Lofoten
in Norway

Private art collectors Venke and Rolf Hoff (who also own Hanningsvær’s lighthouse) fill this former factory with curated works by Norwegian and international talent. You might admire installations by Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramović, alongside the mixed media creations of Bjarne Melgaard. The endless views over the Vestfjord’s rolling waves are veritable masterpieces, too.

Carpentry and cod liver oil production were the calling cards for this once-abandonded factory from the 1940s, which is now run as a hotel by four Norwegian brothers, with industrial-chic dining and events spaces, plus a yoga studio and sauna. It’s certainly rough and ready from the outside, but the preserved machinery and timber framing throughout the bedrooms are softened by the seafoam green and cream colour scheme. The adventure-hungry team organises ski tours, Northern Lights hikes, and yoga retreats.