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Artworks and prints Vernisazh,

Nevskiy prospekt 32–34; daily

Souvenirs Kanal Griboedova (near

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Ikra (black or red caviar)

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KEY SIGHTS

Earth Monument Honningsvåg North Cape  North Cape Hall

FACT FILE TOURIST INFORMATION

Nordkapphuset, Honningsvåg Tel

to 8pm; winter: Mon–Fri to 4pm.

LOCAL SPECIALITIES Crafts

Carpentry (wooden trolls, furniture), jewellery, knitwear, silverware, fur.

Dishes

Reinsdyrsuppe (reindeer soup) Meldalsodd (meatball soup) Gammeldags sursild (marinated

herring).

Tilslorte bondepiker (apple and

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EXCURSIONS Tana Bru 129 km (80 miles) SE of

Honningsvag A Sami settlement

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Arctic Cathedral  Art Museum of Northern Norway

Mount Storsteinen Polaria

Polar Museum

FACT FILE TOURIST INFORMATION

Storgata 61 Tel (77) 61 00 00.

winter: Mon–Fri to 4pm.

LOCAL SPECIALITIES Dishes

Reinsdyrstek (reindeer steak) Pinnekjøtt (salted lamb ribs) Rakfisk (fermented fish) Koldtbord (midday buffet).

EXCURSIONS Tromsø Museum 1.5 km (1 mile) S

of Tromsø Regional history Exhibits

on Sami indigenous culture.

Botanical Gardens 3 km (2 miles)

N of Tromsø Arctic flora.

Lofoten Islands 200 km (124

miles) SW of Tromsø Remote and mountainous archipelago, popular for winter fishing.

FACT FILE TOURIST INFORMATION

Munkegaten 19 Tel (73) 80 76 60.

Jun: Sat & Sun to 4pm); Sep–Apr: Mon–Fri to 4pm.

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Seafood Ravnkloa fish market, Fjordgata; Mon–Fri.

LOCAL SPECIALITIES Dishes

Geitost (brown goats’ milk cheese) Fårikål (mutton and cabbage stew) Gammelost (sour milk cheese).

Drinks

Mjød (fermented honey and water).

EXCURSIONS Stiklestad 59 km (35 miles) NE

of Trondheim Site where Olav Haraldsson (St Olav) was slain A museum chronicles his life.

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Traditional woodwork, ironwork, furniture, enamelware, fur, woodcarving (including wooden trolls), silverware, knitwear.

(2 miles) N of Bergen An open-air architectural museum, with buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries The interiors have been refurbished in keeping with the age of the buildings.

Fantoft Stave Church 5 km

(3 miles) S of Bergen A painstakingly restored 12th- century building, originally modelled on the stave church in

Borgund (see p32) The Borgund

church is the best of its kind in Norway.

Troldhaugen 8 km (5 miles) S of

Bergen This is the former lakeside home of the composer Edvard Grieg, who spent the last 22 years of his life here The building

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Aurlandsfjord Borgund Stave Church 

FACT FILE TOURIST INFORMATION

The town centre, Aurland Tel

(Jun–Aug: Sat & Sun to 5pm).

The harbour, Balestrand Tel (57)

Mon–Fri to 6pm, Sat & Sun to 2pm.

The passenger ferry, Fjaerland

Tel (57) 69 32 33.
mid-May– mid-Sep: daily to 5:30pm.

The train station, Flam Tel (57)

4pm; Jun–Aug: daily to 7:30pm.

The waterfront, Ulvik Tel (56) 52

daily to 5pm; mid-Sep–mid-May: Mon–Fri to 2pm.

LOCAL SPECIALITIES Crafts Knitwear, fur.

EXCURSION Norwegian Glacier Museum

Fjaerland, 150 km (93 miles) NE of Bergen Glaciers explained.

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Breidablikk Canning Museum Cathedral Gamle Stavanger  Ledal Manor Marina Norwegian Petroleum Museum Valberg Tower

FACT FILE TOURIST INFORMATION

Rosenkildetorget 1

Tel (51) 85 92 00.
summer: daily to 8pm; winter: Mon–Fri to 4pm, Sat to 2pm.

MARKETS Flowers & fruit Torget; daily Seafood Along the quayside; daily LOCAL SPECIALITIES Crafts

Traditional woodwork, ironwork.

Dishes

Avkokt Laks (poached salmon) Fenalår (cured leg of mutton) Rekesalat (prawn salad) Gomme (sweet milk dessert).

Drinks

Akevitt (Norwegian aquavit).

EXCURSIONS Haugesund 52 km (31 miles) N of

Stavanger The grave of Harald ager, who united Norway in AD

Hårf-872 An obelisk marks the spot.

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) 25

km (15 miles) NE of Stavanger A sheer 600-m (1,967-ft) drop into the Lysefjord Often crowded, but offering breathtaking views.

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Brynjulf Bulls plass 1 Tel (24) 14

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MARKETS Food Youngstorget; Mon–Sat LOCAL SPECIALITIES Crafts

Traditional woodwork, ironwork, furniture, enamelware, fur, woodcarving (including wooden trolls), silverware, knitwear.

Dishes

Ferske reker (freshly boiled shrimps) Lutefisk (air-dried white fish,

soaked and then poached)

Rømmegrøt (sour cream porridge) Multer med krem (cloudberries

and cream).

Drinks

Rignes (beer).

EXCURSIONS Nordmarka 3 km (2 miles) N of

central Oslo A wilderness area popular with hikers and skiers, offering hills, lakes and forests.

Henie-Onstad Art Centre

6 km (4 miles) W of central Oslo Prestigious modern art centre including work by Matisse, Picasso and various Expressionist artists.

Fredrikstad 50 km (30 miles) S of

Oslo Old fortress town with moats, gates and a drawbridge Originally constructed by Frederick II in 1567, it was rebuilt

in the 17th century to become Norway’s strongest fortress.

is now a museum dedicated to his life and works, with guided... museum, with buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries The interiors have been refurbished in keeping with the age of the buildings.

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The harbour, Balestrand Tel (57)

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