Thon Hotel Kautokeino

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This lovely contemporary hotel inhabits a shell of mellow wood, built low to blend in with its surroundings. Rooms are cheerful and cosy. Make sure you get a 2nd-floor room with views over the town; those on the backside overlook the scruffy car park. Duoattar, its gourmet restaurant, serves fine cuisine, and breakfast is one of the best in Norway's far north.

The hotel organises a number of winter excursions (including snowmobile safaris and trips to local Sami camps) and fishing in summer.


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1. Kautokeino Museum

0.6 MILES

Outside, this little museum has a fully fledged traditional Sami settlement, complete with an early home, temporary dwellings, and outbuildings such as…

2. Kautokeino Kirke

0.96 MILES

The timbered Kautokeino church, which dates from 1958, is one of Norway's most frequented, particularly at Easter. Its cheery interior, alive with bright…

3. Juhls' Sølvsmie

1.7 MILES

This wonderful building, all slopes and soft angles, was designed and built by owners Regine and Frank Juhls, who first began working with the Sami over…