Best Places to Visit in Norway

Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums, including the Edvard Munch Museum and the Norsk Folkemuseum, a collection of open-air historic buildings. Preserved 10th-century Viking ships are displayed at the Vikingskipshuset. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing – notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort.

We can't resist that we all want to live in Norway but when we're already there then where should we go first? Go on a park or somewhere from the history?

What you need to know

Capital: Oslo

Dialing Code: +47

ISO Code: NOK

Currency: Norwegian Krone

Official Languages: Norwegian, Bokmål, Nynorsk

The Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and the Borre mound cemetery.

Info:

Address: Huk Aveny 35, 0287 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 22 13 52 80

Nearby hotel: Scandic Sjølyst | 4-star hotel | Located in Sjølyst plass 5

Geirangerfjord

The Geiranger Fjord is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in the Stranda Municipality. It is a 15-kilometre long branch off of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch off of the Storfjorden.

Info:

Address: Geirangerfjord, Stranda, Norway

Phone: Not Available

Nearby hotel: Hotel Union | 4-star hotel | 6216 Geiranger, Norway

Fram Museum

A polar museum dedicated to the story of Norwegian polar expeditions with the Framship used by Fridtjof Nansen as the main exhibit.

Info:

Address: Bygdøynesveien 36, 0286 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 23 28 29 50

Nearby hotel:  THE THIEF | 5-star hotel | Located in Landgangen 1

Bryggen

Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites.

Info:

Address: Bryggen, 5003 Bergen, Norway

Phone: +47 55 55 20 80

Nearby hotel: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Bergen | 4-star hotel | Located in Bryggen 5, 5835 Bergen, Norway

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

Norsk Folkemuseum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy in Oslo, is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country.

Info:

Address: Museumsveien 10, 0287 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 22 12 37 00

Nearby hotel: Holiday Club Resorts Oy | 4-star hotel | Located in Saariseläntie 7, 99830 Saariselkä, Finland

Vigeland Museum

The Vigeland Museum is a museum in Oslo, Norway. Its history began in 1919 when noted sculptor Gustav Vigeland made an offer to Oslo Municipality to donate his works sometime in the future.

Info:

Address: Nobels gate 32, 0268 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 23 49 37 00

Nearby hotel: Saga Hotel Oslo | 4-star hotel | Located in Eilert Sundts gate 39, 0259 Oslo, Norway

Preikestolen

Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a famous tourist attraction in the municipality of Forsand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres above the Lysefjorden.

Info:

Address: Forsand, Norway

Phone: Not Available

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Akershus Fortress

Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. It has also been used as a prison.

Info:

Address: 0150 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 23 09 39 17

Nearby hotel: Thon Hotel Oslo Panorama | 3-star hotel | Located in Rådhusgaten 7B, 0151 Oslo, Norway

Oslofjord

The Oslofjord is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north.

Info:

Address: Oslofjord, Norway

Phone: Not Available

Nearby hotel: Thon Hotel Oslofjord | 4-star hotel | Located in Sandviksveien 184, 1337 Sandvika, Norway

Troldhaugen

Troldhaugen is the former home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Grieg. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway and consists of the Edvard Grieg Museum.

Info:

Address: Troldhaugvegen 65, 5232 Paradis, Norway

Phone: +47 55 92 29 92

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Did You Know?

• Norwegian's formal name is Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway)
• Norway was originally called Nordweg, meaning the "Northern Way"
• Norway's national symbol is the lion
• Beerenberg, at 7,306 feet (2,227 m), on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea, is the Norway's only active volcano.
• Norway has the highest gasoline prices in the world at US $9.79 per gallon despite being one of the biggest exporters of oil in the world.
• The Lærdal Tunnel is the world's longest road tunnel at 15 miles (24.5 km).
• Minnesota is the unofficial Norwegian capital of the United States, and more Norwegians live in Minnesota than in any other state.
• Norway is the world's largest exporter of Salmon.
• Trondheim, Norway, was one of Europe's first wireless cities.

References

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