The Rough Guide to Norway, 2nd Edition

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

THE ROUGH GUIDE TO NORWAY is an unrivalled handbook to this spectacular country. Features include: Informed accounts of the country's cities and towns, from urbane Oslo to the remote Arctic settlement of Tromso. Practical tips on how to explore Norway's awe-inspiring fjords, rugged tundra and idyllic offshore islands. Comprehensive and critical listings of the best places to stay, eat, drink and be entertained. Illuminating coverage of Norway's culture and history - from its picturesque medieval wooden churches to Oslo's contemporary art scene. Full-colour photos and more than 30 maps.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
PART ONE BASICS 1(58)
Getting there from Britain
3(6)
Getting there from Ireland
9(1)
Getting there from the rest of Scandinavia
10(1)
Getting there from North America
11(5)
Getting there from Australia & New Zealand
16(3)
Travellers with disabilities
19(2)
Red tape and visas
21(1)
Costs, money and banks
22(2)
Insurance and health
24(2)
Information and maps
26(4)
Getting around
30(7)
Accommodation
37(4)
Food and drink
41(5)
Post, telephones and media
46(2)
Opening hours, public holidays and festivals
48(2)
The women's movement
50(1)
Gay Norway
50(1)
Crime & personal safety
51(1)
Outdoor pursuits
52(5)
Work
57(1)
Directory
58(1)
PART TWO THE GUIDE 59(254)
Oslo and Around
61(54)
Arrival and information
63(5)
City transport
68(2)
Accommodation
70(6)
Central Oslo
76(11)
Bygdøey Peninsula
87(1)
Islands and beaches
88(3)
Munch Museum
91(4)
The Nordmarka
95(1)
Eating and drinking
96(4)
Entertainment and nightlife
100(2)
Sports
102(5)
Oslofjord
107(1)
Fredrikstad
108(4)
Tønsberg
112(3)
Southern and Central Norway
115(40)
Southern and central Norway
115(3)
Eidsvoll-byningen
118(1)
Hamar
119(1)
Lillehammer
120(6)
Rondane Nasjonalpark
126(2)
Jotunheimen Nasjonalpark
128(4)
Røros
132(6)
Kongsberg
138(5)
The south coast
143(3)
Grimstad
146(2)
Lillesand
148(1)
Kristiansand
149(6)
Bergen and the Western Fjords
155(72)
Bergen
158(18)
The Western Fjords
176(3)
Stavanger
179(8)
The Hardangerfjord
187(4)
Voss
191(4)
The Aurlandsfjord
195(3)
The Sognefjord
198(9)
The Nordfjord
207(2)
The Jostedalsbreen Glacier
209(5)
The Geirangerfjord
214(3)
The Romsdalsfjord
217(10)
Trondheim to the Lofotens
227(51)
Trondheim
229(12)
Stiklestad
241(8)
Bodø
249(5)
Narvik
254(3)
The Vesteralen Islands
257(10)
The Lofoten Islands
267(11)
North Norway
278(35)
Tromsø
282(8)
Finnmarksvidda
290(5)
Hammerfest
295(4)
Nordkapp
299(7)
Kirkenes
306(2)
Svalbard
308(5)
PART THREE CONTEXTS 313(41)
History
315(16)
Legends and folklore
331(3)
Flora and fauna
334(2)
Books
336(5)
Literature
341(10)
A Brief guide to Norwegian
351(3)
Index 354

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