Published 12:58 IST, November 5th 2019
Norway: Bergen, Tromsø, and a few other breathtaking places to visit
Norway is a Scandinavian country that has mountains, glaciers and the amazing northern lights. If you are planning to travel there, these are the places to go
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rway is a beautiful country full of great places to visit. country of towns with colourful wooden houses and majestic natural landmarks. It is difficult to choose best places to visit in rway, as every place has its own charm. re is a wide range of outstanding natural landmarks and nice cosy cities. rway’s diverse culture and nature have its own magic where low season can also have its highs. Re more about places to visit and find out which tour to take to get re!
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Bergen
Bergen is rway's second-largest city with a population of roughly 270,000. King Olav Kyrre founded city of Bergen in 1070, and it was country's capital from 1110 until 1299. Bergen is called ‘ city between seven mountains’ because of many mountains that surround it. At 624 meters, Mount Ulriken is tallest of m. Today Bergen is an important centre for shipping and oil industries, as well as for aquaculture, food processing industry and higher education. Bergen is also a European City of Culture and its many museums and art galleries are well worth a visit.
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Stavanger
With a population of approx. 130,000, Stavanger is rway’s fourth-largest city. town is kwn as rway's energy capital. From steep mountains and lovely fjords to long, wild beaches along open coastline of Jæren: everything is within easy reach of city of Stavanger. city has several museums and collections, of both local and national interest. rwegian Petroleum Museum is most popular museum in city and is currently only petroleum museum in Europe.
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Tromsø
Tromsø is called "Gateway to Arctic" because it enjoys more rrn Lights than anywhere else in world. city also has two whole months of Midnight Sun. Tromsø is largest city rth of Arctic Circle in rdic countries and it is famous for rrn Lights, Midnight Sun, Polar Nights, Arctic Cadral and University of Tromsø. Some visitors prefer to see magnificent display of rrn Lights from a mountain top shielded from city’s lights, while ors are just as impressed right in city centre.
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10:50 IST, November 5th 2019