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Prekestolen, also known as Preacher’s Pulpit or Pulpit Rock,  is a 604-meter high mountain cliff above Lysefjorden. These valleys were created by icebergs that fell as they melted – it’s one of most spectacular fjords in Norway.

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One of the artistic highlights of Norway is the Sculpture Park in Oslo. The Vigeland park is located at the western end of Oslo in Frogner, and can easily be reached with public transport. The Park covers an area of 80 acres and contains 212 sculptures with more than 600 figures, all modeled in full size.

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 The fjord is renowned for its beauty and unforgettable views. When you see the snow-covered peaks of the mountains, wild waterfalls and blue waters, you might think you’re in a fairy tale. Geiranger Fjord, Norway, is certainly one of nature’s masterpieces.

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Aurland is a small town in Sogn og Fjordane, one of the larger fjords on the West Coast of Norway. The city is three hours drive from Bergen, Norway’s second largest city. The place has attracted people from all over the world.

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This wonderful bird-watching tower is situated in old leftover road bend in Norway with a spectacular view from the wild ocean and mountains of Eggum in the west.

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In Norway, just above the Arctic Circle you can golfing during the night. Because the sun is out all night during the summer and the golfers hitting around….

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Petter Dass Museum in Norway is not just an ordinary museum. It’s a project, which include a landscape plan (park), parking facilities and a service building. All of these are creep into an old rock surface.

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Borgund has become famous as the Norwegian stave church par excellence and for that reason has also been used to symbolise Norway in many contexts – from T-shirts and mugs to postage stamps and banknotes. The church site shows evidence of a previous building, which can point to an earlier church or perhaps an old pagan temple that had been taken into use as a church. The interior of the church, except for the pulpit and the altarpiece, is mainly free from the post-Reformation decorations seen in most other stave churches. An authentic medieval square shaped baptismal font made of soapstone is still a part of the interior. Only 28 of these churches remain today.

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Hardanger Fjord, which is located 75km east of Bergen, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Norway. Hardangerfjord in the is the third largest fjord in the world and the second largest in Norway. This scenic area offers virtually every kind of natural landscape available in the country, from scenic waterways, apple and cherry orchards, and hiking trails, to mountain plateau. Hardanger is a name that Norwegians associate with blossom and fruit. In truth is the orchard of Norway! Who would believe that you can grow apples, pears, plums and even cherries at 60° north?

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