Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Trollstigen
The 'Troll's Ladder' is a dizzying succession of steep hairpin bends between
fjords (
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)
Snøvegen
Short but nervewrackingly steep trail with unrivalled views over fjords (
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here
)
Rv815, Lofoten Islands
Takes you through the dramatic landscapes for which Lofoten is
famous (see the boxed text,
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)
Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
Among the loveliest drives in western Norway (see the boxed
text,
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)
Ulvik to Odda, Hardangerfjord
Hugs the fjord shoreline with some fine vistas (
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here
)
Viking History
Ruling over Norway (and much of Europe) for five centuries, the Vikings provide many of
Norway's most picaresque historical tales (
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). Their primary strongholds were
the coastal inlets all along the southern and southwestern Norwegian coast; it was from
here that they launched their longships in their quest for world domination and to here that
they returned with the spoils of victory.
Stiklestad
Scene of an epic 11th-century battle that forever changed Viking history (
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here
)
Kaupang
Archaeological ruins with the traces of a 9th-century Viking town (
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)
Karmøy island
A Viking festival and fine Viking-themed museums (
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)
Balestrand
Intriguing Viking archaeology site in fjord country (
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)
Tønsberg
Norway's oldest town, with Viking-era grave mounds (
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)
Eidfjord
Easily accessible Viking grave mounds on a small plateau above the fjord (
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here
)
Lindesnes
Viking canal, historical centre and rock paintings in the deep south (see the
boxed text,
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)
