A dramatic mountain road climbing a steep valley wall in 11 hairpin bends, with the Stigfossen waterfall crashing down beside it. At the top, a visitor centre and viewing platforms hang over the edge of the valley.
The road is open from about late May to October, depending on snow. Drive it as part of the Golden Route between Åndalsnes and Geiranger. Nearby, the Rampestreken platform above Åndalsnes and the Romsdalen Gondola give views over the Romsdalsfjord.
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A row of colourful wooden merchants' houses on Bergen's harbour, the old Hanseatic wharf, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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