• Cities, Fjords & Nature

    Posted on October 19th, 2008

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    Svalbard

    Svalbard

    About Svalbard
    One of the world’s largest areas of untouched nature awaits you. In the summer, beautiful colours and contrasts provide the frames for dramatic glaciers, majestic mountain formations, buzzing bird mountains and endless arctic tundra with its diverse fl ora and fauna. Visitors find themselves enclosed by the unparalleled silence on Svalbard.
    The light lures us [...]

  • Cities

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    Ålesund

    Ålesund

    Ålesund & Sunnmøre is the perfect place to explore some of Norway’s most famous natural and cultural attractions. Ålesund’s beautiful Art Nouveau architecture is known far and wide. The myriad of turrets, spires and beautiful ornamentation that give the town its distinctive character are like something from a fairytale. Sunnmøre’s profusion of fjords, small fishing [...]

  • Fjords & Nature

    Posted on October 18th, 2008

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    Hardangervidda

    Hardangervidda

    Hardangervidda
    Hardangervidda is the largest mountain plateau in Northern Europe. In 1981, part of the Vidda became a protected area and called Hardangervidda National Park.
    The scenery on Hardangervidda varies a lot. In the east the landscape is open and flat, while in the west and south there are mountain ranges up to 1700 meter high. In [...]

  • Fjords & Nature

    Posted on October 18th, 2008

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    Geiranger fjord

    Geiranger fjord

    Geiranger is the crowing glory among Norway’s fjord district’s pearls of natural beauty. Majestic, snow-covered mountain peaks, beautiful and wild waterfalls, lush, green vegetation and the deep blue waters of the fjord – yes, it really is like something taken from a fairy tale. Take a fjord sightseeing trip and see it all! Or follow [...]

  • Activities, Fjords & Nature

    Posted on October 5th, 2008

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    The pulpit rock – Lysefjorden

    The pulpit rock – Lysefjorden

    The famous, 40 km long Lysefjord, surrounded by impressive mountains carved out during the Ice Age is the dominant feature. Ferries and sightseeing boats from Stavanger call on many of the exiting towns and villages along the fjord.
    The Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) is no doubt the best known tourist attraction and has been a magnet for [...]

  • Activities, Activities for children, Things to see and do

    Posted on October 5th, 2008

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    Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

    Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

    Few parks cover such a variety as Kristiansand Zoo, which is why the Zoo like to call themselves “The Living Park”. Just 11 km east of Kristiansand you will find the most beautiful and natural zoo, with scenery and environment in abundance.
    Dyreparken is actually five separate parks, including a water park (bring bathing suits and [...]

  • Cities

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    Kristiansand

    Kristiansand

    A modern city with a renaissance profile
    Welcome to Kristiansand, the administrative, business and cultural capital of South Norway! Definitely a modern city with a pronounced renaissance profile. Right in the middle of what international media have named “the coolest riviera”.
    After King Christian established the city in 1641, it gradually developed into the administrative centre of [...]

  • Fjords & Nature

    Posted on October 5th, 2008

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    Folgefonna Glacier

    Folgefonna Glacier

    Norway’s third biggest glacier covers a total area of 214 km2. The summit of Folgefonna is 1,662 metres above sea level. There are paths up from Sundal and Odda. The trip up takes 4-6 hours.
    During the summer season, there are daily guided tours across the glacier between the Norwegian Mountain Hiking Association cabins of Fonnabu [...]

  • Cities

    Posted on October 4th, 2008

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    Karmøy

    Karmøy

    Aptly named, Karmøy is an island that offers shelter against the open sea. Come enjoy a holiday with a difference, spend days or weeks in an ever – changing environment where no two days need be the same.
    Come see and experience Karmøy for yourself – with rocks and skerries facing the wide ocean to the [...]

  • Culture and history

    Posted on October 4th, 2008

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    St. Olav´s church of Avaldsnes

    St. Olav´s church of Avaldsnes

    St. Olav´s church of Avaldsnes is a medieval church in Avaldsnes on the island Karmøy, in Rogaland on the west coast of Norway.
    History

    Painting by I. C. Dahl, 1820Before this church there was a wooden church on the same place. That church is assumed to have been built by Olav Trygvason, and it is possible [...]