Kjeragbolten – Kjerag Mountains, Norway

Kjeragbolten – Kjerag Mountains, Norway

Kjeragbolten is the name of a massive bounder that’s wedged and completely stuck between the walls of two steep cliffs in Kjerag Mountains, Norway. Despite its spectacularly crazy visual appeal, Kjeragbolten is surprisingly easy to walk onto and pose for a photo. No special rock climbing skills are required, you don’t even need any special equipment.

Trolltunga – Odda, Norway

Trolltunga – Odda, Norway

Trolltunga is a piece of rock that stands horizontally out of the mountain above Skjeggedal in Odda, Norway. To get to Trolltunga (Norwegian for “Troll’s tongue”) visitors needs to go to Odda, then to Skjeggedal via Tyssedal. There are, however, both stairs and a path that guide visitors the first 950 meters, and from there marked hiking trails lead visitors the rest of the way.

Fløibanen – Bergen, Norway

Fløibanen – Bergen, Norway

Fløibanen is a funicular in Bergen, Norway which runs up the mountain of Fløyen. It is one of Bergen’s major tourist attractions and one of Norway’s most visited attractions. Over 1 million passengers a year have used it over the past few years. Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January 1918. The idea to build transport to Fløyen was put forward in 1895 by John Lund

St John’s Church – Bergen, Norway

St John’s Church – Bergen, Norway

St. John’s Church is a cruciform church in Bergen, Norway. St. John’s Church is located on Sydneshaugen in the neighbourhood of Sydnes in Bergen. St John’s was built between 1888 and 1894 in the Gothic Revival style. With 1250 seats, it is the largest church in Bergen. The church tower is the highest in the city at 61 metres, has four stair towers and a carillon.

Tvindefossen – Voss, Norway

Tvindefossen – Voss, Norway

Tvindefossen (also written Tvinnefossen; also called Trollafossen) is a waterfall near Voss, Norway. It is 12 km from Voss on the road to Flåm. The many-stranded waterfall, usually said to be 152 m high, but likely only 110 m, is formed by a small stream, the Kroelvi, tumbling over a receding cliff. It is famous for its beauty. Buses sometimes stop for people to admire it.

Preikestolen – Rogaland, Norway

Preikestolen – Rogaland, Norway

Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English translations of Preacher’s Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet) square and almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway.

Lower Waterfalls – Akerselva River, Oslo

Lower Waterfalls – Akerselva River, Oslo

The river Akerselva runs from Maridalsvannet through the centre of Oslo and into the Oslo Fjord. The river is 8 km of recreation, through forests and industrial history, fishing, swimming and several waterfalls. The highest waterfall is next to Hønse-Lovisas hus (a small, red house) and the Beier bridge. The river is the “vein of the city”.

Bryggen – Bergen, Norway

Bryggen – Bergen, Norway

Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge. The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city.

Another Place Sculpture – Stavanger, Norway

Another Place Sculpture – Stavanger, Norway

Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley. The sculpture consists of 100 cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile (3.2 km) stretch of the beach. Each figure is 189 cm tall and weighs around 650 kg. Another Place was first exhibited on the beach of Cuxhaven, Germany in 1997 and after that in Stavanger in Norway and De Panne in Belgium.

Frogner Park – Oslo, Norway

Frogner Park – Oslo, Norway

Vigeland Sculpture Park covers 80 acres (320,000 m2) and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures all designed by Gustav Vigeland. In 1940 the Bridge was the first part of the Sculpture Park to be opened to the public. 58 of the park’s sculptures reside along the Bridge, a 100 metre (328 ft) long, 15 metre (49 ft) wide connection between the Main Gate and the Fountain.