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Steilneset Memorial

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Steilneset Memorial
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“The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The monument commemorates the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in…”
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BBC TravelJul 20

The lonely road to Europe's Arctic edge

This Arctic journey takes travellers further east than Moscow, through a landscape of empty beaches, seabirds and forgotten villages where Europe finally runs out.

memorial reclaiming stories of 17th-century witches

6 things in this story
  • Steilneset MemorialSightmemorial reclaiming stories of 17th-century witches
  • Fv341Trailnorthbound road hugging the coastline
  • Elsewhere
  • E75TrailKirkenes, Norwayshore-hugging road to Europe's Arctic edge
  • E6TrailOslo, NorwayNorway's longest road
  • Nesseby ChurchPlace of worshipNesseby, NorwayIt is located in the village of Nesseby, overlooking the Varangerfjorden.
  • Varanger Scenic RouteTrailVarangerbotn, Norwayfollows E75 and Fv341 for 160km
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