Norway Sights

Norwegian architecture is known for its unique riveted churches, which are considered among the oldest wooden buildings on the ground, one leg standing in the Viking Age, and another - in the era of early Christianity 11 centuries. Norway gave the world many talented people, such as: the artist Edvard Munch, composer Edvard Grieg, sculptor Gustav Vigeland and playwright Henrik Ibsen. Norway also had three Nobel Laureate in Literature: Bornster Bornson, Sigrid Undset and Knut Hamsun.

The main treasure of Norway - its nature. Thousands of secluded coves and picturesque fjords encircle its coast, and low mountains covered with forests and meadows, creating a unique flavor of this country. Thousands of clean lakes and rivers provide a unique opportunity to enjoy fishing and water sports, and carefully guarded nature allows you to get acquainted with one of the most untouched parts of Europe. Fjords - the main attraction of the country. The entire coastline of the country is cut up those narrow and deep bays, still sung in the ancient Norse sagas. The most popular among tourists Yayrangerford, Lysefjord, Sognefjord, Hardangerford, Stavangerford, Shkoldenford, Glomford, Geirangerfjord and others, many of which are framed by cascading waterfalls and cliffs with a small picturesque fishing villages. Boat tours on the fjord - the most fascinating journey, which only can be found in this country.

Oslo ( "field of God") - industrial, commercial center and port in Norway, but at the same time and one of the smallest (population about 500 thousand people) and clean the capitals of Europe. Located on the shores of the huge fjord of the same name, formed by the three "sleeves" of the ancient glacial valley, the town is picturesque in itself. City Center is a nice "mix" of old and new architecture with an abundance of museums, parks and monuments. But besides the beauty of the landscape here has many cultural and historical attractions: Quarters of the Old Town around the castle Akershus (XIV-XVI centuries.) With the Museum of the Resistance, "young", but inside the ornate City Hall (1933-1950 gg.) Gates Carl Jones and Fredericks, Parliament House (1886), the Royal Palace (1825-1848 gg.) Slottsparken in the park, the building of the National Theater (1891-1899 gg.), the famous Frogner Park with a huge (192 pieces) sculptural ensemble work of Gustav Vigelanna (1669-1943 gg.) and the memorial museum of the famous sculptor, always filled (by local standards, of course) people embankment Aker-Briggs, Munch Museum (museum of Edvard Munch, 1963), Historical Museum (Museum of National Antiquities), Norwegian Maritime Museum, National Gallery (1837), Museum of Applied Art, the Museum of Sex, the Norwegian Folk Museum, the famous stadium Bishlet "and other main tourist district of the capital - Peninsula Bogde (Bigdoynesveynen), which are concentrated in the vicinity of the famous museum of Norwegian folk museum life ( "Folk Museum"), where open-air collected over 150 traditional buildings from throughout the country, a huge entertainment center "Tusenfryud, church Yule-Staf-Kirk (XIII century.) Viking Museum with a unique collection of graves of those" pirates of the Middle Ages "with this" Drakkar "(VIII-iX cc.) museum" Fram ", dedicated to this famous ship of Fridtjof Nansen, and a unique museum" Kon-Tiki "with the legendary courts Thor Heyerdahl.

In the outskirts of the capital interest in the famous ski-center Holmenkollene north of Oslo, with a unique springboard tower and observation platform, the Museum of skis and dozens of colorful restaurants, the Museum of Modern Art and Cultural Center Henie-Unstad in Hevikoddene, Drobak summer resort with a fortress Oskraborg and a small maritime museum, an imposing fortress-Festning Fredriksen (1661) in Holden to the south-east of Oslo, one of the most picturesque villages in Norway - Rizor south of Oslo, as well as the natural landscape zone Nordmark north of the city.

Sights of the Eastern Valley - Railway Museum in Hamar, locking Kengvinger (XVII cent.), The Norwegian Forestry Museum in Elverum, the largest outdoor ice rink in North Europe in Lillehammer, the Norwegian Museum of Historical Vehicles and glass factory in Yevick, XII century church in Valdres, summer Ski slopes in Veslyuvbreene about Yuvashitta, picturesque lake Femyund, complex "Blue-Daisy-Vox" in Modum, National History Museum in Hallingal and lift on Geylohogd in Yaylo.

In Telemark, the birthplace of modern skiing, stretching along the southern coast of the country, deserve the attention of "Moon Lake Park in Skiene, museum Berg Kragerø and the whole scattering of small islands near Kragerø, the church in 1240 in Heddale, funicular in Ryukane, Old City in Atrendale, Ibsen Museum in Grimstad, jewelry shops in Setesdale, Kristiansholm castle and a zoo in Kristiansund, Maritime Museum in Mandalay, the Museum in Farsund, ancient monuments, petroglyphs and burial mounds in Litalandet, as well as the wine capital "of the country - Stavanger on the banks of the majestic Buknaforda.

