Regions at a glance - Norway - page 80

TERRIFIC TRONDHEIM
A worthy rival to Bergen for the title of Norway's most agreeable city, Trondheim boasts
excellent museums, a thriving culinary and cultural scene and a slew of architecturally dis-
tinguished buildings.
MEDIEVAL ECHOES
Trondheim's 12th-century Nidaros Cathedral is Scandinavia's largest medieval building.
Tothenorthwest,StiklestadmarksthesiteofStOlav'smartyrdomandoneofthemostsig-
nificant battles in Viking history.
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Nordland
Scenery
Islands
Nature
ENTER THE ARCTIC
Whether you choose the snaking Kystriksveien or the Arctic Highway, there are no finer
passages into the Arctic anywhere in the world.
JAGGED COAST
More than 14,000 islands sit offshore from the Nordland coast. The Vega archipelago con-
sists of low-lying skerries; Vesterålen is wild and untrammelled, while Lofoten is arguably
Europe's most spectacular island chain.