019ll make a detour, so that you can see it from the sea\u201d she smiled. As the boat glided gently on the calm waters, the dense forest on land opened to a white wooden church and some rather big buildings in earthy red with a hint of rust. All was surrounded by green fields, and it wouldn\u2019t have looked much different 250 years ago. Wenche steered her little boat to a little dock on Tran\u00f8ya Island, and we could begin our exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DAG09252.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1348\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DAG09252-2048x1150.jpg\" alt=\"View from the sea towards the Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DAG09252.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the sea towards the Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1648-Pano-4.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1495\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1648-Pano-4-768x478.jpg\" alt=\"View from the steps of the Tran\u00f8y church towards the vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1648-Pano-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the steps of the Tran\u00f8y church towards the vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: View from the sea towards the Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: View from the steps of the Tran\u00f8y church towards the vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-grand-view-awaits-around-the-bend\">The grand view awaits around the bend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We walked up the <em>Sjyveien<\/em> \u2013 the road to the sea \u2013 from the picturesque red boat houses near the dock through the lush forest. As the road curved, the chat quieted down. In front of us, we saw a wooden gateway, and behind it the whole complex. The white church and the magnificent red buildings were meant to impress from this angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-church-of-tran-ya-is-modest-and-intimate\">The church of Tran\u00f8ya is modest and intimate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The church was first stop. Wenche turned the big key, and opened the door for me. The small narthex is dominated by the epitaph of Jens Christensen and Karen Andersdatter. The minister, his wife, Karen\u2019s first, deceased husband and all their children, alive and dead, looked down on us. &nbsp;We progressed into the church itself through a squeeky door. The ceiling is low, the pews narrow and hard and a gallery swings around the western half of the church. The building dates from 1773, and is thus the oldest church in central Troms.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1653-3.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1701\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1653-3-2048x1452.jpg\" alt=\"Interior from the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1653-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Interior from the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DAG09126-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1588x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DAG09126-3-768x1161.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to the church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DAG09126-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Welcome to the church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1664-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1664-3-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The altarpiece of the 1773 Tran\u00f8y church. The top part was cut off when the ceiling was lowered in 1871 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1664-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"The altarpiece of the 1773 Tran\u00f8y church. The top part was cut off when the ceiling was lowered in 1871 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1684-2-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x2237\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1684-2-1-768x716.jpg\" alt=\"Primitive sheep breed grazing on the vicarage fields near the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1684-2-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Primitive sheep breed grazing on the vicarage fields near the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Interior from the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Welcome to the church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The altarpiece of the 1773 Tran\u00f8y church. The top part was cut off when the ceiling was lowered in 1871 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Primitive sheep breed grazing on the vicarage fields near the church of Tran\u00f8y from 1773 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-church-interior-is-more-atmospheric-than-grandiose\">The church interior is more atmospheric than grandiose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The altarpiece is rather strange. Positioned above the altar in the chancel, its upper part has been cut off above the crucifixion of Christ. The upper most section, the ascension, is placed above the chancel arch. This happened in 1871, when panelling was installed beneath the chancel ceiling, making it lower. The style of the chancel and the pulpit is 17<sup>th<\/sup> c. baroque, and is characterised by naivety and and a rather amateurish finish. &nbsp;Three chandeliers adorn the nave, all given by parishioners around the time the church was built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rickety-ladders-lead-to-secrets\">Rickety ladders lead to secrets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A visit in the church of Tran\u00f8y is always with a local guide. I was shown up to the gallery, filled with narrow, hard pews. From here, one sees the interior from a different angle. One can wander around the organ. Wenche showed me the rickety ladder to a tower room, filled with old objects stored away. From here, there was an even more peculiar view of the interior. A walk around the cemetery finished the visit, with old graves and metal crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC00990.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC00990-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The gates to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC00990.jpg\" data-caption=\"The gates to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3454.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3454-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"View from the gallery in the Tran\u00f8y church \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3454.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the gallery in the Tran\u00f8y church \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3469.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3469-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Old cross at the Tran\u00f8y church graveyard \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3469.jpg\" data-caption=\"Old cross at the Tran\u00f8y church graveyard \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3444.