Norway Off The Beaten Path

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Waterfalls   Bergen

Waterfalls, Bergen

 9 Reviews  If you can, take the "Norway in a Nutshell" day trip from Bergen and experience the beauty of the Nordic fjords from the Bergen Railway line and the bloody steep Flam Railway line. Along the way,... 

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Dalsnuten   Stavanger

Dalsnuten, Stavanger

 2 Reviews  If you'll have a nice, sunny day in Stavanger and you want to have an half day trip, Dalsnuten may be a good option. You have a lot of ways to go there, by car until Gramstad or by bus from Stavanger... 

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Trondheim Folkemuseum   Trondheim

Trondheim Folkemuseum, Trondheim

 2 Reviews  The Trøndelag Folk Museum is located on the outskirts of the city, near a forest and it is an open-air exhibition of all the most significative houses and stave churches of Norway, especially from the... 

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Mount Fløien   Bergen

Mount Fløien, Bergen

 6 Reviews  A good trip outside (well, uphill, actually) Bergen is Mount Floyen, which can be reached either on foot or by funicular. it's an excellent viewpoint over the city and a great place to hike the local... 

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Beaches   Stavanger

Beaches, Stavanger

 2 Reviews  If you are looking for an idyllic and peaceful beach, then this is the right place! We adore walking there in every sunny day! The easiest way to get there is to take no 4A or 4B bus to Rosenli (this... 

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Skiing   Trondheim

Skiing, Trondheim

 2 Reviews  Well, this was one of my best experiences,probably besause i went for skiing for the first time. it's just 15-20 minutes driving from town and the mountain is so beautiful.you can ski and snowboard or... 

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Fantoft Stavkirke (Stave church)   Bergen

Fantoft Stavkirke (Stave church), Bergen

 3 Reviews  This wooden church is quite literally of the beaten path. It is located in Fantoft - student area - and not really well signposted. Build somewhere more rural, this church was moved to it's present... 

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Prekestolen (pulpit rock)   Stavanger

Prekestolen (pulpit rock), Stavanger

 2 Reviews  Without doubt my friends ...Everybody knows that the only 1 reason to visit Norge is the 'Pulpit rock' as u see on the pic' on the top of the stavanger page. I described about it on my norge home... 

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Nidarosdomen/St Olav cathedral   Trondheim

Nidarosdomen/St Olav cathedral, Trondheim

 2 Reviews  I don't normally recommend cemetery walks to VTers but the cemetery at Trondheim Cathedral has so many beautiful sculptured grave markers that it merits a visit. Taking a walk in the quiet but green... 

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Voss.   Bergen

Voss., Bergen

 2 Reviews  Voss is about 100km from Bergen and easily accessible by direct train from Bergen. It's a scenic journey and makes a good day trip destination. I visited in November, which is between seasons in... 

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Flor og Fjære   Stavanger

Flor og Fjære, Stavanger

 1 Review  I was just at a place called Flor og Fjære near Stavanger. We took a boat from Stavanger to an island called Hidle. In this pretty harsh environment you come to the "garden of Eden" and hence the... 

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Munkholmen   Trondheim

Munkholmen, Trondheim

 1 Review  Munkholmen, the Munks' island, was in ancient times Trondheim execution ground, then in the 11th century benedectine monks built a monastery which in 1658 became a prison fort. But now is a popular... 

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Edvard Grieg / Troldhaugen   Bergen

Edvard Grieg / Troldhaugen, Bergen

 4 Reviews  Troldhaugen - you could visit the home of composer Edvard Grieg. We were there in 1995 and took one of those guided tours. Don't know if they changed them over the years, but I found it interesting.... 

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Centre of Stavanger   Stavanger

Centre of Stavanger, Stavanger

 2 Reviews  In fact this is a very beaten path, it is the sidewalk of the very busy Madlaveien, the main westbound road out from Stavanger. A lot of people use it daily, but fail to see it's beauty as they hurry... 

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Allotment gardens   Trondheim

Allotment gardens, Trondheim

 1 Review  There are allotment gardens all over Europe, the link below is to an english site. In Norway, the allotment movement started late in the 19th century. The first garden was founded in Halden in 1896,... 

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Hardangerfjord   Bergen

Hardangerfjord, Bergen

 2 Reviews  The 170 km long Hardanger Fjord is the second longest of the Norwegian fjords. The fjord divides in about 20 smaller fjords and changes names all the time. Sørfjorden and Eidfjorden are the best-known... 

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Rosenli   Stavanger

Rosenli, Stavanger

 1 Review  Rosenli is a beautiful recreational area close to the city. It would take you 20 - 25 minutes to get there by foot from downtown. Or you could go by bus no 4A or 4B to the end stop; a roundabout by... 

