Alta

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Alta is the largest city in the county of Finnmark, in Northern Norway.

Introduction

Aurorapolaris - Northern lights mirrored in lake at Alta

Alta is commonly called "the Northern Lights|Aurora Borealis city".

The tourist information seems to move around on a daily basis, so the first thing you might do is wind up traveling all over Alta looking for it. As of June 2012 and the information center is in the Nordly hotel, on the left, just as you enter town from the South. (You may notice other information signs as you travel through Alta, but almost all of them point to centers that have closed.)

Fun facts

Jafet Lindeberg and others with experience from the copper mines in Kåfjord started Gold digging in Alaska and triggered the Gold rush at Nome. Lindeberg emerged as one of the richest men in USA and was nicknamed "King of Alaska". Lindeberg and his associates originally came to Alaska as herdsmen for the live reindeer exported from Alta. The reindeer export was an attempt to create a new business for the inuits. A number of emigrants of Sami origin also traveled to Alaska along with several hundred reindeer. Among them Samuel Balto that gave name to Balto the husky. Later the Lomen family of Minnesota (who had emigrated from Valdres) established a large reindeer industry and arranged "reindeer processions" in the streets of US city's as a marketing trick. These reindeer processions may have reinforced the image of Street Clause traveling by reindeer.

Travel to Alta

Travel by plane to Alta

Alta Airport is the busiest airport in Finnmark. Widerøe provides services from regional destinations including Kirkenes and Hammerfest while Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian has depatures from Oslo and Tromsø.

Travel by vehicle to Alta

Fastest from south Scandinavia to Alta: E4 to Luleå and then E10 and 392 and 403 past Pajala to the border to Finland and then E8 and road 93/E45.

Get Around in Alta

Search 177finnmark.no/ here for bus connections.

On Foot

Alta is not a large city, but distances inside it are larger than might be expected. E6 is 12 kilometers long inside the densely populated area.

Halal Sightseeing Tips

Alta rock carvings - Alta rock carvings

Prehistoric rock carvings - UNESCO World Heritage Site , - Rock art is found in five separate areas in Alta and the largest being at Hjemmeluft/Jiepmaluokta, where Alta Museum is located. Thit is the only area available to the public. In the summer season, groups are offered guided tours to the rock carvings. In the winter and the rock carvings are covered with snow and not available to the public. The rock carvings in Alta were made by hunters and fishers in the Late Stone Age/Early Metal Age, between 6200 and 2000 years ago.

Top Must Do Travel Tips to Alta

GLØD Klekkeriet – Kulturnæringshus, Vesterhaugveien 1, Bossekop – Alta - ☎ +47 997 94 256 Local organizer of Aurora Borealis hunting expeditions. Also offers: cross country skiing, snowshoeing,canoeing and mountain biking guided tours.

Shopping

Alta Museum Shop Altaveien 19 - ☎ +47 41 75 63 30 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 8PM Giftshop for the Alta Museum. Great selection of Books and homewares from the region and a nice selection of Sami handicrafts.

Montana Alta Sentrumsparken 4 - ☎ +47 906 05 586 Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 7PM Monday - Saturday Unassuming luggage shop with a good selection of Sami knives and other Sami products inside, with prices slightly cheaper than the museum shop. Also stocks a wide selection of keyrings, magnets, trolls and other trinkets.

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Alta we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Alta or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Alta, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

Where to sleep in Alta

Search sites such as booking.com find around 5 places for lodging in or near Alta.

Cheap

Alta Hostel | Web: +19936-Alta-Vandrerhjem-Hostel Kvenvikmoen, 9518 Alta - ☎ +47 48241169 Opening Hours: Summer only This hostel is about 14kilometers from Alta, so it is hard to get to without a car. A public bus passes it once in the morning on the way to Alta and there is one bus back in the afternoon.

Mid range

Best Western Nordlys Alta Bekkefaret 3 - 2 kilometers west of downtown ☎ +47 78457200

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High end

Rica Alta rica.hotel@ Løkkeveien 61 - in downtown ☎ +47 78482700
Thon Hotel Alta Labyrinten 6, 9510 Alta - In downtown ☎ +47 78494000