Norway sports an abundance of supernatural legends and eerie ghost stories. It's not only during Halloween, you can meet these ghosts! Here we're listing some of our most haunted – and haunting – destinations.
Apparently, everyone wants to live like the Roy´s in Norway this summer. After episode five of the price-winning show Succession aired, the sites of Juvet Landskapshotel in Norway almost crashed. Their site went from 400-500 daily views to 18.500 hits, and the hotel is now fully booked for this summer.
Release your kids in nature! Spring is around the corner and as the snow melts and nature wakes, we Norwegian head outdoors. Not to say that we haven't been out during winter, it just gets easier to get out in spring. Many parents are happy to exchange screen time for play time. The Norwegian nature is free and open, and it provides so many fun opportunities for exploring with your kids.
The Norwegian kroner (NOK) is historically weak, which means that travelling in Norway has become far more affordable for most visitors. Norway has long been perceived as a high cost country, but the truth is that Norway has been quietly becoming cheaper and cheaper for many travellers for years, even despite rising inflation.
Edvard Munch, painter of the iconic The Scream, is to have his life portrayed in a Norwegian feature film from Viaplay. One of the world’s greatest artists of all time will be depicted across four stages in Munch, with a quartet of Norwegian actors boarding the feature.
Today marks the first day since early 2020, where the Norwegian border is open to all visitors without having to quarantine. Due to COVID-19, the Norwegian government had to shut its borders and demand self-quarantine for all travelers without the EU COVID certificate. This practice ended at midnight, and now travelers from outside the EU are also free to visit Norway without a 10-day quarantine p
In connection with Lonely Planet choosing Norway as one of ten countries worth a visit in 2022, the Norwegian HRH Crown Prince Haakon greets travellers world-wide.
When visiting a ski destination, with a lack of skiing experience, you would usually consider investing in a ski instructor. Now Visit Norway and the Norwegian ski destinations have mini masterclasses online – and the teachers, they’re all kids.
From tomorrow, July 11, some billionaires will start setting off to space in which has become known as the ultimate space race. All for wanting the legacy of sending off the first ‘space tourist’ ever. But since we Norwegians love to compete, we just could not resist to show up on the starting line, with a few tricks up our sleeve. We do know a thing or two about sending off tourists to space.
Hopefully it will be possible to travel to Norway again soon. How about a high-end farm holiday to discover Norwegian "rural luxury" in unique locations? Here is a sample of some of the more special farms and manor houses. Remember that "gård" in Norwegian means farm.
Studies show that spending quality time with good friends might extend your life expectancy, reduce the chances of heart disease and even increase our tolerance for pain.