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Facts about Norway - A Coastal Voyage!

Norway has a wide variety of landscapes and scenery, and this site is focusing on the best part of it, or to be more specific: The Western Coastline.


We give you the Hurtigruten, the Trollstigen and the Atlantic Road, the beautiful island of Indre Kvarøy as well as many towns and places along the Norwegian coastline. Explore the site and see for yourself.

A lot of tourists arrive the city of Bergen by airplane to take a cruise on the Norwegian ""Hurtigruten", between Bergen and Kirkenes.

Most of the places and towns we present on this site are places you will experience on this Classic Norwegian Cruise.

Other experience the country from one of the hundreds of cruiseships that visits the Norwegian Fjords.

We give you information about lots of interesting themes. The latest is about The North Sea Oil which started in the early 60's and is the basic for the Norwegian welfare. It's really a must to take a look!


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We have now updated the Top 10 list of popular ""Norwegian Boys Names", and ""Norwegian Girls Names" for 2009.

In order to make the journey more interesting, many people search the web for information, like photos and advice about the country they are visiting.

We hope this page will be of great value as background information on what to see and what to know. If you ever have been to this country you will have recognized the Norwegian nature as quite overwhelming.

The main interest for this site is to tell you about the coastal life, and the Hurtigruten in particular.

We bring you information about the Hurtigruten cruises, that now even can take you to the amazing world of Spitzbergen in the Arctic, to Grenland and to the remote Antarctic.

princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway We also know that many of our visitors are very interested in the Norwegian Royal Family, and we give you the information you are searching for.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 6 years old rescently, and we bring you some of the official photos released on the occation. Read more on our "Royal Pages".

But there is a lot more

Get to know the beautiful, small Norwegian towns and villages where you can meet the people and learn even more.

Try the food and feel the taste of Norway.

And remember:

Most Norwegian people are very familiar with the English language, and speak English fluently. So make new friends!

And take a look at this little introduction video from YouTube:

Already been to Norway? Why not share your memorys that you treasure with others?

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Best Norwegian Blog
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Norway Facts
Norway Facts is all you need to know about Norway, the Norwegian way of living. The names, population, religions and much more.

Map of Norway
An Easy-to-Use map of Norway for all of you who wants to know more. Explore the amazing country of Norway.

Norwegian Royal Family
The present King of Norway, Harald V and the Norwegian Royal Family are highly respected among the Norwegian people. In 1905 the Norwegian people elected Danish prins Carl to become King Haakon VII

The Norwegian Parliament
The Norwegian Parliament is elected every 4 years, and has a total of 169 representatives.

Towns and places to see in Norway
The Norwegian coast is a unique experience of nature, towns and places, and we give you a preview of this lifetime memory.

People and living in Norway.
Follow on this amazing travel to visit interesting places along the norwegian coast, to experience the people and living in places you would love to visit.

Norwegian Baby Names
Norwegian baby names are changing over time, but the old, traditional ones survives. Here are the most popular names in Norway.

The North Sea Oil
The North Sea oil rigs and the Norwegian petroleum activities, has made a huge contribution to the economic growth in Norway, and made the financing of the Norwegian welfare state possible.

Hurtigruten
The Norwegian Hurtigruten takes you on an amazing Coastal Cruise, from Bergen to Kirkenes. The Hurtigruten also makes unforgettable voyages to Greenland and the Antarctic. It's close to Magic.

Hurtigruten Norwegian Cruise
The Hurtigruten Norwegian Cruise takes you on the most beautiful voyage in the world, on the Norwegian Coastline from Bergen to Kirkenes.

The Hurtigruten History
The Hurtigruten history is a real story about reliable ship on schedule, but also about disaster and bravery

Whale Watching Cruises
Whale watching cruises in Norway are arranged by professionals, and promise you will see whales in 95-99% of the tours.

Bergen - Norway
Beautiful Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, and the starting and ending port for the journey of the Coastal Express.

Alesund Norway
Alesund is a rather small, beautiful little town, far out on the norwegian west coast, and one of the many beautiful calls of the coastal express.

Molde - The City of Roses
Molde, The City of Jazz and Roses, and one of the most idyllic coastal towns.

Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a charming and beautiful city, surrounding a natural harbour, and with coastal environment at its very best.

Trondheim
Trondheim is a beautiful old town with a history all back to the vikings, and is today the third largest city in Norway, with 165.000 inhabitants. It has its own airport, the Værnes Airport, and has a

Brønnøysund
Brønnøysund is an idyllic little town in Brønnøy municipality in Nordland, with daily port calls by the Hurtigruten, and even it's own airport.

Bodø
Bodø is the exciting regional capital of Nordland County, and has a population of 46000. This makes it the second largest town in Northern Norway, and absolutely worth a visit.

Fiksdal - A Norwegian Community
Fiksdal is my home place, and we will give you a follow-up presentation of this beautiful place by the fjord, which has most of what people need for living a good life.

Indre Kvaroy
Close to the Polar Circle, and earlier a stop for the Coastal Express, is the Indre Kvaroy in Norway. A tiny little island with

Runde
Runde, this little pearl from the nature, has only 160 inhabitants, and is part of Herøy municipality at the border of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest bird-island south of the Arctic circle an

Veidholmen
North East of Kristiansund is a tiny, little island called Veidholmen. Lets take a trip to Veidholmen.

The Atlantic Road
The Atlantic Road is an art of engineering, and one of the most popular excursions both for local people and for the tourists.

Trollstigen - The Troll Path
Trollstigen is one of the most spectacular roads in Norway, and also one of the most visited places in the country. Eleven curves takes you up the steep mountain to the top where you can get the most

Norwegian Food - A taste of Norway
Norwegian Food is a broad topic, and a much too broad concept to dive deep into in full.

Glass Fishing Floats -Treasures from the Sea
A very content Glass Fishing Float site presenting Glass Fishing Floats from Europe.The Glass Floats are presented with pictures, markings guide and prices. Very informative site.

Glass Float News
Here you will find the latest glass float news that might be of your interest.

Recommended Glass Floats Links
Here you will find our recommended glass floats links to various sites with related content. Only the best are approved.

Slideshow
Take a look at this slideshow from Norway. Beautiful nature in different seasons.

Extreme Sports Norway
Watch the extreme Birdmen on this amazing video showing human birds in the Norwegian mountains.

Email us
email us for any comment or questions about norway and travelling

My Norwegian Memory
Share your best Norwegian memory. Tell others about your visit to Norway, and add photos to it.

Share This Site
Share this site is an invitation for you to link to our site. If you like bestnorwegian.com, share it with others.

Travel Links
Bestnorwegian.com realize the value for you to do extended research, so we give you the best Norwegian Travel Links.

Dahab in Norwegian
If you are interested in diving and enjoying the backpacker way of living, then you should visit this Norwegian Dahab site.

Vacation Packages
Try our amazing vacation packages.

Make your own site
If you ever are going to make your own Site, please read about how I do it. You will not regret the choice you did.


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