The fishermans´s Cabins

“Rorbu” (fisherman’s cabin) comes fro “ro” – row or row for fish, and “bu” - live. The names of the cabins usually tell who used the particular cabin for fishing activities. The buildings suited several needs. The fishermen prepared their food, ate, slept, dried their clothing, prepared their fishing tools and stored the fishing tools in the same building. This is also where they sat; longing home, when the days were dark and heavy, and they didn’t have a good days catch. Today the traditional use of the RORBU is partly over, but you will still find the fisherman’s villages with their characteristic architecture on rows along the coast, telling a story of a rich and manifold, but also tough and demanding costal culture. At Holmen the oldest cabin is from early 1800, and the other buildings from beginning of 1900. The buildings have been in ordinary use up to as late as 1980. As far as possible the refurbishment of the buildings will be in accordance with the original style. > View 360° panoramic pictures