Tag: mountains

Investigation begins into ‘tragic’ fire

The firestorm that swept through a mountain town in western Norway over the weekend was "deeply tragic," according to top state officials, but no...

Charred ruins and broken hearts

As day broke after a night of inferno in Lærdal, the charred ruins of a mountain town that was an important part of Norway's...

Inferno ravages historic town

UPDATED: Lærdalsøyri in the mountains of Sogn og Fjordane, known for its unique concentration of historic wooden buildings, was evacuated and cordoned off on...

‘Pulpit Rock’ draws record visitors

Norway's famed high rocky plateau known as Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) has attracted a record number of visitors so far this year, up more...

Fall holiday may revive ‘hytte’ sales

Norwegian newspapers have been full of ads for holiday cabins in the mountains recently, a sure sign, along with closed schools in the Oslo...

High price for remote ‘hytte’

A fully renovated cabin on Norway's mountain plateau of Hardanger, with no road access and a location that's a half-hour hike from the nearest...

Stoltenberg opened new glacier center

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg recently attended the grand opening of  a new visitor's center at the entrance to the Jostedal Glacier National Park in...

Red Cross reports hectic Easter

Large numbers of Easter tourists in the mountains and on skis kept Red Cross emergency workers busy during last week's annual påskeferie (Easter holiday)....

‘Christmas is the new Easter’

Norwegians are heading for the mountains or traveling elsewhere this Christmas in droves generally only seen during the country's long, traditional Easter holidays. The...

Activists give up ‘monster mast’ fight

Norway's state-owned power grid enterprise Statnett has quietly completed a fourth of its controversial new power line project on the north side of the...
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