Archive for the ‘Norway’ Category

Alesund Travel Guide

Dawn Alesund, north of Bergen, is Norway's largest fishing port and calls itself the herring capital of the world.

Stavanger Travel Guide

Hey, it’s just 800 meters down to the fjord A string of charming cities and towns lie along the Norwegian coast. Stavanger, in the southwest, is an important industrial center and has perhaps the most successful blend of old and modern architecture in the whole country.

Bergen Travel Guide

Spinna II During Norway's early history, Bergen and Trondheim vied with each other for the designation as the nation's capi­tal. Today they rank as Norway's second and third largest cities. The picturesque Bergen is located on the southwest coast, about 190 miles (300 km.) from Olso, on a small fiord surrounded by seven mountains. It [...]

Trondheim Travel Guide

Tricycle In the Middle Ages Trondheim, farther to the north, was Norway's religious center. The city's skyline is still dominated by the Nidaros Ca­thedral, which is considered the finest Gothic church in Scandinavia. Trondheim is the home of Norway's Institute of Technology and of the University of Trondheim. The country's fourth university is in Tromso, [...]

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