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Vigelandsparken Oslo
152 Reviews The Vigeland Park is Oslo's largest park and it is home to more than 200 scuptures of the artist Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The sculptures illustrate all aspects of human life and emotions and...
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Mount Fløien Bergen
73 Reviews Skomakerdiket (means Shoemaker lake) is just one kilometer from the funicular top station. A fine destination on days where you want an easy hike. You can make it longer by walking up the gravel road...
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Preikestolen & Kjeragbolten Stavanger
28 Reviews The walk to Preikestolen is a must! I’ve made this walk several times since coming to live in Stavanger and hope to do it at least one more time before I leave. The walk and climb to Priekestolen is...
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Nidaros Cathedral and Archbishops Palace Trondheim
57 Reviews Nidarosdomen, the cathedral of Trondheim dates back to the year 1070 and with its giant facade, decorated with 3 rows of statues of bishops, saints and kings it is one of the most significant gothic...
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Vikingship museum (Viking skip museum) Oslo
76 Reviews There may be only three long boats in this museum, but two are in wonderful condition and extremely graceful. Thus they make great photographic subjects. Note that one of the three is in a fragile...
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Fish Market Bergen
42 Reviews Bergen remains tied to the sea, and this is obvious in the stalls of the fish market. Walk about and check out the vendor's products, some of which can be sample. It is an easy stroll from the Bryggen...
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Stavanger domkirke Stavanger
10 Reviews The cathedral is placed right in the middle of the town, between the main harbour and Breiavatnet . The Norway's oldest cathedral was built around 1125 and dedicated to St. Svithun. It is the only...
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Bakklandet, Gamle Bybro and the wharfs Trondheim
36 Reviews Next to Gamle Bybro you will find the most attractive of these old wodden houses along the river Nida. They certainly look best in the morning-sun and when you take the pics from one of the bridges...
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The Royal Palace Oslo
69 Reviews The Royal Palace (Det Kongelige Slott) was build in classicsm style and completed in 1848. The Palace is surrounded by beautiful gardens. A statue of King Karl Johan sitting on a horse is placed on...
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Hansa Bryggen Bergen
50 Reviews By the time I reached to city center its almost evening.I had just 3 hours in hand so I was literally on run to see whatever comes in front of me.I reached this place without asking any...
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Gamle Stavanger Stavanger
11 Reviews You can't leave Stavanger without to see the Gamle Stavanger, the ancient Stavanger. This is the oldest side of the town and you can see many old white wooden houses built in the 18th century with...
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Munkholmen and Ravnkloa Trondheim
16 Reviews The island of Munkholm is just a few hundred meters off the port of Trondheim and it was used over the centuries as a monastery, as a prison and nowadays it is a place where tourists are going to in...
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Holmenkollen Oslo
74 Reviews The Holmenkollen is located about 371 m above sea level. It is home of the worlds most famous ski jump tower (56 m) which offers fantastic views of Oslo and the Fjord. Aprt from that it gives you a...
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Tours and Activities Bergen
33 Reviews Though a major city, you don?t have to travel far before you are in prime birding habitat. One area that is well worth a visit is Kalandsvatnet. This large lake is surrounded by woodlands and...
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Hafsfjord Stavanger
4 Reviews Møllebukta in Hafrsfjord is a popular beach. The fjord is shallow with a narrow opening into the ocean, which means that bathing temperatures are often higher here than on the Jæren beaches. And I...
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Torvet Trondheim
9 Reviews The monument of OLAV TRYGGVASON, also known as Holy Olav,who was the founder of Trondheim is situated in the centre of the giant townsquare. He was born in Russia and started to introduce christianity...
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Akershus Fortress Oslo
85 Reviews Akerhus Fortress (Akerhus Festning) was used to protect Oslo from sea attacks. Some of the medieval buildings date back to the 13th century. Around 1697 parts of the fortress were rebuilt into a...
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City centre / Waterfront / Parks Bergen
52 Reviews Gågate is a Pedestrian Street in Norwegian. Gågate is near the harbour on the left bank towards Nordnes. Here you will find small shops and cafes. At the entrance there is a tower gate that is a part...
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Oljemuseet Stavanger
12 Reviews The Norwegian Petroleum Museum shows its interesting face starting from its architecture. It is said that there is hardly a building in Norway that signals its function as obviously as the Oil Museum....
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Kristiansten Trondheim
10 Reviews Kristiansten fortress was built on a small hill above Trondheim and it dates back to the year 1691. There is a museum. but that was under reconstruction, while I was in Trondheim in September 2009. At...
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Karl Johansgate Oslo
38 Reviews Karl Johans gate is the main pedestrian street of Oslo, which is called after the Norwegian king Karl III Johan. The street is the main orientation, especially for those of you who arrive in the...
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Buildings, streets and Alleys Bergen
57 Reviews As you walk around Bergen there are some lovely buildings and alleyways for you to explore. Apart from the wonderful trademark colourful buildings on the waterfront there are lots more hidden away in...
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Lysenfjorden - Not pulpit or kjærag Stavanger
4 Reviews There are two boat companies in Stavanger offering sightseeing trips down the Lysefjord. We have been with Rodne boats, which leave from the central harbour area in Stavanger (not far from the Skagen...
