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Nice view from the Galdhøpiggen Mountain - the tallest mountain in Norway - Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Innovation Norway
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Nice view from the Galdhøpiggen Mountain - the tallest mountain in Norway

Popular nature attractions in Norway 2008

Galdhøpiggen (Norway's tallest mountain), Nigardsbreen Glacier, the Geirangerfjord and the Vøringsfossen Waterfall are popular nature attractions.

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  • Aksla Mountain, Ålesund
  • Briksdalsbreen Glacier, Olden
  • Bryggen Hanesatic Wharf, Bergen
  • Byrkjedalstunet (a former cheese factory, now a hotel, restaurant and candle factory), Dirdal
  • Bøyabreen Glacier (an arm of Jostedalsbreen Glacier), Fjærland
  • Dalsnibba Mountain, near Geiranger
  • ”Friluftshuset” at Orre (an information centre for outdoor life and nature conservation in the Jæren area)
  • Galdhøpiggen Mountain (the tallest mountain in Norway - 2,469 metres above sea level), Jotunheimen
  • Kjenndalsbreen Galcier, Lodalen near Stryn
  • Kjosfossen Waterfall, Flåm
  • Laksforsen Waterfall, Grane in Nordland
  • Lindesnes Lighthouse
  • The Lofoten Islands
  • Nigardsbreen Glacier (an arm of Jostedalsbreen Glacier), Luster in Sogn og Fjordane
  • Old Drøbak
  • Old Skudeneshavn, Karmøy
  • Preikestolen Mountain (The Pulpit Rock)
  • Rondane National Tourist Route (rv. 27 between Enden and Folldal)
  • Saltstraumen (the world’s most powerful maelstrom), near Bodø
  • Steinsdalsfossen Waterfall, Hardanger
  • Svartisen Glacier, Meløy in Nordland
  • The Atlantic Road, Averøy
  • The Avaldsnes Area, Karmøy
  • The Besseggen Ridge, Jotunheimen
  • The Geirangerfjord
  • The Lysefjord
  • The Nærøyfjord
  • The Old Town in Fredrikstad
  • The old village of Sogndalstrand, Hauge i Dalane
  • The Sognefjellsvegen Road (rv. 55 between Lom and Gaupne)
  • The Trollstigen Mountain Road
  • The West Cape (the most westerly plateau in Norway and Northern Europe), Sogn og Fjordane
  • Torghatten Mountain, Brønnøysund inNordland
  • Vøringsfossen Waterfall, Eidfjord
Last updated: 2009-06-19
The Briksdalsbreen Glacier, Norway - Photo: Thomas Bickhardt
The Briksdalsbreen Glacier, Norway
Lindenes Lighthouse, Norway - Photo: Lindesnes Fyr
Lindenes Lighthouse, Norway
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