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Southern Norway
Why Go?
Come summer, the southern coastline draws Norwegian holidaymakers in droves. With a
string of pristine coastal villages of whitewashed timber beside an island-studded sea, it's
not difficult to see why. For travellers, the 'Norwegian Riviera' offers a chance to experien-
ce a totally different destination from that of the fjords and high plateaus of the tourist bro-
chures, one that is at once cosmopolitan and essentially Norwegian.
Venture inland and the scenery turns ever more dramatic. Deep in the region's interior is
Rjukan, gateway to some of Norway's most scenic high country - the Hardangervidda Na-
tional Park and the spectacularly formed mountain of Gausta. Elsewhere, scattered among
a landscape smothered in forest and decorated in dark lakes filled with beavers, you'll dis-
cover idyllic, remote villages, wooden stave churches and a rich traditional culture.
 
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