Bergen Floybanen

Among all other Bergen Tourist Attractions, this one has a special charm. In this cable car, you will go as far as the top of the Mount Floyen. This mountain is 320 meters high from the sea level. Once you are there you will be able to take a good look at the island. Travelers will be able to appreciate the horizon, the marriage of the blue sky and the sea and the fine view of the city. Tourists will be able to dine at the restaurant that is situated at the top of the mountain. From here you will be able to get a fine view of the landscape while taking the pleasure of the food.

Bergen Floybanen

Floybanen, Bergen is also not far from the Fish Market of the city, which is among the other finest Attractions in Bergen. You will always remember the experience of your Sightseeing in Bergen. The exact distance of the fish market is only 150 meters from the cable station.

Floybanen, Bergen view from above

You can use the cable to reach the market as well. This facility is available at a regular interval. You will not have any problem to access any of the places, thanks to this cable service. This service remains available in the midnight as well.

Travelers can buy various things from the shops that are situated on the mountain. These shops remain open till late hours in the day. Come to this place and enjoy your vacation.

In the zoo, the Africa exhibition allows you to move along a bridge observing native savanna animals such as giraffe and zebras. The park is 11 km (6 mi) east of town. Kristiansand Zoo is Norway`s most frequently visited attraction covering an area of 150 acres of wild Nordic terrain. It is totally different from other European zoos, which are characterised by bars and heavy padlocks.

Kristiansand, Norge, Norway

In Kristiansand Zoo, the animals have wide open spaces in which to roam – however, the visitors are still able to get up close to observe some of the most beautiful animals – like the red panda, which is threatened by extinction.

The first part of the rain forest is alive with a variety of apes and monkeys. Here you will find an open air area where some of the smaller monkeys run wild amongst the trees and climbling areas and swing on the ropes while you can move amongst them! Deeper into the rain forest, the mist and the humid atmosphere, dark and scary passages lead the way to crocodiles, alligators and many other reptiles – You will find more than 800 animals and birds living in as much freedom as possible in a natural environment.

The park has many kilometres of good paths throughout, to enable visitors the possibility to roam for hours. Kristiansand Zoo is working very closely with the World Wild-life Foundation to help save animals under threat of extinction. It offers you the opportunity to see the Nordic wolf, lynx and wolverine in their natural environment.

Male Lion in Kristiansand Zoo

A trip to Cardamom Town (Kardemomme by) is recommended. The town is based on a well-known children’s story written by Thorbjørn Egner and you will meet all the Kardemomme by’s characters from the book in the park’s main season!

The park is full of surprises – not only will you find animals, but there is also a “Summer Island” (a bathing area), with heated swimming pools. Watch the Pirates battle it out from the Black Lady ship, while you enjoy an ice cream. It’s paradise for both young and old… The Living Park is a place to be remembered – a park to be revisited…

TusenFryd is both pleasant and fun.

There are also roundabouts, remote-controlled cars, a roller coaster with a loop and corkscrew, an amphitheater with all-day entertainment by performers such as musicians and clowns, and many games of skill or chance. There are lots of other attractions, as well as shops and many places to eat.

The roller coaster sensation for the bravest,

The park is located at Ås, approximately 20 km from the centre of Oslo. Leave the E6 / E18 at Vinterbro and follow the signs to TusenFryd.

Garden at TusenFryd Family Park

Bergen in Norway

The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city

Scenery of Bryggen in Bergen, Norway

Bryggen, Bergen at night

Bergen, Norway's second largest city

The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city. Around 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and as the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved. The buildings of Bryggen were gradually taken over by the Hanseatic merchants. The warehouses were filled with goods, particularly fish from northern Norway, and cereal from Europe.

Throughout history, Bergen has experienced many fires, since, traditionally, most houses were made from wood. This was also the case for Bryggen, and as of today, around a quarter dates back to the time after 1702, when the older wharfside warehouses and administrative buildings burned down. The rest predominantly consists of younger structures, although there are some stone cellars that date back to the 15th century.

Parts of Bryggen were destroyed in a fire in 1955. This area was used for the construction of Bryggen museum containing archeological remains, plus some old-style wooden houses, these being the six leftmost houses on the panoramic picture below. Controversially, a brick hotel was also raised on the premises, which is seen behind these six houses.
Today, Bryggen houses tourist, souvenir, and gift shops, in addition to restaurants, pubs and museums.

Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Museum

Holmenkollen ski jump

View from the Holmenkollen Ski Jump

It is also possible to visit the top of the ski tower, where you can enjoy a spectacular view of Oslo

Ski Museum

Inside the ski jump, the Ski Museum presents the history of skiing over the past 4,000 years, as well as the Polar expeditions of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen and some historic glimpses from the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer in 1994 and in Oslo in 1952.
Tailor made for the athletes

The new ski jumping hill has a top modern profile. At the same time it will cater for athletes, judges, media and spectators alike. Only the best is good enough, including wind protection systems, ice track machine, improved snow production facilities and new judges’ stands.

Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo

The Vigeland Park includes a great number of Gustav Vigeland’s works. Here are 212 sculptures in bronze and granite and several wrought iron gates. Vigeland modeled all his sculptures in full size without any assistance of pupils or other artists.

The Vigeland Sculpture Park is located at Frogner, west in Oslo

The carving in stone and the casting in bronze were left to a number of talented craftsmen. Vigeland also designed the architectural setting and the layout of the grounds with their far stretching lawns and long straight avenues bordered with maple trees.

Frognerparken, Vigeland Sculpture Park

The construction of the park lasted for a number of years. The area east of the two Frogner ponds had already by the turn of the century been opened to the public. The area west of the ponds was in 1924 given to Vigeland for the construction of the Fountain, the Monolith and the many granite groups at the Monolith plateau.

Around 1930 the sculpture park was enlarged eastwards, into the older Frogner Park, to include a new bridge decorated with sculptures and a unique main entrance in granite and wrought iron. Vigeland did not live to see the completed park. The majority of the sculptures and the architectural elements was not installed until about 1950.

The municipality of Oslo was the main contributor to the realization of the Vigeland Park. However, a number of private persons and companies gave generous financial support, so that the capital of Norway could get a park to which there is no equal in the whole world.

North Cape is a cape on the island in northern Norway

Top attractions in Norway
1. Vigeland Sculpture Park
2. Holmenkollen Ski Jump
3. Bryggen in Bergen
4. TusenFryd Family Park
5. Kristiansand Zoo
6. Floybanen, Bergen
7. Hadeland Glassworks
8. Old Fredrikstad
9. Flaam Railway
10. Viking Ship Museum