Tag: tourism

More Norwegians out traveling

Nearly four out of five Norwegians have been taking off on summer holidays this year, with Crete, Mallorca, Rhodes, Split in Croatia and Cyprus emerging...

Seeing the light at Lista by the sea

PHOTO FEATURE: Norway is best known for its mountains and fjords, but it also can offer long sandy beaches and flat, wide-open spaces along...

Tourists accused of stealing goats’ bells

Farmer Reidar Stenberg, who's raising around 200 goats on his mountain property at the foot of Hallingskarvet, is fed up with tourists who steal...

Pilgrimages keep gaining popularity

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Crown Prince Haakon's official re-opening of Norway's historic pilgrim trail from Oslo to the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. More...

Tourist boom spurs more toilet trouble

Norway has won international acclaim for its elegant roadside rest stops and stunning vista points set up along refurbished national tourist routes. The sheer numbers of tourists...

‘Tour de France’ may extend to Norway

Some powerful forces are reportedly at work to bring some opening stages of the Tour de France to Norway in 2022. Norwegian state-owned oil...

Stranded Norwegian passengers delayed again

After nearly three full days stuck at an airport in Oakland, California, 280 weary and frustrated passengers on Norwegian Air finally landed in Oslo on...

Power failure strands 400 passengers

Nearly 400 passengers on board the afternoon train from Oslo to Bergen had to be evacuated in a forest area between Hønefoss and Vikersund...

Tourists greeted by building projects

Thousands of tourists arriving in Oslo this summer have been greeted by major construction projects, not least around the busiest and most popular spots in town....

Norway shuttering the summer ‘seter’

PHOTO FEATURE: The long tradition of moving sheep, cattle and goats up to grazing land at higher elevations lives on in Norway. A new...
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