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Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen, Norway Photo: Per Nybø/Fjord Norway

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Norway

Urnes Stave Church and the rock carvings in Alta are among the Norwegian sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Interest:  Attractions & Culture, Cultural heritage, UNESCO

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Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen, Norway - Photo: Per Nybø/Fjord Norway

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Norway

Urnes Stave Church and the rock carvings in Alta are among the Norwegian sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Norway

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Norway

Urnes Stave Church

Urnes Stave Church in Luster, beside the Sognefjord, is the only stave church in the world to be included on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Interest: Buildings & Monuments, UNESCO

Rock Carvings Alta

See UNESCO-protected rock carvings at Hjemmeluft in Alta.
Interest: Cultural heritage, Arctic Norway, UNESCO

Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen

This UNESCO protected old merchant quarter is the only preserved business district from the Hanseatic period.
Interest: Buildings & Monuments, UNESCO

The Vega Islands

Just south of the Arctic Circle you will find the Vega archipelago, a cluster of dozens of UNESCO-protected islands.
Interest: Cultural heritage, UNESCO

The Geirangerfjord

The deep blue UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord is surrounded by majestic, snow-covered mountain peaks, wild waterfalls and lush, green vegetation.
Interest: Nature attractions, Fjords & Mountains, UNESCO

The Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord

These two arms of the Sognefjord are both beautiful and dramatic. The Nærøyfjord is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Interest: Nature attractions, Fjords & Mountains, UNESCO

The Struve Arc

The Struve Arc is an UNESCO protected chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Northern Norway to the Black Sea.
Interest: Nature attractions, UNESCO

Røros

The former mining town of Røros is simply unique - a modern community, in which people live and work right in the middle of an UNESCO Heritage Site.

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