Tromsø - The Paris of the North
The area has been inhabited since the end of the ice age, and the Sámi culture is the first known culture of the region. Panoramaphoto: Arnt-Inge Hansen / AMI HotelCoat-of-arms
The Coat of Arms for Tromsø is a reindeer on a blue background.It was made by the artist Hallvard Trætteberg and was in use from 1941. The original reindeer coat-of-arms design is from 1870.
Land of the Midnight SunThis is the Land of the Midnight Sun, and the Midnight Sun occurs from about 21. May to 21. July. Owing to Tromsø's high latitude, twilight is long, meaning there is no real darkness between late April and mid-August. The city is also warmer than most other places located on the same latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream.Cathedrals and Churches
All visitors to Tromsø wants to take a look at the Ishavskatedralen, or The Arctic Cathedral: A modern church from 1965 and probably the most famous landmark in Tromsø. In Tromsø you will also find The Tromsø Cathedral, Norway's only wooden cathedral, built in 1861, and even a small Catholic church.Photo: Arnt-Inge Hansen / AMI Hotel
A Center of Cultur and Education
The city is a cultural centre for its region, here illustrated by a photo of the amazing Library of Tromsø. (Photo: Arnt-Inge Hansen / AMI Hotel)In this city you will find the northermost University in the World; The University of Tromsø. Even the northernmost brewery, botanical garden and planetarium is to be found in this city.Tromsø has a lot of wooden houses, even in the city centre, built before 1904. After that time the building of wooden houses was banned in city centre, like in most other large citys in Norway. Maybe the huge fire in Ålesund in 1904 had some influence on the decision, when 800 houses in Ålesund was burned down.
The Tromsø Museum is a University Museum, presenting culture and nature of Northern Norway. The museum also displays the Arctic-alpine botanic garden, in fact the world's northernmost botanical garden. Hurtigruten and other Transportation
The Hurtigruten has daily calls at Tromsø, and Richard With who was the foundator of the Hurtigruten was actually from Tromsø. Photo: Trond G. Johnsen / HR-archiveExpress-buses are bringing you to Narvik in the south to Alta in the North.Tromsø Airport was opened in 1964, and is now the fifth largest airport in Norway, with appr. 1,4 mill. passengers each year.
The Northern Light
Tromsø is in the middle of the amazing Northern Light, or Aurora Borealis zone, and is one of the best places in the world to observe this phenomenon. Because of the rotation of the planet, the Tromsø area moves into the Aurora zone around 6 pm, and moves out again around midnight. As it is light round the clock in the summer, Northern Light is not visible between late April and mid-August.Photo: Ian Forsythe/HR-archive
Accomodation
In Tromsø you can of course find accomodations of any kind, and here is one favourite for you.AMI Hotel Tromsø is an independent family-run hotel, which opened in autumn 1999. AMI is a French word meaning friendship.The concept is simple. AMI Hotel wish to make YOUR accommodation in Tromsø as easy, convenient and comfortable as possible despite the extremely low room rates. Please take a look! You will always find a lot of additional information about Tromsø.
Sister CitiesTromsø has eleven Sister Cities or Twin TownsKemi -FinlandLuleå -SwedenRingkøbing -DenmarkGrimsby -United Kingdom UKPune -IndiaAnchorage -United StatesZagreb -CroatiaMurmansk -RussiaQuetzaltenango -GuatemalaGaza -Palestinian National AuthorityNadym -RussiaGo from Tromso to read more about Towns and Places
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Tromsø has a long history of Arctic hunting, as well as beeing the starting point for many Arctic expeditions. When you visit Tromsø you should visit the Polar Museum, which shows the history of this.
