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How to keep warm in the Arctic Circle: the world’s largest sauna

Agora is the world's largest wooden sauna.

Agora – the world’s largest wooden sauna.

In cold weather, nothing pleases the body and soul like a good bathhouse … well, or a sauna. On the rugged shores of the Norwegian island above the Arctic Circle, there is the world’s largest wooden sauna. It can accommodate up to 100 people at the same time.

Sauna located above the Arctic Circle.



Sauna located above the Arctic Circle.

As part of the first Arctic art festival SALT, a structure was built on the shores of the Norwegian island of Sandhornøya, which will perfectly warm vacationers beyond the Arctic Circle, namely, the world’s largest wooden sauna.

Sauna for up to 100 people.

Sauna for up to 100 people.

Construction name «Agora» the ancient Greeks meant «meeting place». This definition is the best fit for a sauna, which can simultaneously accommodate more than 100 people. In addition, the sauna is shaped like a letter «AND».

'Agora' - a huge sauna on the Norwegian shores.

«Agora» – huge sauna on the Norwegian shores.

The sauna is positioned in such a way that the windows overlook the Norwegian Sea. Now vacationers can enjoy the harsh landscape with pleasure, heated by four large wood-burning stoves.
During those periods when Agora is not used for its intended purpose, concerts, seminars and other events can be held inside it.

Sauna overlooking the Norwegian Sea.

Sauna overlooking the Norwegian Sea.

On the other side of the world, on the Canadian rocky shores of one of the private islands on Lake Huron, there is an original sauna, built in the form of a grotto. Her «streamlined» the shapes completely repeat the outlines of natural underwater caves.

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