.jpg "MUNCH museum and modern Oslo. Photo: Guttorm Stilen Johansen")
.jpg "Sailing from Strømstad to Sandefjord. Photo: Discover Norway")
.jpg "Tønsberg - copy of viking ship in the harbor. Photo: Discover Norway")
Welcome to Oslo, the vibrant capital of Norway. Go for a stroll along the harbour and explore everything from innovative architecture and world-class museums to hip bars and high-class restaurants. Then you go for a self-guided multi-day bicycle tour around the Oslo Fjord. This is our most urban tour. You spend some nights in historic towns teeming with activity Round the Clocks. There is plenty of opportunities for al fresco wining and dining along canals and harbours. You pass a few dozen rustic coastal communities evenly spread on both sides of the fjord. You cycle along the gentle fjord landscapes and beaches, through rich agricultural landscapes on small, low-traffic roads. From Strömstad in Sweden, where the fjord meets the ocean, you cross the fjord from east to west by ship. The journey goes past idyllic islands and lighthouses. The bicycle tour continues on the west side of the fjord and ends in Oslo.
The fjord offers captivating history and exciting coastal life. Along the fjord, there are many attractions and sights, and some ancient monuments tell of settlements already 8000 years ago. In the landscape south of Fredrikstad, you find Norway,s largest concentration of rock carvings. The cycle route goes right past some of them. In Tønsberg, Norway`s oldest town you can see a real Viking ship being built and see a replica of the famous Oseberg ship at Tønsberg harbour.
Edvard Munch, Norway’s most famous painter - had a lifelong love for nature, especially for the coast and the Oslo Fjord. The archipelago as a theme or backdrop is truly one of the cornerstones of Munch`s artistic life.
In Oslo, you can explore the unique legacy of Edvard Munch at the Munch Museum. At Ramme in the community of Hvitsten, you can see Edvard Munch`s summer residence, and walk in his landscape along the cultural trail. Munch found great inspiration from the surroundings while spending several years at Jeløya in Moss. In Fredrikstad you can "wander in the footsteps of Munch", visiting six places he had a special connection to.
The small, yellow wooden house right by the sea in Åsgårdstrand is the best-preserved of Munch’s homes that still stands to this day. Here you can take a walk on the jetty where "The girls on the bridge" caught his eye.
