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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
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
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Don't miss the 470km long train journey on the Oslo-Bergen railway: This incredibly scenic trip is one of Norway's finest, and passes through some breathtaking scenery, with mountain ranges fjords and plateaus. Whats more, its not a special package that will cost you extra. All you need is to get on the regular train service between Oslo and Bergen, and try and do it during the hours of daylight! The journey takes about 6 hours. Highly reccomended!!
The Stave-church of Kvernes is normally locked except for a very short summerseason and that was over already when I passed by there by my car at the end of August. I got back there with the excursion by Hurtigruten and the guides were waiting there for us and opened the church just for us.Photography is allowed inside the church, BUT only without flash and tripod.-------------------------------------------Hurtigruten is offering an excursion from Kristiansund to this church in combination with the Atlantic-bridge and ending at Molde. Depending on the time, when they are able to catch the ferry they will be at the church of Kvernes between 06.00 and 07.00pm and I am sure its possible to go there as well and take a look inside this wonderfull church with permission of the local guides, who are waiting there for the Hurtigruten-bus every day.
Heddal Stavkyrkje is one of the largest stave churches in Norway and it dates back to about 1196. Untill 1537 it had been a catholic church and afterwards Lutheran.The church looks very impressive from outside and has a lot of great woodcarvings and colorfully painted walls inside and a chair dating back to 1200 AD.There is a large carpark next to the church and a small museum in the basement of an old farmhouse and about 200 meters from the church there is another museum-village of old wooden houses.--------------------------------------------------Heddal Stavkyrje is open for visitors :20th May – 19th June 10am -5pm20th June – 20th Aug. 9am -7pm21st Aug. – 10th Sept. 10am -5pmentrancefee is NOK 60,------------------------------------------------------Heddal Stavchurch is an easy halfdaytrip from Oslo - maybe in combination with Kongsberg. The distance from Oslo is about 100km.
In Kongsberg you will find an interesting church, that does not look very special from OUTside, but it has a great interior: This church has seats for about 1000 miners (for the closeby silver-mines) and a great organ:The Gloger organ is certainly one of the most interesting sights in Kongsberg Church, it was constructed by Gottfried Heinrich Gloger (1730-1779) between 1760 and 1765, he used to be a wellknown organist and organ builder in Norway. The organ has 3 manual and pedal instrument with 42 stops. In 1994 it burned down but it was restored again.It was interesting for me to see that the main altar is right under the organ in this church, I never every saw something similar so far in a church !------------------------------------The church is open for visitors:May 18th till August 15th:Mon-Fri: 10.00am - 04.00pmSat & Sun : 10.00-02.00pmAugust 16th-31st:Mon-Fri: 10.00am-12.00June1st...
Onboard the coastal steamer, you'll normally find at least one art exhibit. While your concentration will likely be on what's outside most of the time, take a few minutes to look at the art posted in the main stairwell.To book passage on Hurtigruten, take a look at my transportation tip on the subject, or visit their website.
We saw this amazing view from the deck of our coastal steamer when we... Just kidding. As you tour the ship, though, you will note lots of art and paintings. These two paintings were of the MS Nordnorge when she made an excursion to Antarctica. So, as you can see, not all of the lovely views are on the outside...To book passage on the Hurtigruten, take a look at my transportation tip on the subject, and/or visit their website.
since these are small places try a keyword search. many times people place what they write about a small place in the off the beaten path or some other tip listing on the page of larger town nearby. if another member has written about or ask about one of these small places a keyword search schould show it.
From Telemark towards the Hardangerfjord on the N13 in the valley of Roldal, there stand a Stave church. About 400 meters of the main road in South East direction.For a little fee you can enter it. There is barely any light insight the church, but if you make a picture and use the flash, it’s a nice surprise to see that it is so colorful inside. Just incredible nice painted decorations.
"blue wider yonder" is one of the lates films that is filmed from the west coast of norway with international stars like Brian Cox (Zodiac; The Bourne Supremacy; Troy) Lauren Bacall (Dogville; The Mirror has Two faces; Murder on the Orient Express) James Fox (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Prince and Me; Sexy Beast) produced by english man John Cairns ,director Robert Young.http://www.parklandpictures.com/wide_blue_yonder.html#wide_blue
One of the best things you can see along the road toward NordKapp are the reindeers!!! There are a lot of them on the borders of the road and sometimes they cross it suddently, so you must pay attention when you seen them!!!More information on my Finnmark Page.
Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica Oslo Oslo
9 Reviews and 221 Opinions The hotel is located close to a popular hiking and cross-country ski area and in walking distance...
Rica Travel Hotel Bergen Bergen
3 Reviews and 204 Opinions Having no advance bookings due to traveling without set itinerary and during peak summer season, we...
Rica Nidelven Hotel Trondheim
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Q: I am wondering which is the best period for a 1-week ski mountaineering holiday in the Lofoten Area and I would like to know if...
A: The Lofoten (and Vesterålen) islands never have that huge amount of snow, they are out in the Gulf stream. Mind you, they weren't even covered by the ice cap that covered...
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