Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Breidalsvatn
before diving into the first of three long tunnels that will bring you back to
the National Park Centre and onward, retracing your steps back to Stryn.
After the completion of these three linked tunnels in 1978, the old road was overshad-
owed by its younger alternative: 12 speedy kilometres along a wide road against 27km of
winding single track - there was no comparison. But the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen always
drew travellers with time on their hands and lovers of wild scenery. Now, freshly desig-
nated a National Tourist Route, it again enjoys a share of a new, if softer, limelight.
The Gamle Strynefjellsvegen is normally free of snow from June to October. Electronic
signs along the Rv15 indicate if the 'Strynfjellet' (its official name) is indeed open.
Florø
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Florø, Norway's westernmost town, is a pleasant if sleepy settlement whose coat of arms
features, appropriately, three herrings rampant.
Nowadays, wealth comes from the oil industry. The large Fjord Base, just northeast of
town, serves the giant Snorreankeret offshore oil field. Florø is also enriched by fish farm-
ing and shipbuilding - while the herring, the town's original raison d'être, plays a some-
what diminished role.
For a scenic overview, it's an easy 10-minute climb up the Storåsen hill from the Florø
Ungdomsskule on Havrenesveien.
A group of several offshore islands is easily accessible by local ferry and makes for an
atmospheric day trip to a number of significant historical sites from which to take in their
incredible natural beauty.
Sights
On and around Strandgata, Florø's main street, the most significant 19th-century timbered
houses are well signed and documented in both Norwegian and English.
Sogn og Fjordane Kystmuseet
MUSEUM
