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A favoured escape for locals, especially in summer. There are magnificent hiking and bathing areas, and a great selection of museums to choose from.

Indoor and outdoor displays bring you face to face with six centuries of urban and rural life in Norway.

The mining town of Kongsberg is idyllically located beside Numedalslågen in Buskerud. With its rich cultural life and fascinating history, this is a Norwegian city that is out of the ordinary.

Learn about the residents’ indigenous roots, explore snowy terrain and gaze up at the aurora borealis in the Kingdom of Light.

Discover centuries-old artifacts from Norway’s cultural and natural history while kids have fun dressing up as Vikings and hunting for treasure.

Discover centuries-old artifacts from Norway’s cultural and natural history while kids have fun dressing up as Vikings and hunting for treasure.

This former industrial town features on UNESCO\'s World Heritage List and is now the blues capital of Scandinavia. 

Explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s museum houses the homemade vessels with which he made nautical history.

A favoured escape for locals, especially in summer. There are magnificent hiking and bathing areas, and a great selection of museums to choose from.

Telemark is a county in which you can experience the idyllic and fertile southern coastal landscape of Midt-Telemark, its stave churches and the majestic Hardangervidda.

Discover centuries-old artifacts from Norway’s cultural and natural history while kids have fun dressing up as Vikings and hunting for treasure.

Fagernes, the administrative centre of Nord-Aurdal, is located by Strondafjord and surrounded by the beautiful, typically Norwegian landscape of the Valdres region.

Indoor and outdoor displays bring you face to face with six centuries of urban and rural life in Norway.

In northern Setesdal is Hovden, a popular resort especially during the winter. The area is one big outdoor experience with something for keen anglers, families who enjoy snow sports and those who enjoy hiking.

Discover centuries-old artifacts from Norway’s cultural and natural history while kids have fun dressing up as Vikings and hunting for treasure.

The mining town of Kongsberg is idyllically located beside Numedalslågen in Buskerud. With its rich cultural life and fascinating history, this is a Norwegian city that is out of the ordinary.

Indoor and outdoor displays bring you face to face with six centuries of urban and rural life in Norway.

In northern Setesdal is Hovden, a popular resort especially during the winter. The area is one big outdoor experience with something for keen anglers, families who enjoy snow sports and those who enjoy hiking.

Discover centuries-old artifacts from Norway’s cultural and natural history while kids have fun dressing up as Vikings and hunting for treasure.

See three ancient Viking craft that have been remarkably preserved for posterity.

A favoured escape for locals, especially in summer. There are magnificent hiking and bathing areas, and a great selection of museums to choose from.

A favoured escape for locals, especially in summer. There are magnificent hiking and bathing areas, and a great selection of museums to choose from.