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Trøndelag
Why Go?
Trøndelag, where Norway begins to narrow and head for the Arctic, may be small but it
sure packs a lot in. Trondheim is the centrepiece, a beguiling city brimful of historic archi-
tecture, including Nidaros Cathedral, Scandinavia's largest medieval structure. But Trond-
heim's present is as appealing as its past, with buzzing student life and pretty waterfront
restaurants and bars. Not far away to the northeast, and an easy detour from the Arctic
Highway, atmospheric Stiklestad is famous as the site of the martyrdom of King Olav (St
Olav) and lies at the heart of every Norwegian's sense of national identity. Elsewhere in
Trøndelag is quintessential Norway, a region of rumpled hills, stippled with ox-blood-col-
oured farmsteads and ruffled green with wheat and barley. Here, there's always water near
at hand, whether sea, lake or incised fjord with fascinating coastal settlements worth
lingering over.
