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Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
HIGHEST ELEV 1654M
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Why Go?
If you could visit only one region of Norway and still capture the essence of the country's
appeal, this would probably be our choice.
Two of Norway's most engaging cities serve as gateways to dramatic fjord country. Dy-
namic Bergen is one of the world's most beautiful cities, arrayed around harbours and hill-
sides, and rich in history and architecture. It's also the ideal starting point for a journey into
splendid Hardangerfjord, with its gorgeous fjord-side villages, or the vast Sognefjorden net-
work; en route to the latter, Voss is Norway's destination of choice for thrill-seekers, while
the Stalheim Hotel is the ultimate room with a view.
Away to the south, agreeable Stavanger, with its brilliant museums and beguiling old
quarter, is an essential staging post for Lysefjord, home to two of Norway's most recognis-
able images, impossibly high above the ice-blue waters of the fjord: Preikestolen (Pulpit
Rock) and Kjeragbolten.
