Category: UNESCO

The Nærøy fjord (Nærøyfjorden) is one of the most narrow fjords in the world. Together with Geiranger fjord, Nærøy is UNESCO-listed.

Bryggen consists of a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings on the east side of the harbour in Bergen. UNESCO listed since 1979.

Vega islands were UNESCO listed in 2004 and is a tribute to generations of farmers and fisherman's way of living through the last 1500 years.

Overlooking the Lustrafjord, Urnes stave church in Luster is among the oldest stave church in Norway. UNESCO listed in 1979.

The Rjukan – Notodden Industrial Heritage Site is a UNESCO site created to protect the industrial landscapes in and around the two towns.

The Rjukan – Notodden Industrial Heritage Site is a UNESCO site created to protect the industrial landscapes in and around the two towns.

The UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord is surrounded by majestic, snow-covered mountain peaks and wild waterfalls.

Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark, (Norways first UNESCO Geo park) was approved in 2006 and is located in Vestfold and Telemark.

Perhaps you have seen them in a photograph, a tourist brochure or in a magazine – the two small houses beneath Helleren in Jøssingfjord.

Struve's Geodetic Arc and the last column in Hammerfest was used for the massive task to measure the exact size and shape of planet earth!