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3444-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Detiail from the pulpit of the church of Tran\u00f8y, Senja. The interior of the church borders on the amateurish\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3444.jpg\" data-caption=\"Detiail from the pulpit of the church of Tran\u00f8y, Senja. The interior of the church borders on the amateurish\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The gates to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: View from the gallery in the Tran\u00f8y church \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Old cross at the Tran\u00f8y church graveyard \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Detiail from the pulpit of the church of Tran\u00f8y, Senja. The interior of the church borders on the amateurish<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-old-vicarage-is-beautifully-preserved\">The old vicarage is beautifully preserved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An impressive building is the old vicarage. It dates from around 1750 and is long and narrow. This is typical for 18<sup>th<\/sup> century stately buildings in the north. We wandered around the old rooms, where old glass windows afforded views out into the other buildings, the fields and the church. There is little furniture left in the house, as vicars would typically bring their furniture with them, and take it along as they left. The walls are unrestored and the floors upstairs flex and squeek under the weight of a man. Here there are small exhibits about history themes from the area. This includes the history of the crofters, people who rented their land from landowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-new-vicarage-hides-the-mod-cons\">The new vicarage hides the mod-cons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1856, a new vicarage was built. It is today the guesthouse on the island. Again, the furniture followed the vicar, so there isn\u2019t so much left. Instead, the restauration has kept the old elements, and the new furnishing is discreetly modern. Here one can stay comfortably for a couple of nights. Walk around the island to Viking graves, have Wenche show you the old vicarage and the church and eat good food. And bring a good book. All kinds of activities can be made on request, but calm is what you come to the island for.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2452-Pano-2.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1651\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2452-Pano-2-2048x1409.jpg\" alt=\"The autumn on its way to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2452-Pano-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The autumn on its way to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2464.jpg\" data-size=\"1581x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2464-768x1166.jpg\" alt=\"The main door to the new vicarage of Tran\u00f8y, dating from 1856 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2464.jpg\" data-caption=\"The main door to the new vicarage of Tran\u00f8y, dating from 1856 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2465.jpg\" data-size=\"1691x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2465-768x1090.jpg\" alt=\"View over the churchyard walls towards the 1773 church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210912-DSCG2465.jpg\" data-caption=\"View over the churchyard walls towards the 1773 church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1621-4.jpg\" data-size=\"1887x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1621-4-768x977.jpg\" alt=\"View from the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20210903-DSCG1621-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The autumn on its way to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The main door to the new vicarage of Tran\u00f8y, dating from 1856 \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: View over the churchyard walls towards the 1773 church of Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: View from the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\/Midt-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tran-ya-is-a-small-island-in-a-quiet-bay\">Tran\u00f8ya is a small island in a quiet bay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not much more than a kilometre across and a square kilometre and a half in size, the island of Tran\u00f8ya is a flat, lush and green island with tall trees and green fields. For millennia, the island was under water, but rose up from the Tran\u00f8ybotn bay some 3000 years ago. For at least 2000 years, people have been farming these fields, and burial mounds are found in the forested areas dating from the first centuries AD to the introduction of Christianity in the 11<sup>th<\/sup> C. The biggest is some 11 metres across. A trained eye can also spot remnants of boat houses from as far back as the pre-Viking iron age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-present-church-is-the-third\">&nbsp;The present church is the third<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We must imagine the farm at Tran\u00f8ya Island as a seat of a local headman back in the Viking age. It probably had close relations to the northernmost chieftains in Norway\u2019s Viking age, residing on the island of Bjark\u00f8y. In the 11<sup>th<\/sup> c, Christianity was introduced. We cannot be sure when the first church was built on Tran\u00f8ya Island, but it might have happened in the mid-13<sup>th<\/sup> c. There is information on the church itself, but a statue of Saint Sunniva from around 1490 once adorned this church. Today, she can be admired in the University Museum of Troms\u00f8. At some point, the medieval church was replaced by a new church. This church was reported around 1750 to be in a bad state, leading to the construction of the new church in 1773. In 1775, it was consecrated. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-5.jpg\" data-size=\"1183x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-5.jpg\" alt=\"Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-5.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-8.jpg\" data-size=\"1269x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-8.jpg\" alt=\"The vicarage of Tran\u00f8y seen towards the west \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-8.jpg\" data-caption=\"The vicarage of Tran\u00f8y seen towards the west \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-6.jpg\" data-size=\"1468x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-6.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibit in the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Exhibit in the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-vicarage-of-Tranoy-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-size=\"1807x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-vicarage-of-Tranoy-Wenche-Hole-768x1020.jpg\" alt=\"Summer&#039;s day at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-vicarage-of-Tranoy-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summer&#039;s day at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The vicarage of Tran\u00f8y seen towards the west \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Exhibit in the old vicarage at Tran\u00f8y \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Summer&#039;s day at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-illustrious-vicars-lived-on-the-island\">Illustrious vicars lived on the island<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The old churches only had a chaplain under the more prominent parish of Ibestad. The chaplain also administered schools for the Sami people in the fjords on the mainland.