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Sandviken   Bergen

Sandviken, Bergen

 1 Review  Sandviken: 5-10 min walk from Bryggen/fishmarked. The older part of Bergen. Little old houses of wood. Ask around and you will be pointed in the right direction. If you want to study it closer, you... 

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Allotment gardens   Stavanger

Allotment gardens, Stavanger

 1 Review  Did you know that corn can be grown in Norway? The depicted corn was found in the Allotment garden Rosendal og Ramsvik which is situated in Storhaug east of downtown Stavanger, along the fjord... 

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Hardanger Vidda   Bergen

Hardanger Vidda, Bergen

 2 Reviews  Europe’s largest mountain plateau, Hardanger Vidda, is about 2-3 hours drive from Bergen. You can also get there by train. In the winter it is ideal for cross country skiing. In the summer you can... 

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The Rogaland Arboret   Stavanger

The Rogaland Arboret, Stavanger

 1 Review  In Sandnes there is Norway's largets Arboret - a huge area with collections of trees, bushes and flowers, all put together as a very attractive and interesting park with many kilometres of paths to... 

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Islands   Bergen

Islands, Bergen

 2 Reviews  The great thing about sailing here on the west coast of Norway is that you happen by these special places. On the picture I am passing the little island of Lerøy in the fjord south of Bergen. You see... 

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Broken   Stavanger

Broken, Stavanger

 1 Review  English artist Antony Gormley made iron castings of his body, placed them all about Stavanger. The work is an interactive set of sculptures that encourages viewers to reflect, think, and use their... 

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Glaciers   Bergen

Glaciers, Bergen

 1 Review  There are several glaciers within the reach of Bergen. Remember that glaciers are 'living creatures' they move and slide, so it's important to be careful and always have a guide when hiking or... 

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Utstein Kloster   Stavanger

Utstein Kloster, Stavanger

 1 Review  Utstein Kloster: This monastery is the only preserved monastery from the Middle Ages in Norway. It is located on the island Mosterøy near Stavanger. On the trip you will pass through the Rennfast... 

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Vrådal Kyrkje in Eidstal

by globetrott

I found this tiny wooden church of Vrådal, while searching for a good place to spend the night in my motorhome. Vrådal is obviously a suburb of Eidstal. The church dates back to the year 1885 and was built completely of wood.Take a look inside the church, maybe you are lucky and the church is open or you can take as well a look through the windows, as the church is lighted at night untill around midnight.Dont hestitate to step into the graveyeard, the gate opens in quite an unique way, take a look in my last photo !

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Kirkenes is the endpoint of the Hurtigruten-ships

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Kirkenes is in the north-east-end of Norway, directely at the russian border and it is also is the endpoint of the coastal-cruises of all Hurtigruten-ships . It is an interesting outpost close to the russian border, the next russian town is Murmansk.Hurtigruten offers an excursion to the russian border, you will see a bit of the landscape plus this very special point at the border that had a lot more sense to go in the times of the Cold War of course. It was a nice excursion, but you will miss to see the town of Kirkenes, except for a few minutes, when you are driven through some roads.I had the hope to see the distance-pole that way that they show in many brochures of Kirkenes, but that place is not so easy to get to.What we saw as well was the "Jet d'eau" of Kirkenes: it looks a bit deplaced out on a lake and surrounded only by empty landscapes, but all citizens of Kirkenes seem to be...

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Vardø : the northernmost fortress on earth

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Vardöhus Festnig in Vardø is the northernmost fortress on earth. This tiny village is one of the ports of the Hurtigruten-ships and when-ever they will get there during the southbound cruise from Kirkens to Bergen someone will wait there at the port and walk with you to that old fortress, so you will not miss it and will be able to make the best out of the short stay of just 60 minutes in Vardoe.The entrancefee is 30 NOK, that is just about 3 euros and you have to throw the money into a former bomb next to the entranceThere is an interesting museum inside of Vardoehus festnig and it is showing old uniforms, documents and my favorite exhibit there was the winter-cannon, fixed on a sled instead of wheels. There is a small souvenir-shop in that museum as well and most of the exhibits are explained with norwegian, english and german inscriptions !The walls of Vardoehus festning are not...

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Kaupanger stavechurch

by globetrott

Kaupanger stavechurch is another wooden church in Norway that is really worth seeing for its great and unique interior.Kaupanger has only 800 inhabitants but also one of the most beautiful stave-churches in Norway. Lets hope you will come to Kaupanger during the high summer-season, that will last here only for a total of 4 months. During that time you will be able to take a look inside this wonderful stavechurch, admire its great works of art or enjoy the special atmosphere in that church, taking you back to medieval times, when this church was built in the 12th century.The construction of a stave-church is quite simple: wooden columns (stave is the norwegian word for mast or column) are holding the whole construction of the church and all the wooden construction is done vertically, not horizontally like in blockhouses for instance. In medieval times there were around 750 stave-churches...

