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Norway
City Guide
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Norway Travel Guide
PRACTICAL INFORMATION - Official name: Norway
- Capital: Oslo
- Language: Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami
- Religion: Christian (86.3% Evangelical Lutheran)
- Currency : Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Norway Sights and Museums
HOW TO GET THERE By air: Most major European airlines fly to Norway’s main international airport which is in Oslo.
By train: There are rail connections between Oslo and other Scandinavian cities. From Stockholm, it takes 3 hours to reach the Norwegian capital. You can travel to Oslo from Copenhagen also, the journey taking approximately 8 hours.
There are also rail connections with other Norwegian cities such as Trondheim and Narvik.
By bus: There are regular buses daily to Norway from both Denmark and Sweden.
Buses also connect to Norway from both Russia and Finland, although they are not expresses and don’t travel to the main cities.
By ferry: It is possible to travel to Norway via ferry from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Iceland.
There is also a connection from Bergen in southern Norway and Newcastle in the UK.
Norway Entertainment
EVENTS :
Starting on the South Coast Norway offers a lovely stretch of coves and beaches, with some pretty towns and villages along the way. Oslo, the capital, combines all the normal attractions of a big city museums, nightlife, culture with a very attractive waterside setting and easy access to nature beyond.
Across to the west and you get to Bergen, the most popular town in Norway, with piles of history and culture to imbibe before you begin to explore the majesty and jaw-dropping beauty of the western fjords.
The Jutunheiman National Park has mountains galore and mountainous fun to go with it, before we head really far north to the Lofoten Islands, wild and dramatic, and the most northerly university town in Europe, Tromso.
At the furthest point Nordkapp feels like the end of the world, next stop the Arctic, and it will have been well worth the effort; from the stunning coastline to the chance to see the northern lights at the very tip of Europe. Even if you do not see the lights, visit Hammerfest, whose claim to fame is that this most northerly of towns was the first in Europe to have electric street lighting
WHAT TO SEE: No matter what part of Norway you find yourself in, it is always the great outdoors where you can enjoy the most spectacular scenery and it is the land itself which is its biggest attraction.
Norway is probably best known for its fiords. Situated in the south-west of the country, they produce the country’s most severe and dramatic scenery. The best cities to visit these magnificent natural formations are from either Bergen or Åndalsnes.
Away from its rugged coastline, there are still lots more to see and do. Over ? of the land is mountainous, it is one of Europe’s best countries for outdoor activities, and then of course there are its cities with Oslo, in particular, enjoying a spectacular location along a 70 mile fiord. ½
Norway Transports
HOW TO GET THERE By air: Most major European airlines fly to Norway’s main international airport which is in Oslo.
By train: There are rail connections between Oslo and other Scandinavian cities. From Stockholm, it takes 3 hours to reach the Norwegian capital. You can travel to Oslo from Copenhagen also, the journey taking approximately 8 hours.
There are also rail connections with other Norwegian cities such as Trondheim and Narvik.
By bus: There are regular buses daily to Norway from both Denmark and Sweden.
Buses also connect to Norway from both Russia and Finland, although they are not expresses and don’t travel to the main cities.
By ferry: It is possible to travel to Norway via ferry from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Iceland.
There is also a connection from Bergen in southern Norway and Newcastle in the UK.
TRANSPORTS: By air: Norway has a total of 50 airports. If you are travelling from one end of the country to the other make sure and research the prices of flights as some journeys are extremely long.
By train: The rail network in Norway is very efficient and Oslo is connected to all other major cities and towns.
By bus: Just like the rail network, the bus service is extremely efficient. It is also very extensive and you should be able to get a bus to any location.
Most regional towns and cities have their own bus service.
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