North Cape: Europe’s most northern point

Posted: September 27, 2016 by luxembourgmeetstheworld

Have you ever heard about the most northern point of the European continent? It is located in the Northern part of Norway and it is really exciting to discover the North Cape. Even if it has become really touristic, it is a unique experience and everyone fascinated by traveling and nature should make their way up there.

The North Cape or Nordkapp was always difficult to reach but today with all the modern transportation possibilities, it has become a popular cliff destination. Although there are some differences in winter and summer time.

In summertime, the North Cape is accessible for everyone and every vehicle. You can go there by car, bus, bike or even by foot. In winter time it’s different. When everything is covered with snow you have either to take a bus or if you want to reach it by your own car, you’ll have to drive with the convoy for the last 13 km to the Nordkapp.

The road to the North Cape is officially closed during winter time and so you have either to take a bus or you can drive with your own car in a convoy to the North Cape. The convoy for private cars and buses starts at 11.00 o’clock and will return at 13.00 o’clock.

I’ve never driven with a convoy, so you can’t imagine how nervous I was. The convoy starts We were very lucky to have incredible good weather so the drive behind the convoy was really good.

So once you leave your car, you will be fascinated by this magical place. The sun was shining and there was a very cold and strong wind but it was simply amazing. You have not much time to stay on the North Cape because you have to take the convoy back. We made ourself a small plan on what to do and see up there.

As everyone else was running to the monument of the North Cape, we decided first to take a look around the whole area and make some pictures from a distance. It was so windy that it was quite difficult to fix the tripod, but we managed it. While we were walking to the famous monument, we really enjoyed our visit there. We loved it to go through the deep snow and the fresh air.

When we arrived to the famous monument, almost everyone else was already inside and only some few were standing and shaking outside. Be sure to put some warm clothes on. Even if you are not spending much time outside, it can be very cold up there. If you have the appropriate clothes, you can stay longer outside.

We had the whole viewpoint for us, which was just an amazing experience. Literately, it is almost the end of the world and surely the end of the European continent. The sun was shining, the cold wind was around us and the only thing we looked at was the wide Arctic sea. It was just an incredible moment.

After spending some time outside, we entered the Nord Kapp building. Basically it’s a souvenir shop and restaurant. You can also send postcards from up there because you can buy a special Nord Cape stamp.