Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Language Courses
Learning Norwegian is possible at the following places in Oslo:
Berlitz Language Services (
23 00 33 60;
www.berlitz.no
; 7th fl, Akersgata 16; 0158
Oslo)
Folkeuniversitetet Oslo (
22 47 60 00;
www.fuoslo.no
;
5th fl, Torggata 7, Oslo)
International
Summer
School,
University
of
Oslo
(
22
85
63
85;
www.summerschool.uio.no
;
6th fl, Gaustadalléen 25, Oslo)
Oslo
Adult
Education
(Oslo
Voksenopplæring;
23
47
00
00;
www.english.oslovo.no
;
Karoline Kristiansens vei 8, 0603 Oslo)
Maps
In addition to the city and town maps throughout this guidebook, most local tourist offices
distribute user-friendly and free town plans.
Country Maps
Bilkart over Norge
(1:1,000,000) by Nortrabooks is one of the best maps of Norway for
general travellers. It includes useful topographic shading and depicts the entire country on
one sheet.
Michelin Norway - 752
(1: 1,250,000) is also good although the last update was
in January 2007 and the font size can be a problem.
Statens Kartverk (
www.statkart.no
)
, Norway's official mapping authority, covers the country in 21 sheets at a scale of
1:250,000.
Hiking Maps
Den Norske Turistforening (DNT; Norwegian Mountain Touring Club; 22 82 28
22;
www.turistforeningen.no
; Storgata 7, Oslo)
isthebestsourceofhikingmaps.Hikers
can pick up topographic sheets at any DNT office, although the offices in larger cities have
awiderselectionbeyondthelocalarea.National-parkcentresandnearbytouristofficesare
good sources for the excellent Turkart or Statens Kartverk hiking maps.
