Vardø

Troms og Finnmark · Norway

Vardø, Norway
Photo: Hans Olav Lien, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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May to August
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Norway's easternmost town sits on an island in the Barents Sea, guarded by a star-shaped fortress. A stark memorial recalls the women burned here for witchcraft, and the treeless surroundings teem with seabirds.

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