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Reine fishing village on Lofoten islands with yellow rorbu houses in winter with snow. Lofoten islands, Norway, Europe Royalty Free Stock Photo

Beautiful landscape from yellow rorbu houses of Sakrisoy fishing village under blue sky in winter season, Lofoten islands, Norway Royalty Free Stock Photo

Reine fishing village on Lofoten islands with red rorbu houses in winter with snow. Lofoten islands, Norway, Europe Royalty Free Stock Photo

Yellow rorbu houses of Sakrisoy fishing village on a cloudy day with mountains in the background. Lofoten islands Royalty Free Stock Photo

Reine fishing village on Lofoten islands with yellow rorbu houses in winter with snow. Lofoten islands, Norway, Europe

Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fishing village is located on the island of Moskenesoya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, about 300 kilometres southwest of the town of Tromso.Rorbu is a Norwegian traditional type of seasonal house used by fishermen, normally located in a fishing village. The buildings are constructed on land, but with the one end on poles in the water, allowing easy access to vessels.