A 307 m cliff on the island of Magerøya, often called the northernmost point of Europe (the true tip is the nearby Knivskjellodden, a long walk away). The globe monument stands at the top, and the visitor centre has a cinema and exhibitions.
In summer, watch the midnight sun over the Arctic Ocean. In winter the road is open only in convoys behind a snowplough. It's reached through an undersea tunnel, or on the Hurtigruten coastal ship to Honningsvåg.
Tromsø, far above the Arctic Circle, is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights (aurora borealis), from September to early Apr…
A chain of islands above the Arctic Circle with jagged mountains rising straight out of the sea, white beaches, and fishing villages of red wooden ca…
The northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, built over the burial place of St Olav, Norway's patron saint, and for centuries the goal of pilgri…
An 8 km road hopping across small islands and skerries on the edge of the Norwegian Sea, linked by eight bridges.
A dramatic mountain road climbing a steep valley wall in 11 hairpin bends, with the Stigfossen waterfall crashing down beside it.
One of the world's most famous fjords, a narrow arm of the sea between cliffs up to 1,400 m high, with waterfalls such as the Seven Sisters and the S…
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