Vikøyri Voyage Tips and guide

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Vikøyri (or "Vik village) is a village of 1200 people (2023) on the south side of the Sognefjorden. The medieval churches Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church, as well as Vik Church from 1877, are located here. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik.

• 61.0897056.5851881 Vik Tourist Information, ☏ +4791517286. Daily 10:00-16:00. (updated Apr 2025)

The village lies along Norwegian National Road 13 which leads north to the ferry to Balestrand and south to the village of Vossevangen.

• 61.0717936.5841421 Hove Church (Hove kyrkje) (south of the village). Built c. 1170. It is the only Romanesque church in Sogn og Fjordane. Hove Church is probably the oldest stone church in Sogn og Fjordane. The church was built around 1170 by an unknown builder, probably a wealthy man with a seat in Vik. The church was built of soapstone that was quarried in Arnafjord and transported by boat and sled to the construction site. The building is maintained by National Trust of Norway (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments). (updated Apr 2025)

• 61.077476.569022 Hopperstad Stave Church (Hopperstad stavkirke), Hopperstad farm (2 km south of the village). Built c. 1140, it is a stave church with a raised central nave. The church's most striking feature is a ciborium or canopy on the northern side altar, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates from the 14th century. The building is owned and maintained by National Trust of Norway (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments). (updated Apr 2025)
• 61.07996.57813 Vik Church (Vik kirke) (in the village). Built in 1877, the building is made of timber. It is the main church for the municipality. (updated Apr 2025)

• 616.5511 Vikafjellet mountain pass, Road 13 Vik-Voss (From Vik at Sognefjord or from Vinje junction in Voss district). Main road 13 runs through Vikafjellet mountain pass with wonderful panoramas to Vikøyri village and Sognefjord. Occasionally closed in winter. Free. 

Vikøyri is the site of one of the Tine cheese factories. It is the only factory in the world that produces gammelost, a unique Norwegian cheese.

• Blix Restaurant, in the Blix Hotel. Daily 07:00-20:00. 200-300 kr per person. (updated Apr 2025)

• 61.0873066.5812121 Blix Hotell, Sentrumsgata 44, ☏ + 47 57 69 65 50. With breakfast: single 1225 kr, double 1525 kr. (updated Apr 2025)
• 61.0886486.5783382 Vik camping, Fjordavegen 12, ☏ +4757695125. (updated Apr 2025)