With a history dating back to the Viking era nearly 1,000 years ago, Oslo was originally established as a small coastal fishing and trading village. Now, it’s Norway’s capital and most populous city. In recent years, it has become a regional powerhouse in technology, the arts, and even cuisine. Though it’s downright cold for much …
Norway – a country rich with mountains, deep coastal fjords, and glaciers – is a famous tourist attraction. The country has many things to explore and is a must-visit holiday destination. Below are the 15 best tours in Norway to choose from. 1. Northern Lights Tour from Tromsø Discover Arctic nature as you head in …
Bergen is situated on the peninsula of Bergenshalvoyen. It’s Norway’s second largest city, covering an area of 180 square miles. This beguiling city is engulfed by a chain of steep hills that are locally known as the Seven Mountains. Its stunning natural setting makes it one of the most frequently visited tourist destinations in the …
Hugging the southern point of the Gandsfjord in Rogaland County, Sandnes is a city in the Stavanger/Sandnes conurbation. Stavanger, Norway’s Oil Capital and fourth largest city, is a stone’s throw, but there are plenty of reasons to spend a day or two exploring Sandnes. The big draw s the unblemished nature, whether it’s the sweeping …
Tight against the banks of its namesake river, Drammen is in the Buskerud County, half an hour by car from Oslo. If you know Drammen but haven’t been here for a few years, now is the time to visit because the city has been rejuvenated especially on the riverside. There’s new housing in stylish glass …
A former lumber city in Southern Norway’s Telemark County, Skien is surrounded by water bodies, with lakes, fjords and island idylls close by. The playwright and poet, Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien and lived in different places around the city until he was 15. One of these homes, at Venstøp, is a museum that …
In Northern Norway, Tromsø is a city that can’t be compared to anywhere else in Europe. High in the Arctic Circle, the city is on the island of Tromsøya, ringed by forbidding mountain peaks like the famous Tromsdalstinden to the east. In winter Tromsø is the place to come if you want to watch the …
Norway’s first Renaissance city, Fredrikstad was born in the 16th century on the orders of King Frederick II. The Old Town is inside a bastion fort at the mouth of the Glomma, Norway’s longest river. And the reason for these heavy fortifications is that Fredrikstad was a Danish-Norwegian bulwark against the Swedes to the east. …
Although bite-sized by European standards, Trondheim is in fact Norway’s third largest city, and lies in the Trøndelag county where the Nidelva River empties into the Trondheimsfjord. The city was rebuilt according to a Baroque plan following a fire in the 17th century and is under the watch of the second largest cathedral in northern …
The undisputed oil and energy king of Europe, Stavanger’s fortunes were transformed when Norway discovered the Ekofisk oil field 200 miles off the coast in 1969. True to its title of Oljebyen (The Oil Capital) Stavanger has a world-class museum about the Norwegian petroleum industry, opened in 1999 and looking like a small oil platform …