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Canning Museum
Dont miss this museum housed in an old cannery as its one of Stavangers most appealing. Before oil, there were sardines, and Stavanger was once home to more than half of Norways canning factories. By 1922 the citys canneries provided 50% of the towns employment. Guides are on hand
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Urnes Stave Church
Norways oldest preserved place of worship is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Directly across the fjord from Solvorn, it gazes out over Lustrafjord. The original church was built around 1070, while the majority of todays structure was constructed a century later. Highlights are elabor
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Trondenes Kirke
Trondenes Church was built by King Øystein around 1150. For ages it was the northernmost church in Christendom, and still lays claim to being Norways northernmost medieval stone church. Originally of wood, the current stone structure replaced it around 1250 and quickly came to doub
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Hamsunsenteret
Around halfway between the E6 and the ferry crossing to/from the Lofoten Islands at Skutvik, along the Rv81, the Hamsunsenteret is a must for anyone with a vaguely literary bent. The daring architecture of the museum is one of northern Norways most striking examples of contemporary
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Alta Museum
This superb museum is in Hjemmeluft, at the western end of town. It features exhibits and displays on Sami culture, Finnmark military history, the Alta hydro-electric project and the aurora borealis (northern lights). The cliffs around it, a Unesco World Heritage Site, are incised
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Trondenes Church
Trondenes Church , just north of the historical centre, was built by King Øystein around 1150, after Viking chieftains lost the battle against the unification of Norway under a Christian regime. For ages it was the northernmost church in Christendom – and still lays claim to being
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KODE 4
Converted into a museum in 2003, this austerely beautiful functionalist building from the 1930s was the head office of Bergens electrical power company. Its home to a large permanent collection of European Modernist works including the odd Klee, Picasso and Miro, and there is a gal
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Norwegian Museum for Hydroelectric Power and Industry
Designed by Thorvald Astrup, a 20th-century architect known for industrial projects inspired by both Italian cathedrals and the burgeoning functionalist movement, the Tysso 1 plant was constructed between 1906 and 1918. It is one of the country’s most significant industrial heritag
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Smelthytta
Housed in old smelting works, which were central to Røros raison dêtre until 1953, this museum is a town highlight. The building was reconstructed in 1988 according to the original 17th-century plan. Inside youll discover a large balance used for weighing ore, some well-illustrated
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Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
Norways aviation museum is huge fun to ramble around if you have even a passing interest in flight and aviation history. Allow at least half a day to roam its 10,000 sq metres. If youre flying into Bodø for real, youll see that, from above, the striking modern grey and smoked-glass
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Holmenkollen Ski Jump & Museum
The Holmenkollen Ski Jump, perched on a hilltop overlooking Oslo, offers a panoramic view of the city and doubles as a concert venue. During Oslos annual ski festival, held in March, it draws the worlds best ski jumpers. Even if youre not a dare-devil ski jumper, the complex is wel
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Trollstigen
South of Åndalsnes, the Trolls Ladder is a thriller of a climb or descent. Recently declared a National Tourist Route, it was completed in 1936 after eight years of labour. To add an extra daredevil element to its 11 hairpin bends and a 1:12 gradient, much of it is effectively sing
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Røros Kirke
Røros Lutheran church is one of Norways most distinctive, not to mention one of the largest, with a seating capacity of 1640. The first church on the site was constructed in 1650, but it had fallen into disrepair by the mid-18th century and from 1780 a new baroque-style church (the
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Kjeåsen Farm
Kjeåsen Farm, 6km northeast of Eidfjord and close to the treeline, 530m above the valley floor, should not be missed. Now one of Norways top scenic locations, the wonderfully remote farm buildings are still inhabited by a woman who has lived alone here for more than 40 years – alon
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Royal Palace & Slottsparken
Rising up above the western end of central Oslo is the sloping parkland of Slottsparken. Filled with stately royal trees and a duck pond or three, its a lovely place for a quiet walk. The Norwegian royal family liked the park so much they moved in – the Royal Palace sits grandly at
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Bygdøy Peninsula
The Bygdøy Peninsula ( M0368) holds some of Oslos top attractions. You can rush around all the sights in half a day, but allotting a few extra hours will be more rewarding. Although only minutes from central Oslo, Bygdøy maintains its rural character. The royal family has a summer
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Historic Sites
The original site for Longyearbyen was on the rise above the west bank of the stream that runs down to the fjord from the two glaciers. Today the rise is dominated by the wooden Svalbard Kirke , which was first built in the 1920s but later rebuilt after being destroyed in the Germa
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Vikingskipshuset
Even in repose, there is something intimidating about the sleek, dark hulls of the Viking ships Oseberg and Gokstad – the best preserved such ships in the world. There is also a third boat at the Vikingskipshuet, the Tune, but only a few boards and fragments remain. This museum is
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Royal Silver Mines
The profusion of silver mines in Kongsbergs hinterland is known collectively as Sølvgruvene. The easiest way to visit is with the tours that leave from the signposted Kongsgruvene, 700m from Saggrenda (8km south of Kongsberg along the road to Notodden). Ride a 2.3km rail along the
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Polarship Fram Museum
Nature is often the best architect. Which is why, when well-known shipbuilder Colin Archer was asked to design a ship whose hull could withstand the crush of polar ice, he looked no further than an egg for inspiration – the oval design ensures that when ice is contracting against i
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