&nbsp; It was of course important to educate the Sami in the Lutheran faith. In 1759, the church got its own vicar, living permanently on the island. The first was the headstrong Elling Rosted, who worked hard to improve schools for his parishioners, causing conflict with the big taxpayers. The young Trondheimer Nils Norman, vicar from 1803, was equally dedicated to enlightening the parishioners. He created the first library in Northern Norway, the <em>Tran\u00f8e Almuebogsamling<\/em>, &#8211; Tran\u00f8y Library for Commoners. This is also a theme at the exhibits in the old vicarage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-there-a-love-triangle-on-tran-ya-around-1800\">Was there a love triangle on Tran\u00f8ya around 1800?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The vicar Tobias Brodkorb Bernhoft arrived in Tran\u00f8y in 1797 with some baggage. With him was the renowned Anna Catharina Juel from Copenhagen. She had run Madam Juels Coffee House there, a favourite watering hole for the Norwegian theology students at Copenhagen\u2019s university. Norway, being in union with Danmark at the time, had no university yet. Here, the Norwegian Society, a Norwegian student fraternity, met. The poetry of some of the merry students is still part of Norway\u2019s school curriculum. When she was 56, she met the young student Bernhoft, and they developed a warm friendship. We don&#8217;t know how warm. In 1792, she followed him to Northern Norway, first to M\u00e5s\u00f8y near the North Cape, and then in 1797 to Tran\u00f8y.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-Tranoya-Vicarage-Senja-Thomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x2312\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-Tranoya-Vicarage-Senja-Thomas-Rasmussen-2048x1973.jpg\" alt=\"Winter light over Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Sissel Hole\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Gate-to-Tranoya-Vicarage-Senja-Thomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-caption=\"Winter light over Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Sissel Hole\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Winter-day-Tranoy-Church-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-size=\"2329x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Winter-day-Tranoy-Church-Wenche-Hole-768x791.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Tran\u00f8ya through a frozen window from 1750 \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Winter-day-Tranoy-Church-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-caption=\"Church of Tran\u00f8ya through a frozen window from 1750 \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Winter light over Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Sissel Hole<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Church of Tran\u00f8ya through a frozen window from 1750 \u00a9 Wenche Hole<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-to-anna-catharina\">What happened to Anna Catharina?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1800, when Anna Catharina was 70 and Tobias 36, he married the 28-year-old vicar\u2019s daughter Anna Elisabeth. For two years, there were two women in the vicarage. Tobias Brodkorb Bernhoft died in 1802, and his wife moved back to her family with one child and pregnant with a second. Anna Catharina Juel, lacking a safety net, was welcomed to the neighbouring vicarage of Lenvik, but then we lose track of her for some time. In 1808 she was inscribed in the poorhouse in Trondheim, and in 1809 she died. The most prominent socialite in Copenhagen ended up in a nameless grave in Trondheim. We can never know the nature of the relationship between Tobias and Anna Catharina, but we know they were a fascination in their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-4.jpg\" data-size=\"1522x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-4.jpg\" alt=\"Green fields around the old Vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Green fields around the old Vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-1.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tran\u00f8y is peaceful tranquility \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tran\u00f8y is peaceful tranquility \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-2.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-2.jpg\" alt=\"Here the children can run around without worrying about car traffic \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tran\u00f8y-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Here the children can run around without worrying about car traffic \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vicarage-of-Tranoya-Senja-Tomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-size=\"1928x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vicarage-of-Tranoya-Senja-Tomas-Rasmussen-768x956.jpg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten ship passing Tran\u00f8ya on the way south \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vicarage-of-Tranoya-Senja-Tomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten ship passing Tran\u00f8ya on the way south \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Green fields around the old Vicarage at Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Tran\u00f8y is peaceful tranquility \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Here the children can run around without worrying about car traffic \u00a9 Dag Arild Larsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The Hurtigruten ship passing Tran\u00f8ya on the way south \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tran-ya-went-from-central-to-remote\">Tran\u00f8ya went from central to remote<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another illustrious vicar was J\u00f8rgen Christian Holmboe, who served as Tran\u00f8y\u2019s vicar for 35 years from 1872. He was even more interested in developing the farm than preaching the gospel. Notably he welcomed English bird hunters to the island, and the place could be quite lively with international visitors. However, in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> c, roads were built around the fjord, and it felt less natural to sail to church. In 1960, a new vicar moved to a new vicarage at Stonglandseidet, and in the autumn of 1965, the livestock was driven across to Senja Island at low tide, and the island abandoned. In 1976, new tenants came. Today, the island is run like as a small boutique resort and can be visited by appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-sapmi-culture facilities-family-friendly facilities-sami facilities-sustainable-travel facilities-universal-accessibility season-summer region-senja malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-turf-house-in-kaperdalen-bears-witness-to-a-little-known-sami-group\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 52%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/17-KAPERDALEN_20180716-DSC01838-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The turf house in Kaperdalen bears witness to a little known S\u00e1mi group<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tSami Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-summer region-senja malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-halibut-museum-in-skrolsvik-is-consecrated-to-a-sacred-fish\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SKROLSVIK_20130622-DSC_0092_film-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Halibut Museum in Skrolsvik is consecrated to a sacred fish<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler facilities-sustainability facilities-sustainable-travel season-spring season-winter region-senja malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kayaking-among-ice-floes-in-senja-is-a-low-pulse-experience\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 54% 80%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tranoybotn-ronny-m-olsen-winter-kayaking-senja-island-768x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kayaking among Ice Floes in Senja is a Low Pulse Experience<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoy-from-the-sea.