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Ytri Island Retreat

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Ytri Island Retreat
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“60 kilometres off Norway’s coast, a scattered cluster of islands rises from the sea. Welcome to Ytri and Træna. Where time is told by the weather.”
— ytri.no
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Condé Nast TravelerAug 13

At Norway's Newest Island Retreat, Redefining the Relationship Between Community and Tourism

Far beyond Norway’s better-known northern islands, Ytri Island Retreat is creating a community-minded kind of luxury in the Træna archipelago.

Norway's most remote island retreat, 112 miles from Bodø.

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  • Ytri Island RetreatHotelNorway's most remote island retreat, 112 miles from Bodø.
  • Træna archipelagoSightArchipelago enfolded by blueberry seas, name means 'outer point'.
  • Træna 365PlaceLocal development company that brainstormed alternative futures.
  • Bonaparte InteriørPlaceDesign firm that used local materials for the hotel.
  • TrænstavenSightEmblematic shark-toothed mountain rearing out of the ocean.
  • Sanna islandSightIsland with the Kirkhelleren cave, one of the oldest inhabited.
  • KirkhellerenSightColossal cave in the mountainside, archaeological discoveries made here.
  • TrænafestivalenFestivalMusic festival in July culminating with a rave in Kirkhelleren.
  • Lofoten archipelagoSightNeighboring archipelago, dented by overtourism.
  • HurtigrutenPlaceCruise ships that offload day trippers a few times a week.
  • AlmaRestaurantHotel restaurant with wild island ingredients and chef's table.
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