Hardanger in Norway My favorite Hotels and locations

The pristine beauty of Norway comes to
life in Fjord Norway

Fjord Norway and Hardanger is a region filled with steep mountains, majestic glaciers, thundering waterfalls and blossoming orchards. Here, clients can indulge in soft adventure activities such as hiking and canoeing,

or intense pursuits such as rock climbing.

Fjord cruise or Norway in a Nutshell tour One of the best ways to see this region is by traversing its by ways on a fjord cruise. You can choose from car ferries, express boats, sightseeing cruisers or chartered vessels, or see the fjords as part of the widely popular Norway in a Nutshell tour, offered by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) in conjunction with the Flam Railway. For more information on Fjord Norway,

visit www.fjordnorway.no

Clients who opt for train travel in Norway have some luxurious new options. On NSB’s Premium and standard long-distance trains, they now offer first-class upgrades that provide passengers with complimentary tea and coffee, meal service and an extremely comfortable atmosphere. For more information, visit NSB at www.nsb.no

Exploring the Hardanger fjord Region.

For those looking for a sea kayak tour in the Hardangerfjord , it is worth knowing that Hardanger has many more miles of coast than any other fjords in the region of Hordaland. In the spring the air is filled with the magnificent scents of apple blossom.

Ullensvang in Hardanger is not only the largest fruit garden in Norway, with its 450.000 fruit trees. The fjord and the green luxuriant hills streching up towards the Folgefonna glacier has for more than a century been a tempting destination for travellers from all over

the world.

Hotel Ullensvang in Hardanger

No trip to Fjord Norway is complete without a stay at Hotel Ullensvang, located in the Hardangerfjord region, about two and a half hours from Bergen. The 157-room hotel–once a home-away-from-home for composer Edvard Grieg–is adjacent to the largest fruit orchard in all of Norway; there are nearly

450,000 fruit trees in the area.

Every room in this unique property was completely refurbished in the last two years. For more information, visit the hotel on the web at www.hotel-ullensvang.no

View from my room at Hotel Ullensvang (august 2005)

Hotel Ullensvang is family owned, and has been since the establishing in 1846. Perhaps the most famous guest through all these years, is the composer Edvard Grieg. He came for the first time in 1878, and spent many summers, and one winter, in Lofthus. In Lofthus, he found the inspiration for music like “Springtime”, “The Holberg Suite” and “Peer Gynt Suite”.

Hardangervidda
Further east, the wild Eidfjord and Hardangervidda with Alpine-like scenery with large lakes and a diverse range of flora and fauna. There are many interesting villages such as Eidfjord,Ulvik, Ullensvang and Odda in Hardanger.

You can enjoy skiing in the winter, hiking, horse riding on Hardangervidda, and take a steam boat tour through breath-taking scenery in Hardanger.

Hardanger Embroidery
Hardanger Embroidery. Hardanger, or Hardangersom, is a form of whitework using counted thread and drawn thread work. It is worked on evenweave fabric of either cotton or linen with linen or pearl cotton threads.

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