The capital of Norway, Oslo, is situated on the tip of the Oslo Fjord and for a country famous for its fjords, the name’s a little confusing as the Oslo Fjord is a fjord but a bay. Apart from this, the city of Oslo has a lot to offer to any tourist who wants to find out. Here are 5 points of interest so as not to miss: 1. Royal Palace The Royal Palace is the official home of the [...]
The late Gothic cathedral from the 1884, dedicated in 1885.The cathedral is the third greatest in Norway. The view from the top of the tower is spectacular. It is situated downtown in Kirkegata (Church Street) Located surprising.There is also a very beautiful ancient church in the Kristiansand town of Tveit.It is obvious from the year 1100. Cathedral  is located next to a field in a very quiet area. The location is on the map page below the pictures. It is not always [...]
Cross country skiing in Norway is free. Well-prepared tracks are found in large parts of the country. Here are some recommended places. Jotunheimen The Troll Trail The Peer Gynt Trail Finnmarksvidda Oslo – capital of skiing You can find trails in most ski resorts, as Geilo, Hemsedal and Trysil, so you combine cross-country with downhill skiing and other fun winter activities.
Nidarosdomen Cathedral was built above the grave of St. Olav, Norway patron saint.Construction began in 1070, but the oldest components are still available from the middle of the twelfth century.Devastated by fire several occasions, it lay in rubble at the time of the Reformation in 1537.The cathedral was constructed each time, chiefly in the Gothic style, but the oldest parts around the transept reflected the Roman style.In 1869 extensive renovations were begun, and a century later on Nidarosdomen was again [...]
Norway officially the Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian: Norge Kongeriket, Kongeriket Noreg). Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe west of the country. Finland, Sweden and the Russian Federation and adjacent Atlantic Ocean in the west of the country there is a branch of the Norwegian Sea coast. Fiyordla drawn thousands of Coast. Oslo’dur constitutional monarchy governed by the nation’s capital. Spreading area of 324.220 sq km, Norway, Finland with 729, and 1,619 in Sweden, Russia and has a limit of 167 kilometers [...]
Nærøy community in the parish of Aurland consists of the small villages: Dyrdal, Styvi, Tufte, Bakka and the inhabitants in the Nærøy valley/Gudvangen. The church is situated at Bakka, a small village by the Nærøyfjord. Car road from Gudvangen 6 km – you can see the church from the boats coming and going. The church was build in year 1859 and has about 200 seats. It’s a white wooden church. There are about 10 church-services a year. The church is [...]
