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Norway travel guide

What to see, what to eat, when to go and itineraries by real travelers.

  • 24 places to see
  • 20 local dishes

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

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What to see in Norway

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  • Arctic Cathedral

    Tromsø, Troms

  • Atlantic Ocean Road

    Averøy, Møre og Romsdal

  • Borgund Stave Church

    Borgund, Vestland

  • Bryggen

    Bergen, Vestland

  • Geirangerfjord

    Geiranger, Møre og Romsdal

  • Jostedalsbreen Glacier

    Jostedal, Vestland

What to eat in Norway

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  • Akevitt

    Akevitt

  • Reinsdyrstek

    Reinsdyrstek

  • Salmone Norvegese

    Salmone Norvegese

  • Tørrfisk

    Tørrfisk

    Isole Lofoten

  • Vafler

    Vafler

  • Brunost

    Brunost

When to go

The months when this country is one of our destinations of the month.

  • January

    Tromsø-3°C

    January's long nights and blue polar light give some of the best chances to see the northern lights.

  • February

    Lofoten Islands0°C

    In February daylight returns over snowy peaks and fishing villages, while dark nights still bring auroras.

  • May

    Hardangerfjord15°C

    In May hundreds of thousands of fruit trees blossom along the fjord, framed by waterfalls fed by melting snow.

  • June

    Lofoten Islands13°C

    In June the midnight sun never sets over the peaks and fishing villages, so hikes can go on all night.

  • August

    Geirangerfjord18°C

    August brings the fjord's warmest days, all mountain roads open and waterfalls still running down the cliffs.

Itineraries in Norway

No public itineraries for this country yet. The first one could be yours.

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