Narvik Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
settlement in Narvik Municipality, Norway
About Narvik
The modern city was founded in 1902. It grew up as an important ice-free port for Swedish iron ore exports. Before the port and the iron-ore railway was constructed there were only a few farms on the peninsula. During the first attempt to establish a port and railway the place was called Victoriahamn (Victoria port), after the visit by Crown Princess Victoria of the joint kingdom of Sweden and Norway. When the iron ore railway (known asOfotbanenin Norway andMalmbananfor the entire 500 km between Narvik andLuleå) was finally built from 1898 to 1902 there was an intense activity in Narvik and particularly in the mountains. Thousands of navvies poured in and created a temporary city at Rombaksbotn. The railway construction from Narvik through the wild mountains until the plateau on the Swedis
Top Attractions in Narvik
Explore the best things to see and do in Narvik:
- ★Hiking from Beisfjord
- ★Hiking from Katterat
- ★Narvik church
- ★Ofoten Museum
- ★Ski at Narvikfjellet
- ★War Memorial Museum
Where to Eat in Narvik
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Linken Restaurant Og Bar
Where to Stay in Narvik
- 🏨Best Western Narvik Hotell
- 🏨Quality Hotel Grand Royal
- 🏨Scandic Narvik
Narvik Travel Guide Sections
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