There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
The weather in Bergen was not so good today, so we have decided to make a one-day outing. We drove through tunnels and narrow roads to the Osterøy museum. It is a folk museum beautifully located at Gjerstad near Osterøy (about 30 minutes from Bergen). The abandoned museum houses with...
We spent one sunny day in beautiful Bergen. The city occupies most of the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen with the city center surrounded by the Seven Mountains. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin. It served as Norway’s...
Vøringsfossen is Norway’s best-known waterfall – the water thundering down the mountainside in a free fall of 145 meters and with a total fall of 182 meters. Once we have reached the high mountain plateau, we experienced a stunning panorama. The valley of Måbødalen, even in bad weather...
We crossed the biggest high mountain plateau in Northern Europe with vast plateaus, deep, lush valleys and high mountains, glaciers in the far distance, waterfalls, and azure fjords. Hardangervidda offers a variety of experiences starting from where the road snakes lazily across the wide...
After Gaustatoppen we drove to Hardangervidda National Park. It is the largest national park in Norway. This vast mountain plateau offers excellent hiking opportunities; unfortunately, we did not have so much time, so we took just a 5 km hike from Gvepseborg. We used the Krossobanen Cable...
We were waiting in the heart of Telemark for good weather to climb the mountain together with the famous “Trekkie and mountain guide” Zuzana – we made it in speedy 15 minutes by unique Gaustabanen cable car that goes inside the Gaustatoppen Mountain. Gaustatoppen, which many claims to be...