Itinerarios locales

Kabelvåg

• Lofoten museum: discover the contrast between life in the manor house and the authentic “rorbu” cabins. You will also find several boathouses with a large collection of traditional wooden boats as well as a fascinating “krambu”. In the Museum you can also find a book available both English and Norwegian about Querini's voyage.

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Å

• Stockfish museum: the Tørrfiskmuseum is dedicated to fishing in Norway, with a focus on stockfish fishing.

• Norwegian fishing village museum: discover how Norwegian fishermen lived. The museum is one of the best preserved and most complete old fishing villages in northern Norway. You can discover and immerse yourself in the harsh and picturesque life of a Lofoten fishing village.

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Røst

• Pietro Querini literary park: Pietro Querini Literary Park was established in 2017 and is dedicated to Querini’s unique description of the landscape and popular life in Røst, and to the writers and artists inspired by Querini’s story and the landscape in which he walked.

• Querini Opera: it is a magnificent musical performance that takes the audience on an exciting journey to discover the story of Pietro Querini.

• Querini pub and restaurant: the Chef Ann Cecile Pedersen excellent chef who mixes the Italian and international flavours with those typical Norwegian. Enjoy you meal!

• Dante Alighieri Committee: the Røst Committee was established in order to promote, safeguard and spread the italian culture and language. The office is located at the Querini Pub, where it is also possible to view the Committee’s rich and varied library.

• More info about Røst 

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Sandøya

• Querini’s stele: Sandøya is the island where Querini and the other survivors managed to reach. Here they were rescued by a fisherman and his two sons who lived on the neighbouring island of Røst. On the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Pietro Querini the inhabitants of Røst decided to commemorate the event with a memorial.

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Bodø

• Jektefartsmuseet: this museum is linked to the history of Pietro Querini and therefore to the Via Querinissima: this museum tells the hundreds of years history of the stockfish trade from Northern Norway to Bergen where there were the merchants of the Hanseatic League. 

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Lovund

• Lovundbåten museum: the museum will be open in Lovund by 2023. The museum is being built around an archaeological boat dated 1450 (at the time of Querini) . 

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Trondheim

• Nidaros Cathedral: on Pietro Querini’s return journey back from Røst to Italy with boat, they were loaded with dried fish. They had a stop in Trondheim on the trip, where they had the dried fish blessed in the Nidaros Cathedral. The cathedral was built between 1070 and 1300, and is Norway’s most central church. The constitution of 1814 stipulated that it should be the coronation church for Norway’s regent.

• In Trondheim, you can also cross the path of Saint Olav, moreover Via Querinissima signed a cooperation agreement with ACSOW (Association for the cultural route of st Olav Ways) – click here to get more.

More info about Trondheim