-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1807\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoy-from-the-sea.-Wenche-Hole-2048x1542.jpg\" alt=\"View from the sea towards Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoy-from-the-sea.-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from the sea towards Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoya-Senja-Sissel-Hole.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x2374\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoya-Senja-Sissel-Hole-768x760.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Sjyveien&quot; - road from the sea - leads from the dock to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tranoya-Senja-Sissel-Hole.jpg\" data-caption=\"The &quot;Sjyveien&quot; - road from the sea - leads from the dock to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Aerial-photo-Tranoy-Prestegard-Vicarage-Thomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-size=\"1954x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Aerial-photo-Tranoy-Prestegard-Vicarage-Thomas-Rasmussen-768x943.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Aerial-photo-Tranoy-Prestegard-Vicarage-Thomas-Rasmussen.jpg\" data-caption=\"Aerial photo of Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/boathouse-Tranoya-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-size=\"1807x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/boathouse-Tranoya-Wenche-Hole-768x1020.jpg\" alt=\"From the boathouse area at the Tran\u00f8ya dockside \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/boathouse-Tranoya-Wenche-Hole.jpg\" data-caption=\"From the boathouse area at the Tran\u00f8ya dockside \u00a9 Wenche Hole\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: View from the sea towards Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Wenche Hole<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The &quot;Sjyveien&quot; &#8211; road from the sea &#8211; leads from the dock to the vicarage of Tran\u00f8ya \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Aerial photo of Tran\u00f8y vicarage \u00a9 Thomas Rasmussen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: From the boathouse area at the Tran\u00f8ya dockside \u00a9 Wenche Hole<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tPractical information\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-tran\u00f8ya\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Tran\u00f8ya\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-tran\u00f8ya\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTran\u00f8ya is an island just off the south coast of Senja. The town of Finnsnes is about 1 hour&#8217;s drive north east, and the city of Harstad is found across the fjord in the south. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-do-i-get-to-tran\u00f8ya?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Tran\u00f8ya?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-i-get-to-tran\u00f8ya?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThere is no public transportation. Visits to Tran\u00f8ya are organised by appointment with Senja Moments Tran\u00f8ya. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"can-i-stay-over-in-tran\u00f8ya?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCan I stay over in Tran\u00f8ya?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"can-i-stay-over-in-tran\u00f8ya?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTran\u00f8ya has comfortable accommodation with all mod cons. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-i-find-out-more-about-senja?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I find out more about Senja?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-find-out-more-about-senja?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Senja has updated information about attractions, accommodation, dining and travelling on their website. For a more meandering approach, you can read our Senja articles. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-do-i-get-from-troms\u00f8-to-tran\u00f8ya?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get from Troms\u00f8 to Tran\u00f8ya?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-i-get-from-troms\u00f8-to-tran\u00f8ya?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tYou take the catamaran from Troms\u00f8 to Finnsnes, a good hour&#8217;s sailing. From Finnsnes, you take the bus to Tran\u00f8ybotn for another hour. From there, Senja Moments Tran\u00f8ya will organise transport to the island if contacted ahead. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-spring season-winter region-senja malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-slow-traveller malgrupper-wellness-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/watch-the-northern-lights-in-your-swimsuit-on-senja\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8610-768x598.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Watch the Northern Lights in Your Swimsuit on Senja<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-senja malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/16-hikes-on-senja-island-offer-endless-beauty\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pexels-tobias-bjorkli-4976397-768x541.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>16 hikes on Senja Island offer endless beauty<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking trips\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-natural-highlights todo-national-scenic-routes todo-suggested-routes facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn region-senja malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-outdoor-adventure wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" 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640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorwegian Scenic Routes\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content 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src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VirgilReglioni-Krokelvvatnet-21-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tSenja\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Senja is the fairy tale island under the Northern Lights<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-northern-lights todo-photo season-autumn season-winter malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kristoffer-went-hunting-for-the-northern-lights-in-senja\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 46% 62%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_3350-Edit-768x1154.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2>Kristoffer went hunting for the Northern Lights in Senja<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-natural-highlights todo-national-scenic-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-senja malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-national-tourist-route-winds-around-senjas-outer-coast\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card 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