Tag: mountains
Singles mingle in the mountains
It started as an April Fools' joke - a decree by the Norwegian Trekking Association (Den Norske Turistforening, DNT) that nature lovers heading for...
Alarms ring over Easter exodus
Nearly half of all Norwegians were planning to travel during the traditional Easter holiday week that got underway on Friday. Warnings surrounded the annual...
Lærdal fire flares up again
Norway's worst fire disaster in 50 years is beginning to take its toll on fire crews, who dealt with yet another flare up in...
Devastation worse than estimated
Fire flared up again in the devastated mountain town of Lærdalsøyri during the night, while damage from its weekend inferno was proving to be...
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...
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