Fritjov-statuen

At Vangsnes stands the colossal statue of the saga king Fridtjov den frøkne. It is 10.5 meters high, and on a 12-meter-high shelf it reaches 22.5 meters high. The statue is easily visible where it stands in the sky out on Vangsnes.

King Fridtjof was, after all, the son of Torstein Vikingson, who is said to have lived at Vangsnes, and the Icelandic saga writing from the 14th century in 1820 laid the foundation for Esaias Tegnér’s novel success «Fridtjof’s Saga». One of those who read the book, was Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, who in 1913 got the cost and erected the Fridtjov statue. The statue is shaped by the German art professor Max Unger, transported to Vangsnes in 15 parts and erected by 100 German marines.

Both after the First and Second World Wars, there was talk of tearing down the statue, but it still stands looking at the fjord…

VANGSNES WEATHER

Photo: Finn-G. Frostad

Scenic Route Sognefjellet

Norwegian Scenic Route Sognefjellet

Norwegian Scenic Route Sognefjellet runs from Lom to Gaupne, a total distance of 108 km (Road 55).

Address Lom to Gaupne

Categories Asphalt/tarmac Norwegian Scenic Routes

Haraldshaugen

National monument on King Hairfair’s burial mound

Haraldshaugen is a national monument at Gard, located on King Harald Hairfair's burial mound just outside Haugesund city centre.

Address Haraldshaugen, Haugesund

Categories Vikings

Osafjellet, Road 572

76 km (or just 33 km) of pure nature and joy

Fjord, forest, twisties, hills, mountain, view and no traffic. Osafjellet, road 572 is a detour from E13 that you don't forget easily.

Address Vangsbygdi – Granvin

Categories Asphalt/tarmac

Scenic Route Geiranger-Trollstigen

From fjords & twisties to high mountain view

Norwegian Scenic Route Geiranger-Trollstigen runs from Langvatnet to Strynefjellet and Sogge Bru in Romsdalen, a total distance of 104 km (Road 63).

Address Geiranger to Trollstigen (Road 63)

Categories Asphalt/tarmac Great roads Norwegian Scenic Routes

Scenic Route Gaularfjellet

Twisty climb’s and spectacular views

Norwegian Scenic Route Gaularfjellet runs from Balestrand to Moskog and from Sande to Eldalsosen, a total distance of 114 km.

Address Balestrand – Eldalsosen

Categories Asphalt/tarmac Norwegian Scenic Routes

Storelgen (The Big Elk)

Once the world’s tallest sculpture of a moose

The Big Elk is the world's second-tallest sculpture of a moose. The statue is near the village of Atna in Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark, Norway.

Address Atna, Storelvdal, Hedmark

Categories Curiosities

Nærøyfjorden

UNESCO World Heritage listed

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

Address Nærøyfjorden, Gudvangen, Aurland

Categories UNESCO

Ridderspranget

A knight jumped across – with a girl in his arms

The knight's leap (Ridderspranget) is a gorge in the river Sjoa where a knight, according to the legend, jumped with a girl on his horse.

Address Valdresflye

Categories Nature Waterfalls