The Geiranger–Trollstigen scenic route is 104 km of road 63 with one short ferry. We list the stops in order, when the road is open, what the tolls cost, and what changed in 2026.
Jul i Vinterland in Spikersuppa is free and open daily from 7 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. For handmade gifts, come on 5–6 or 12–13 December, when Norsk Folkemuseum and Vippa both hold markets.
Many of the best things to do in Oslo are free. These are the 40 places we send our own guests, with prices and opening hours checked in October 2026, plus what is closed this winter.
Stay in the centre for easy tours and the airport bus, or outside town for darker skies. Our ten picks, with which hotels let you look for the aurora without leaving the property.
Our 25 best places to visit in Norway, from Oslo and Bergen to Senja and Svalbard. Each comes with one hard fact you need to plan: travel time, hiking distance or season.
Itching to travel? You're not the only one. Everyday life can be long and dull, especially when you've lived under restrictions for about two years. Then it's easy to dream yourself away to somewhere else. The temptation to travel to a warmer country or another city is great – to take some time off and […]
The best Christmas presents don't always come in boxes. Is it just us, or is it getting harder and harder to buy Christmas presents for people? The feeling that we "have everything" becomes more and more true every year. What do you give the person who "has everything"? Well, an experience! At one of these fresh places to stay, for […]
You never regret an art experience! November is dark – and can seem endless. In other words, the last weekends before December are a perfect opportunity to stock up on cultural experiences, before everything is about presents and Advent stress. Treat yourself to a present just for you, and see an exhibition! Because right now there's exciting […]
Dreamed of living the Sex and the City life? Long, lazy mornings with takeaway coffee and The New York Times crossword? Chatting in bed on an American TV-series phone? Cosmo night with the girls? The famous column came to life in the writer's homely little hideaway on the Upper East Side, and was the character's gathering place and faithful companion through various relationships, phases and many […]