Western Fjords | stretching from Stavanger in the south to Kristiansund in the north. In these paintings, the jagged edges of the fjords, interesting Iron Age farm, Hardanger fjord and a waterfall in Foringfos Mabodalene, church Borgund (1150) in Lærdal almost sheer railway line, a museum in Zyunmor Elesunde and Romsdal Museum.

The old Hanseatic city of Bergen - one of the most picturesque places in the country and the number of sites far exceeds the capital. Glory of the city brought the famous Hanseatic Bryggen Quay (on the list of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO), the fortress Bergenhyus (1261), Rosenkrantz Tower (1546), the old fish market at Torget (works with the XIII century.) Aquarium - one of the best in Europe, Mariyakirken (Church of St. Mary, XII cent.), Bergen Art Museum with a beautiful collection of paintings by Munch, Miro and Picasso, Edvard Grieg's mansion - Troldhaugen ( "Troll Hill") on a picturesque lake, funicular "Floybanen" and hundreds of "gingerbread houses" with tiled roofs, the main components of the beauty of the city. From Bergen starts most excursions on the "Land of Trolls," a very long and deep fjords of Norway - Sognefjord, to the beautiful Hardangerfordu on ice massif Yostedalsbren, Dyupsvati to the lake, to the waterfalls in the area Geirangerfjord and Trollveggen, a unique railway Flåm - Voss (20 tunnels to 46 km.), as well as the picturesque rocky peaks near Odda, Svelgena and Andalsnesa.

Northern Norway - a country of white nights and majestic landscapes. Thanks to the warm currents of the climate here is not as cold as would be expected from such northern latitudes, so the flora and fauna of these places simply unique. The northernmost region of Finnmark, is a country of fishermen and miners, as well as the main area of the Sami. The main attractions here - the northernmost point of Europe - North Cape and tourist center "Nordkapholl, National Research Center for the Sami in Kautokeino, a national park Evreux-Anaryokka, King Oscar and the chapel of St. George in Kirkenes and great salmon rivers of Alta and Tang. The most popular tours are enjoyed on the ship "Hurtiruggen" from Bergen to North Cape, with numerous stops along the way - in the idyllic towns of Flora and Moldo in certain of its single buildings in the "Art Nouveau" Ålesund, Trondheim and in the thousand of the ten most picturesque places.

Archipelago of Spitsbergen (Svalbard) deserves special attention - about half of its territory under the given natural reserves, in which there are unique polar species, and are the largest seabird colonies in the world.

Troms - a country of islands. Capital Region, the city of Tromsø (the correct pronunciation of "Tromsø" with the accent on the "y"), is one of the world's leading research centers for the environment - at work here is the northernmost university in the world, and there are interesting cultural sites such as theater Hologaland, Ishavskatedralen ( "Arctic Cathedral"), metal and glass, museum Polaria "lift on the mountain Fleya etc. The city has many places of entertainment and fish restaurants, small theaters and cafes, and an abundance of small settlements along the banks of the nearby fjord give it a special charm .

A narrow strip of Nordland, sandwiched between the Swedish border and the coast of the Norwegian Sea, is the land of the Arctic Circle. Thousands of tourists visit the monument marking the line in the "Center of the Arctic Circle on Saltfelle. Also of interest to the Military Museum in Tromsø, Barda, and unique rock drawings 2500-4500-year-olds in Blasforde, chalk caves in the wound, the waterfalls in the area Reysadalen, the cathedral in the capital of Nordland - Bude, majestic Vestfod, Annford, Vogsford and Glomford, stalactite cave with an underground waterfall Grenli-Grotto, Church and Meridian Stone "in Hammerfest, and thousands of beautiful islands and almost untouched areas where inhabited by many representatives of the polar flora and fauna.

"Middle Earth" Trøndelag - the main agricultural region of the country. The capital of Sør-Trøndelag (South Trøndelag) - Trondheim famous Cathedral of St. Clement and Nidaros (XII cent.) With the tomb of St. Olaf, the Primate's Palace (XII century). Ringve and music museums, and in the southern outskirts of the city found numerous parking Viking Age (VIII-XI vv.). In the interest around Mountain Botanical Garden "Kengsveld in Oppdal og Orkdalen, Abbey Raine Riesz, many prehistoric sites - burial mounds, menhirs and stone circles in Eggekfammene and Tingfolle, Helge farm in Byafossene, ruins in Steynviksholme (1525 ), petroglyphs and burial mounds in Skegne, Haley, and Lirvalle Lekaoyya, national parks and Grossomuen Bergefell, as well as the best salmon river of the country - NAMS.