Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ciderhuset
NORWEGIAN
(
98 47 77 65;
www.ciderhuset.no
; Sjøtunsvegen 32; mains Nkr140-250;
4-10pm late-Jun-mid-
Aug)
Within a fruit farm that produces organic juices, jams, bottled fruits, cider and cider
brandy, this happy restaurant fuses Nordic and Mediterranean culinary traditions. They use
local produce wherever possible; even the dinnerware is fired by a local potter. Dine on the
first-floor terrace or inside the cosy glass house, where fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes
climb the panes.
Do savour one of the desserts of organic fruit from their orchards, enhanced by a dollop
of equally organic, locally made ice cream. Signs for Ciderhuset run off Sjøtunsvegen,
which runs inland from Villavegen.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 99 23 15 00;
www.visitbalestrand.no
;
10am-5.30pm Jun-Aug, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri May & Sep)
This tourist office, run by an extremely knowledgeable and helpful local, is opposite the
ferry quay. It hires out bicycles for Nkr70/170/270 per hour/half-day/full day.
Getting There & Away
Express boats run to/from Bergen (Nkr545, 3¾ hours, twice daily) and Sogndal (Nkr240,
45 minutes, once daily).
From June to August, a daily ferry (Nkr240/390 one way/return, 1½ hours, twice daily)
follows the narrow Fjærlandsfjorden to Fjærland, gateway to the glacial wonderlands of
Jostedalsbreen.
Express buses link Balestrand and Sogndal (Nkr128, one hour, three daily).
The scenic Gaularfjellsvegen (Rv13) is an exciting drive to Førde, on Førdefjord, nego-
tiating hairpin bends and skirting Norway's greatest concentration of roadside waterfalls.