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fjords

by SORHUS

Norway is the land of the fjords ...there are manyfrom stavanger in the south you have the pulpit rock, kjerag and lysefjorden (hike up or take the ferry under neath)then you have ?kerfjorden a narrow fjord with steap steap mountains, the roads are clinging to the mountains walls ...this fjord not many tourist comes to its not far from Hardanger with its appel trees and lovely fjordFrom Bergen you have the nutshell tour (put together by exsisting routes - bus, train ferry)You can here see the railway at Fl?m, take the bus throug Stalheimskleiva or the ferry on the fjord- the longest and the deapest ....SognefjordenFurther north you can see Geirangerfjorden, trollveggen and trollstigenThis fjord is on the UNESCOs World Heritage List

Finnskogen - The Finn Forest

by Rusket

A large area of forests, lakes and mountains on the border between Norway and Sweden. The area was inhabitated by Finnish farmers in the 17th century, and has very special culture, architecture and traditions. Many of the old crofts are preserved, and there are several museums. Finnskogen is an excellent recreation area, with good opportunities for hiking, camping, fishing, boating, skiing, biking ...The southern part of Finnskogen is appr. a 2 hours drive by car from Oslo.See my Svullrya page and travelogues for more info.

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Kristin Lavransdatter

by Rusket

Outside the Nord-Sel stave church in Sel, Gudbrandsdalen, is a statue of Kristin Lavransdatter. Not bad for a person who never existed! But Sigrid Undset did thorough research in the area before she wrote the three novels about Kristin, and some of her personality and her experiences might have come from women who actually lived her.The farm Jørungård, where Kristin was born, did not exist either, until 1994. It was built for the filming of Kransen, "The (Bridal) Wreath", in realistic middle age style, with 16 buildings and it's own stave church. The film was directed by Liv Ullman, another famous norwegian woman :-)Jørundgård has become quite an attraction, you can learn (or watch) log notching, smithwork, weaving and other crafts, there is an exhibition of film props and there are concerts, lectures and other activities.Each year Kristindagene (The Kristin Days) are arranged at the end...

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By car from Røros to Tydal

by Rusket

Last time I was in this area was appr. 30 years ago! The pictures are taken by my brother on his way to visit our sister, winter 2003. You could make this a part of a round trip Trondheim, Støren, Røros, Tydal, Selbu, Hell, Trondheim like I did in the 1970's, or on your way north instead of driving the main road E6 between Oslo and Trondheim or the faster route RV3 Oslo, Elverum, Ulsberg, Trondheim. But I do suggest that you stay a while! This area is spectacular both summer and winter. There are great opportunities for hiking on both sides of the swedish / norwegian border, many lakes with fishing / boat rental possibilities, several camp sites and a mountain hotel in Stugudal, there is a southern sami population and there are lots of cultural and historical sights along / close to the route. How to get there:From south: E6 from Oslo, Road no 3 from Stange to Tynset (or turn right onto...

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Lysefjorden

by ant1606

Beautiful fjord! We drove from Oslo via roads E134 and 46 to reach the hamlet of Lysebotn through Sirdal. This route goes through a scarcely inhabited interior and chance to meet other cars is pretty low. Upon occurrence, motorists stop for a greeting and a quick check that everything is fine across the almost deserted plateau. Awesome view of ponds dotting a bare granite landscape with occasional flocks of sheep munching on the scarce available vegetation. Approaching Lysebotn, the steep descent is a unique adventure. There's a tunnel with switchbacks inside the mountain, a marvel of civil engineering leading down to the tip of the fjord. All I remember there is a post office and the ferry terminal. There was only one car aboard the ferry and ours made two to enjoy the two-and-a-half hours of navigation to Stavanger. We couldn't wait to see and hike the Preikestolen (the "Pulpit") rock,...

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HAUKELISETER

by mtncorg

On the highway between the Telemark and the Fjord country of the Hordaland is the tourist hut at Haukeliseter. There are so many superb options for the outdoorsman to evaluate in this country and this is another. From here - an old hut dating back to the late 19th century - you can head north into the wilds of the Hardangervidda, or south, into more mountains, tundra, lakes. The possibilities are endless. See the website for the Haukeliseter Hut: http://www.haukeliseter.no/ and the website below for many other hiking options in this area. There are even a couple of pictures of a Norwegian version of a mountain dachsund - better known in Norway, as a troll;-\

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