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traditional snack with your tour (pancakes with coffee or tea), but you must
book in advance.
Over (or Under) the Mountains, to Lærdal and Borgund
To reach these sights, you'll first head along the fjord to Aurland (described
Aurlandsvegen “Snow Road” are best for drivers. The Borgund Stave Church
can be reached by car, or by bus from Flåm or Aurland.
For more specifics on driving through the Lærdal Tunnel or on the Aur-
landsvegen “Snow Road,” see next page.
Lærdal Tunnel
Drivers find that this tunnel makes connecting Flåm and Lærdal a snap. It's
the world's longest road-vehicle tunnel, stretching 15 miles between Aurland
and Lærdal as part of the E-16 highway. It also makes the wonderful Borgund
Stave Church(described onthenextpage/later) lessthananhour'sdrivefrom
Aurland. The downside to the tunnel is that it goes beneath my favorite scenic
drive in Norway (the Aurlandsvegen “Snow Road,” described next). But with
about two hours, you can drive through the tunnel to Lærdal and then return
via the “Snow Road,” with the Stegastein viewpoint as a finale, before drop-
ping back into Aurland.
