Comments on: Inside Alta’s Northern Lights Cathedral

By: mrs c s baxter

mrs c s baxter — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:39:49 +0000

I’ve been to Alta cathedral and it was the most inspirational experience even when I tell people about it I still get tearful it really got to my heart I loved it it was beautiful

By: Joy Mitchell-kardasz

Joy Mitchell-kardasz — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:53:50 +0000

Just been this morning. Excellent museum tho’ can only see exhibits inside during winter. In the summer you can walk outside to see original rock art in lovely grounds at the head of the Fjord.

By: John P Waddingham

John P Waddingham — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:20:30 +0000

Hi. Has anyone visited the museum in Alta or seen the rock carvings.

By: Diana Oakes

Diana Oakes — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:06:45 +0000

Alta has other attractions. I was there in summer and found the nature superb, but now I want to go in winter, not only for the lights... I have always dreamed of a ride on a reindeer sleigh, a husky safari and most of all a visit to the Alta Sami Siida ( https://samisiida.no/engelsk/enghome/ ), for a genuine taste of Sami culture and food. Not the manufactured stuff in tourist shops. The real experience. And not least, to visit my friends there... :) If it wasn't for Covid, I'd be there next week, to celebrate the Sami National Day on 6 February. (written Sat, 23 Jan 2021).

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:35:56 +0000

Do you, or anyone reading this, know who/what company produces the Kristiansand Cathedral light shows?

By: Norway Jon

Norway Jon — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:01:06 +0000

Regarding the comment, “It cost money to go inside a house of worship?”

…not to worship, it doesn’t. If you tell the people at the front, “I just want to go inside and pray,” they will smile and send you in.

But if you want to go in and marvel at the space, take some pictures or in other ways be a tourist (yes, even if you’re a believer!) then yep, it costs a little. To me, it seems fair to pay to get access to something that’s an attraction – just because it’s a church doesn’t mean it is free to hire people and keep it open for visitors. The congregation pays to keep it open for THEIR needs; travelers need to chip in too if they want it to be open extra for their benefit. They could just ask for donations, but… well, there are a lot of people that don’t believe they should have to pay to go into a house of worship… 🙂

By: Tom Davis

Tom Davis — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:07:54 +0000

II stumbled across a photo and thought, “What? The Mormons built a temple that far north?” But then I realized it was a new church. The spiral design, though, reminds me of the Community of Christ Temple (Reformed LDS) in Independence, MO, not to mention an Art Deco movie theater, the Academy (nowadays a church), from 1940s Los Angeles. This one is streets ahead of some newer churches.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:12:42 +0000

It cost money to go inside a house of worship?
This is about as close to Church turning into a business as it gets.

By: Aparajita

Aparajita — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 09:10:21 +0000

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