Kayaking on the Sunnfjord in the dawn light or night, in addition to being wonderfully engaging on topics that range from his time at kitchens in New York and London to his beloved mopeds and dogs (his knuckle tattoo reads “LOVES DOGS”). The farm has stopped short, for now, of adding a spa – and that feels right. The place practically exudes wellness, just as it does sustainability and philanthropy, all relatively new buzzwords in travel, but ones that have been part of the property’s story for 20 years. You feel younger, and better, after just 24 hours here. It’s a model of connecting with – rather than exploiting – a local community that estates 76 CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM
and resorts around the globe could learn from. And it leads to the inevitable question: is more high-end hospitality going this way? Norway has already laid its claim to global prominence in recent years in chess (Magnus Carlsen), architecture (Snøhetta) and literature (Karl Ove Knausgård): might hospitality too be part of the rising tide of Norwegian worldbeaters? Not everyone will enjoy Åmot, or its approach. Certainly not. But if you’re open-minded and curious about something new, there might be nowhere better. amotnorway.com CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 77
