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monument marks the top of continental Europe. The option- al excursion up to the dramatic promontory is very popular soit’s best to pre-book early to secure your place. Inthe fishing village itself, you'll find the North Cape Museum where you can learn more about the cape and the area's coastal culture. Ten minutes away from the museum, you'll find Honningsvag Church from 1885, the oldest building in the area. It’s also worth checking out the Once Upon A Dream art gallery and the Artico Ice Bar here. At Perleporten Culture House in the summer months, youcan also watch a group of young local actors enact a short play about life in one of the world’s northernmost towns. The ship heads eastwards to the village of Kjollefjord. Near the entrance of the village, look out for the striking, building-like rock formation Finnkirka, an ancient Sami sacrificial site. The surrounding hills and plains here form part of the larger Sépmi area and have been the summer pastures for Sami reindeer herds for generations. The Sépmi region spans parts of Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, inhabited by the indigenous people for over 11,000 years. While the Sami of Northern Norway have modernised their lifestyles, they also carefully preserve their customs including traditional herbal remedies, joik folk songs, and reindeer husbandry. We reach our northernmost port of call, Mehamn, in the evening. Fishing has always been the primary industry for the residents here. The months of February and March see them hang 300 tons of cod on outdoor wooden racks called hjell, mainly destined for export as dried stockfish. The ship now sets off for Berlevag around dinner time. On our way, we pass the Slettnes Lighthouse located on Gamvik’s shore. One of Norway's tallest lighthouses, it has the distinction of being the northernmost mainland light- house on Earth. Berlevagis protected from thecrashing waves of the Barents Sea by four man-made breakwaters, enabling our ships to dock and deliver essential goods to the 1,000 residents who live here.