Historic sites
Bryggen, Bergen
Bergen, Vestland
A row of colourful wooden merchants' houses on Bergen's harbour, the old Hanseatic wharf, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Travel tips in Norway
Tours and activities
Flåm Railway and Nærøyfjord
Aurland, Vestland
One of the steepest standard-gauge railways in the world, climbing 863 m in 20 km from Flåm at the end of the Aurlandsfjord to Myrdal on the Bergen l…
Natural features
Geirangerfjord
Stranda, Møre og Romsdal
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…
Walks and treks
Jotunheimen and the Besseggen Ridge
Innlandet
Jotunheimen, 'home of the giants', is Norway's great mountain national park, with the country's highest peaks, including Galdhøpiggen (2,469 m).
Walks and treks
Kjerag and the Kjeragbolten boulder
Rogaland
Kjerag is a mountain plateau 1,000 m above the Lysefjord, and Kjeragbolten is the famous boulder wedged in a crack between two cliffs, where brave hi…
Natural features
Lofoten Islands
Moskenes, Nordland
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…
Tours and activities
Northern Lights in Tromsø
Tromsø, Troms
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…
Walks and treks
Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)
Strand, Rogaland
A flat-topped cliff jutting out 604 m above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most famous viewpoints.
Tours and activities
Trollstigen Mountain Road
Rauma, Møre og Romsdal
A dramatic mountain road climbing a steep valley wall in 11 hairpin bends, with the Stigfossen waterfall crashing down beside it.
Walks and treks
Trolltunga
Ullensvang, Vestland
A spectacular rock ledge sticking out horizontally 700 m above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, one of the most famous photo spots in Norway.
Tours and activities
Atlantic Ocean Road
Averøy, Møre og Romsdal
An 8 km road hopping across small islands and skerries on the edge of the Norwegian Sea, linked by eight bridges.
Buildings
Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Trondheim, Trøndelag
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…
Natural features
North Cape (Nordkapp)
Nordkapp, Finnmark
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).
Buildings
Oslo Opera House
Oslo
A striking white marble and glass building that seems to rise out of the Oslofjord, home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, opened in 2008.
Attractions
Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
Oslo
More than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and iron by Gustav Vigeland, showing people of all ages in every stage of life, laid out in Frogner Park.