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LØKKEN – open when you’re on vacation

Løkken has attracted guests from around the world for nearly 100 years and is a popular holiday destination all the year round. The town is renowned internationally for its beautiful broad sandy beaches where summer after summer you’ll find the white bathing huts side by side like a string of pearls against a backdrop of grass covered dunes.

On the fine sandy beach where the blue flag flies there are plenty of recreational opportunities, and when the wind is up you can always find shelter amongst the dunes.

Løkken BadehotelLøkken town, which from the early morning to the small hours is alive with tourists, is an active and nuanced shopping experience. Many of the local shops are open every day all year round, some of them until late in the evening – and there’s plenty to choose from. From Easter to the middle of October the High Street is for pedestrians only and you'll find a range of activities for all the family.
In Løkken you’ll also find excellent sports facilities and a relaxed atmosphere with cafés, restaurants, shops, artist’s workshops and a little sweet shop where you can see boiled sweets being made the old-fashioned way. When the west wind blows you can take advantage of the many indoor activities on offer – or experience another side of the beach, you'll find there's powerkiting, surfing and windsurfing. 

Løkken RedningsstationA visit to Løkken Museum and The Coastal Fishing Museum is an ideal way of becoming acquainted with the town’s history. Along the streets and promenades and amongst the dunes you’ll find traces of coastal fishing all over the place.

Løkken has a wealth of experiences for all ages. During the summer months there are concerts, flea markets, antique markets, beach aerobics, competitions and guided tours of the town and dunes. On Løkken Beach you’ll still find fishing cutters being drawn up onto the beach after a trip out to sea, and if you want to you can take some of their catch home with you.

LøkkenAfter the first houses were built in Løkken in 1678 the town grew to become the most important trading port for traffic between Vendsyssel and the south of Norway, with grain, butter and meat going one way and timber and iron the other. Warehouses from those days are still extant although the trade which gave rise to them dwindled out around 1900.
Løkken became an important centre for fishing, the third largest on the west coast. In 1950 up to 50 boats were beached on the shore when the fishermen brought their catch home. There aren’t many fishermen left today but you can still see the breakwater, signal mast, tar pit and lifeboat station, (now the coastal fishing museum).

The first holidayers started to visit towards the end of the 19th Century and Løkken became a popular resort. Løkken remains a popular holiday destination with hotels, campsites and holiday cottages.

Additional information:
www.loekken.dk
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