Svalbard one of Lonely Planet’s top ten travel destinations

The travel guide company Lonely Planet has ranked Norway’s northernmost territory as one of the world’s most exciting travel destinations for 2009.

Freedom-seeking older generation opts for motor homes

“When I’m sixty-six, I’ll do what I want,” is a line from a song that was a hit in Norway a few years ago. These days, this rings true for a great many Norwegian pensioners, who are blessed with good health, sound finances and wanderlust. The fact that a growing number of them are buying motor homes and plotting out their own route for their holidays reflects this freedom-seeking tr...

Experience Norwegian fjords in the summer

The popular round trip Norway in a nutshell takes you on a journey through some the most beautiful landscapes in Norway, land of the fjords.

Get ready to ski in Norway!

The snow is sprinkling the landscape and the winter has already hit the Norwegian mountains. This week numerous ski centres opens to the public, and downhill ski slopes and cross-country tracks are just waiting to be tested.

Diving for Food

Through a hole in the ice, Lars Petter Øie emerges with a large king crab in his hand. He hands it to the guests of his “King Crab Safari” before crawling onto the ice in his scuba-gear. The Arctic Safari he runs in Finnmark in Northern Norway was recently named by National Geographic Adventure Magazine as one of the 25 best new trips to make in 2008.

A walk on the 'wild side'

How would you like to wander in the Norwegian mountains, breathing crystalline air? Maybe you'd prefer walking along the coast and spending the night in a charming lighthouse? Now you can spend an unusual summer holiday in Norway at a reasonable price.

Longyearbyen turns 100 years

The approximately 1800 people who live in Longyearbyen on Svalbard have at least one thing in common with the first inhabitants who arrived in 1906: They reside in a climate that is dominated by seasons that are either pitch dark or always illuminated by the midnight sun. In 2006 they celebrate 100 years as a community on Norway's northernmost territory.

Web Camera on Norway’s Highest Mountain

It is now possible to see live pictures from Galdhøpiggen, Norway’s highest mountain, 2469 metres above sea level. Tourists who reach the summit will also be able to surf the Internet and send a greeting home with pictures and text and a video clip with sound.

Trekking in Norway

Few sceneries are more spectacular than the Norwegian mountains, and there is no need for physical fatigue to experience the mountains up close, although hour long hikes may bring you closer to the wild nature.

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