Insight Guides Pocket Norway (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.
-Brand new edition of Insight Pocket Guide Norway
-Innovative extra = incredible value, and unique in the market.
-High production values - fresh colour-coded design, full-colour throughout, and includes a pull-out map
Content overview:
-Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What Do, this is a practical on-the-move travel companion
- Includes Top Ten Attractions, Perfect Day itinerary suggestions and an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789192384
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Norway, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Norway, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Norway are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Norway. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Norway’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour In Norway
Introduction
Land and People
Norwegian Lifestyle
Midnight Sun and Northern Lights
Culture and Tradition
A Brief History
Early History
The Viking Era
Unification of Norway
Danish Influence
Union with Sweden 1814–1905
Independence
Foundations of the Modern Society
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Oslo
Central Oslo
East and South Oslo
West and North of the City
The South and Southeastern Borderlands
Southern Coast
Kristiansand
Exploring Inland
Southeastern Borderlands
Stavanger and around
Central Stavanger
Old Stavanger
Art and Culture
Around Stavanger
Bergen and around
The Sights of Central Bergen
Central Bergen and Nordnes Peninsula
Around Bergen
Hardangerfjord and Voss
Central Norway and the Western Fjords
The Central East
The Mountainous Centre
The Western Fjords
Trøndelag and Nordland
Central Trondheim
Beyond Midtbyen
Other Trøndelag Attractions
Nordland
Lofoten Islands and Narvik
The Far North
Tromsø
Tromsø to the North Cape
Svalbard
Sights and Activities
Jan Mayen
What To Do
Sports and Outdoor Pursuits
Summer
Winter
Shopping
Where to Shop
What to Buy
Entertainment
Music, Opera and Dance
Theatre and Cinema
Nightlife
Activities for Children
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
When to Eat
What to Eat
What to Drink
Reading the Menu
To Help you Order
Menu reader
Restaurants
Oslo
The South and Southeastern Borderlands
Stavanger
Bergen and around
Central Norway and the Western Fjords
Trøndelag and Nordland
The Far North
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Camping
Care Hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and Safety
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions
Emergencies
G
Getting to Norway
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care
Holidays
L
Language
LGBTQ Travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Times
P
Police
Post Offices
Pubilc Transport
R
Religion
T
Telephone
Time Zone
Toilets
Tourist Information
V
Visas and Passports
W
Websites and Internet Cafés
Y
Youth Hostels
Recommended Hotels
Oslo
The South and Southeastern Borderlands
Stavanger and around
Bergen and around
Central Norway and the Western Fjords
Trøndelag and Nordland
The Far North
Svalbard


Norway’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Heddal Stave Church
One of the finest of Norway’s 29 stave churches. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
Hurtigruten

The Fjords
See the spectacular Hardanger, Sogne and Geiranger fjords on a boat trip. For more information, click here , click here or click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Pulpit Rock
Climb to the top for stunning views over the Lysefjord. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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Svalbard
Colourful cabins in this remote Arctic archipelago, the most northerly part of Norway. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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North Cape
This dramatic cliff is the northernmost point in mainland Europe. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Hardangervidda
The mountain plateau is now a national park. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Jotunheimen National Park
Perfect for summer hiking and winter skiing. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
VISITOSLO/Munchmuseet

Oslo
Norway’s capital offers great shopping, fine dining and a wealth of art and culture. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Lofoten Islands
Stay in a cabin on these islands in Norway’s far north. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
Øyvind Blomstereng/My Magical Moments/Visitnorway.com

Northern Lights
The natural phenomenon of the aurora borealis is not to be missed. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Tour In Norway



Day 1

Bergen
Fly into Bergen and explore the historic Hanseatic Quarter, Bryggen, then take the Fløibanen funicular railway to Mount Fløyen for gorgeous views. In the evening, sail out of Bergen on the Hurtigruten Coastal Voyage for its northbound journey.


Day 2

Geiranger and Ålesund
Spend the day on board ship admiring the spectacular landscape, including the Geirangerfjord. In the afternoon make a stop and stroll around the Art Deco town of Ålesund, repeatedly voted Norway’s prettiest.


Day 3

Trondheim
Arrive in the medieval city of Trondheim and pay a visit to the Nidaros Cathedral, Scandinavia’s largest, where Norway’s patron saint St Olaf the Holy is buried. For an altogether more worldly pursuit, Trondheim also has excellent shopping.


Day 4

Arctic Circle
Cross the Arctic Circle by ship and arrive at Bodø, surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery. Take a tour to Saltstraumen, the world’s strongest maelstrom, before continuing on to the Lofoten Islands in the evening, disembarking at Stamsund for a night in a rorbu (fisherman’s cabin).


Day 5

Scenic Å
Take a bus to the tiny community of Å in the very south of the islands, which is worth a visit for its scenic location and its two interesting museums depicting life on the Lofoten Islands in times gone by.


Day 6

Troll Fjord
Continue by bus to Svolvær, the hub of Lofoten, and take a boat trip to the magical Troll Fjord, surrounded by sheer cliffs with magnificent waterfalls. In the evening rejoin the Hurtigruten Coastal Voyage, sailin