Norway
About Norway
Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers, and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking, and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort. The glowing-red midnight sun and the Northern Lights are visible from Arctic Tromsø and Kirkenes. Also north of the Arctic Circle, the dramatic Lofoten Islands are popular for hiking, kayaking, wildlife-watching, and cycling. Trondheim evokes Norway’s history and traditions with 11th-century Nidarosdomen Cathedral, built over the grave of former king St.Olaf, the country's patron saint. In Oslo, the Munch Museum focuses on the Norwegian painter’s masterpieces. The Norsk Folkemuseum is a collection of open-air historic buildings. Local cod, salmon, lingonberries and reindeer are classic ingredients in Norwegian cuisine.
North Cape
North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The plateau is a popular tourist attraction. The cape includes a 1007 feet high cliff with a large flat plateau on top, where visitors can watch the midnight sun and views of the Barents Sea to the north.
Lofoten
Lofoten is an archipelago in Norway. It is known for its distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. The archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Lofoten offers many rock climbing and mountaineering opportunities.
Preikestolen
Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a tourist attraction in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff that rises 604 metres above Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff, there is an almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25 meters. The cliff overlooks the valleys of the Ryfylke region and some of the hilltops have plains which are interspersed with lakes.
Geiranger Fjord
Geiranger Fjord is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fjord is surrounded by some of the steepest mountains on the entire west coast. The two most notable waterfalls in the Geiranger Fjord are Seven Sisters Falls and the Suitor, both falls face one another across the fjord.
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Vigeland Sculpture Park is the largest sculpture park in the world by a single artist. It features more than 200 sculptures installation created by Gustav Vigeland between 1924 and 1943. The park consists of sculptures as well as larger structures such as bridges and fountains. The most famous sculptures of the park are The Angry Boy, The Monolith, and The Wheel of Life.
Bryggen
Bryggen is also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbor in the city of Bergen and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Notable houses at Bryggen include Bellgården a 300-year-old building, Svensgården, Enhjørningsgården, Bredsgården, Bugården, Engelgården. The oldest and tallest building in the area is St Mary's Church.
Viking Ship Museum
Viking Ship Museum is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo. It houses three Viking era burial ships that were found as part of archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg, and the Borre mound cemetery. The museum is most famous for the completely whole Oseberg ship, excavated from the largest known ship burial in the world.
Akershus Fortress
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. The castle has also been used as a military base, a prison, and is currently the temporary office of the Prime minister of Norway. The castle's Royal Mausoleum is the final resting place of a number of Norwegian royal figures. This includes King Sigurd I, King Haakon V, Queen Eufemia, King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V, and Crown Princess Märtha.
Frogner Park
Frogner Park is a public park located in the West End borough of Frogner in Oslo. The park is historically part of Frogner Manor, and the manor house is located in the south of the park and houses Oslo Museum. Both the park, the entire borough of Frogner as well as Frognerseteren derive their names from Frogner Manor.
Nærøyfjord
Nærøyfjord is a fjord in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord, and it is featured on the "Norway in a Nutshell" day trips for tourists and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its steep mountainsides, hanging valleys, towering peaks, snowfields, waterfalls, and small hamlets, this fjord is perhaps the most outstanding natural attraction in Norway.
Oslo
Oslo, the capital of Norway, sits on the country’s southern coast at the head of the Oslofjord. It is known for its green spaces and museums. Many of these are on the Bygdøy Peninsula, including the waterside Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Viking Ship Museum, with Viking ships from the 9th century. The Holmenkollbakken is a ski-jumping hill with panoramic views of the fjord. It also has a ski museum.
Bergen
Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest. Bryggen features colorful wooden houses on the old wharf, once a center of the Hanseatic League's trading empire. The Fløibanen Funicular goes up Fløyen Mountain for panoramic views and hiking trails. The Edvard Grieg House is where the renowned composer once lived.
Best Time To Visit Norway
The best time to visit Norway is from June to August when you can experience the midnight sun.
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