Category: Norway
Norway, long and narrow eleven hundred miles long, in fact lies alongside Sweden. The mountains and fjords of Norway leave little land to farm and until recently Norway was …
OSLO Oslo is the capital of Norway and was founded in 1050 by Harald, a Viking King Harderade. The city has experienced several influences mainly from the Hanseatic Guild …
BERGEN Founded by King Olav Kyrre in 1070. Bergen is one of the country’s oldest towns and probably its most interesting. In the 12th and 13th centuries, one of …
Sights The Nidaros Cathedral – the largest Gothic medieval church building in the Nordic countries and Norway’s national shrine. Archbishop’s Palacet. The oldest profane building in the Nordic countries …
TRONDHEIM Founded in 997 AD by the Viking King Olav Tryggvason. Capital of Norway and chief ecclesiastical seat Ages, Trondheim is today one of the three largest towns in …
SIGHTS King Haakon’s Hall (13th century); Royal Ceremonial Hall; Rosenkranz Tower (16th century); St. Mary’s Church (12th century); Schotstuene (old assembly rooms); Bryg-gen Museum; Bryggen (the wharf, medieval wooden …
SIGHTS Your home is so much more than just a roof over your head… Property values have grown strongly in recent years, and chances are your home is worth …