Midnight sun and the Vestlandet 16 Sorlandet 76 and Troms 126 Northern Lights 6 Area map 18 Area map 78 Area map 128 Scenery and the Stavanger 20 Lindesnes 80 The North Cape 130 natural world 8 Lysefjord 24 The skerry island fringe 82 Kirkenes 134 The tide of history 10 Hardangerfjord 26 and Altafjord 138 Art and culture 12 Folgefonna 28 Tromsa 140 Trondelag 142 Tradition and daily life 14 Hardangervidda 30 90 Senja Bergen 32 Area map 92 Vesterálen 144 Sognefjord 38 Trondheim 96 Urnes 100 40 Roros 148 Jostedalsbreen 42 Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella 102 Svalbard Geirangerfjord 44 Area map 150 Álesund 46 154 Nordland Romsdalen 48 106 Jan Mayen 156 Area map 108 Austvâqoy (Lofoten) 112 Ostlandet 50 Vaercy (Lofoten) 114 Area map 52 Narvik on the Ofotfjord 118 Gausta and Hallingdal 54 Saltfjellet-Svartisen 120 Heddal 56 Helgeland 124 Oslo 60 Bygdoy 64 Lillehammerand Maihaugen Museum 68 Gudbrandsdalen 70 Jotunheimen 72 Rondane, Femundsmarka, and Gutulia 74

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Features Compact 158 Key 194 Black gold: Animal life: From the Sights and museums. Offshore riches 22 forest to the Arctic 104 festivals, leisure activities. Southern Norway 196 Bryggen Hanseatic Centuries-old tradition: shopping, stylish hotels. Northern Norway and District 34 Klippfisk and stockfish 110 and places to eat and drink Svalbard 198 Hurtigrute: The world's Under the midnight sun 116 Bergen to the Skagerrak 200 most beautiful sea voyage 36 The polar regions: Bergen to Trondheim 202 Stave churches: Silent The edge of human Vestlandet 160 Trondheim to witnesses of history 58 habitation 122 Ostlandet 162 Mo i Rana 204 Oslo: Home of the Nobel Auroras: Fairy mist Sorlandet 164 Mo i Rana to the Peace Prize 62 and divine signs 132 Trondelag 166 Lofoten Islands 206 The Norwegian monarchy: The Sami: Nordland 168 Narvik to the Democratically elected 66 Nomads from the Finnmark and Troms 170 North Cape 208 Ibsen: "Be yourself 84 far north 136 Svalbard 172 Riser and the white A variety of plantlife 146 Major Cities 174 towns: Pearls of the Polar bears: Places index 210 Sorland Riviera 86 Dangerous and Oslo 176 From farming country endangered 152 Stavanger 178 General index 217 to land of technology 88 Bergen 180 Ocean resources: Trondheim 182 Useful websites and Fishing and aquaculture 94 telephone numbers 223 Road Trips 184 Nidaros:The history of a royal city 98 Lillehammer to Kongsberg 186 Bergen to Oppdal 188 Trondheim to the North Cape 190 Festival Calendar 192