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Tafjord Power Station Museum
Within this historic, now-defunct, power station, exhibitions details the advent of hydroelectric power in the valley, rock slides and avalanches. A long tube slide and indoor climbing wall make it extra fun for kids. Its also worth taking the road that climbs from the village up t
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Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion
Commonly known as Snøhetta (although this is in fact the name of the parks largest mountain, as well as the architectural firm who designed it), this arresting building of rippled timber and mirrored glass was commissioned by the Wild Reindeer Foundation to serve as an educational
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Ringebu Stave Church
A church has existed on this site since the arrival of Christianity in the 11th century. The current version, which remains the local parish church, dates from around 1220, but was restored in the 17th century when the distinctive red tower was attached. Inside, theres a statue of
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Hardangervidda Natursenter
The exceptional Hardangervidda Natursenter is a fantastic introduction to one of Norways most beautiful national parks, and is located 6.5km southeast of Eidfjord in Øvre Eidfjord. As well as providing detailed trekking maps and advice on trails and skiing, the centre screens a 20-
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Galleri Svalbard
Galleri Svalbard features the Svalbard-themed works of renowned Norwegian artist Kåre Tveter, so pure and cold they make you shiver, as well as works by other artists such as Olav Storø (www.storoe.no). It also has fascinating reproductions of antique maps of Svalbard, historical
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Oslo Cathedral
Dating from 1697, the highlights of a visit to Oslo Cathedral are the elaborate stained-glass windows by Emanuel Vigeland (brother of Gustav) and the painted ceiling, completed between 1936 and 1950. The exceptional altarpiece, a 1748 model of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion by
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Johan Falkberget Museum
The works of Røros favourite son, author Johan Falkberget (1879–1967), have been translated into 19 languages and cover 300 years of the regions mining history. His most famous work, An-Magrit , which was made into a film starring Jane Fonda, tells the story of a peasant girl who t
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Baroniet Rosendal
Norways only baronial mansion dates back to 1665 and sits on a gentle rise above the town. The period interiors include a collection of tapestries, an intact library and beautiful examples of Meissen and Royal Danish porcelain. Outside there is a stunning Renaissance rose garden. T
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Randsverk to Fagernes
Between Randsverk and Fagernes, the Rv51 climbs through the hilly and forested Sjodalen country onto a vast upland with far-ranging views of peaks and glaciers; its used by hikers heading for Jotunheimens eastern reaches. En route it passes the DNT hut at Gjendesheim, the launching
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Kaupang
Kaupang, 5km east of Larvik, was a former Viking town built around AD 800 and occupied until 960. It is believed that up to 1000 people once lived here. Although most of the original artefacts are now in Oslo, the custodians of the site make the most of what they have with a small
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Atlanterhavsparken
At the peninsulas western extreme, 3km from the town centre, this aquarium can consume a whole day. Be introduced to the North Atlantics teeming undersea world and the astonishing richness of coastal and fjord life. Children can dangle a line for crabs or feed the fish in the touch
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Stavanger Domkirke
This beautiful church is an impressive but understated medieval stone cathedral dating from approximately 1125; it was extensively renovated following a fire in 1272 and contains traces of Gothic, baroque, Romanesque and Anglo Norman influences. Despite restoration in the 1860s and
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Sápmi Park
Sami culture is big business here, and this impressive theme park includes a wistful, high-tech multimedia introduction to the Sami in the Magic Theatre, plus Sami winter and summer camps and other dwellings to explore in the grounds. Theres also, of course, a gift shop and cafe –
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Dale Kyrkje
Spectacular wooden stave churches get all the attention around here but this little gem of a medieval parish church, built of stone, shouldn’t be overlooked. Constructed around 1250, its mainly Gothic in style with a wooden tower and elaborately painted western entrance (the work o
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Akershus Slott
In the 17th century, Christian IV renovated Akershus Castle into a Renaissance palace, although the front remains decidedly medieval. In its dungeons youll find dark cubbyholes where outcast nobles were kept under lock and key, while the upper floors contained sharply contrasting l
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Vefsn Museum
The Vefsn Museum is split over two sites. In Sjøgata, the Jakobsensbrygga Warehouse is an excellent small museum that portrays, via some particularly evocative photo blow-ups, the history of Mosjøen from the early 19th century onwards. Northeast of the centre, the rural building co
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Lofotr Viking Museum
In 1981 at Borg, near the centre of Vestvågøy, a farmers plough hit the ruins of the 83m-long dwelling of a powerful Viking chieftain, the largest building of its era ever discovered in Scandinavia. The resulting Lofotr Viking Museum, 14km north of Leknes, offers a glimpse of life
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Nordmarka
The woodland north of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, known as Nordmarka, is a prime destination for hiking, mountain biking, sledding and skiing. Its also the geographical centre of the city, which must make Oslo, quite appropriately, about the only capital in the world to have a wild
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Trolltunga
Norways specialises in extraordinary rock platforms offering both panoramic views and postcard-perfect photo opportunities. Up there with the best of them is Trolltunga, a narrow finger of rock that hangs out over the void high above the lake Ringedalsvatnet. To reach it, drive nor
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Vangskyrkja & St Olavs Cross
Voss stone church occupies the site of an ancient pagan temple. A Gothic-style stone church was built here in the mid-13th century and although the original stone altar and unique wooden spire remain, the Lutheran Reformation of 1536 saw the removal of many original features. The 1
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