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Vår Frue Kirke Trondheim
6 Reviews Vår Frue Kirke does not look very special from outside, but the interior is really worth seeing although this church is also a so-called "open church" that means it is open all day and even untill...
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Aker Brygge Oslo
43 Reviews Aker Brygge is one of the newer parts of Oslo. It was built on the grounds of the old shipyards. The area is packed with shops, theatres, cinemas and many restaurants and cafes at the harbour...
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Another fine example, much simpler in construct, of the Norwegian stave kirke is to be found in Torpo, a small town along one of the main highways - highway 7 - running between Oslo and Bergen. New church sits next to old here. Torpo is near the end of the valley, not far below the tundra of the Hardangervidda beyond. One can sense, in an earlier transportation age, the local insularity in the architecture of the stave church. In between tour buses, quiet returns.
With so much moisture, so many glaciers, such tall mountains, it is only natural that Norway contains vast numbers of waterfalls. One marvellous example is found along the highway coming over the Telemark towards Odda on the Sorfjord. Here two rumbling falls come together right next to the highway, much to the delight of the tourist souvenir shop. Latefoss is a much photographed falls, waters tumbling out of the Hardangervidda above.
The "Troll Wall" is a much advertised tourist trappy sheer mountain side in Romsdal valley. It's impressive, but go see it from the top. You can lean out ... if you dare... near the "Exit" point in Bruraskaret (where some wild people illegally jump off with a parachute), or proceed even higher up for a full view of the 1700-meter drop down to Romsdal valley. The big wall itself is partly overhanging, with a 1000 meter clean vertical drop, below there is scree. To get to the top in a normal manner - if you do not want to climb - there is a trail of sorts from the top of the Trollstigen road near the bridge. Try to get some info at the Trollstighytta (cafe) before you set off. It's a full day's walk there and back, bring food, water and sturdy shoes in order to cope with scree and uphill terrain.
Norway is a land of fjords & ferries. I think I spent more time on ferries in this trip than any other trips I've ever been on. The open sea dorminates... Sognefjord, the longest (204 km!) & deepest (1309 m) but imho the most unimpressive of them all. Luckily for me, it's the 1st one I was on. It gets better day by day :-)
On my 2nd cruise from Bergen, the most spectacular & beautiful sights greeted me the entire day. Again, the fjords are different but with more details & colors. These sceneries are meant to be absorbed into one's memory & system. If it's at all possible, it's best to stay for an entire month in this area.
Molde is set in one of the most beautiful bays of Norway and you should not miss it, when driving through Norway.From the pier in Molde you will have one of the best panorama-views in Norway: A large bay with hundreds of high mountains and various islands are in that panorama and next to the large hotel you will have the old cannons like in my pics and lots of ships passing by all day long ! And there is a large carparking there as well directely at the hotel and a large shoppingcentre.Dont miss the reflections of the Rica Hotel, as they will give you a lot of great opportunities for special photos of the mountain-panorama of Molde.You can actually walk along the sea in order to get the best views there at the hotel.Hurtigruten will pass through Molde as well and stop for a short time there in both directions.
Atlanterhavsveien - bridge is one of the most spectacular bridges that I ever saw : There are several parking-lots at both sides of the bridge and from each of them that bridge looks completely different - see my extra pics as well. The bridge in my pictures is the highest one of a row of 8 bridges and the only one that is high enough for the local fishermen to sail to their ports underneath.I spent half a day at that bridge to make my pics.-----------------------------------Hurtigruten offers a tour to Kvernes, and to this bridge, including a dinner. They are doing a single stop and you can take a photo from there like my main picture and my last picture here!See more photos of that bridge, when you click on the weblink below !
Both occur in different seasons!Midnight sun starts appearing in the northernmost regions (beyond the Arctic Circle) around end of May. Clearly, days are longer in summer, and it's a summer phenomenon! Towards end of June you don't need to venture too far north to see it.Northern lights are seen in winter/spring. March is considered a good time, as it should not be bitterly cold. But a moonless night is required, and one must ideally wander away from nearby civilisation (require no 'light pollution').From April to October, no chance of Northern lights. Sorry :(But, a similar phenomenon occurs in the Southern hemisphere (dubbed Southern Lights), as they have the opposite season as in Scandinavia. So, theoretically, you could experience both things, but for that have to travel to two extreme locations - Arctic Circle to Antarctic Circle :(
The city is located on the coast at the head of Oslofjord, in the southeast part of Norway. Founded about year 1000. The city was destroyed by fire in 1624. From 1624 to 1924 the city was known as Kristiania in honour of King Christian IV of Denmark who initiated the rebuilding. (Norway became independent in 1905, after having been in union with first Denmark, then Sweden from 1814.) The oldest part of the city, still existing, is found close to Akershus Castle. Ruins of the original city is found further east. Today, there are only 450,000 people living in Oslo.
Narvik has about 20.000 inhabitants and is the most important iron-ore harbour of Norway. In the past years the town has devoloped to a high-technology centre of Norway. The mountainous surroundings attract every winter thousands of visitors to make outdoor activities.
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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