Visiting Norway feels like stepping inside a fantasy land. In summer, you can bathe in the warming glow of the beautiful midnight sun, as daylight hovers for more than a month in parts of the country, while in the pitch black of winter, you might see the sky light up with bursts of orange, green and purple. Polar bears bask in Arctic surrounds, fjords inspire awe, and fairytale houses dot mountain landscapes in tiny coastal villages. It’s an otherworldly beauty.
While cities such as Oslo and Bergen are full of charm and culture – think cobblestone streets, modern art museums and exciting fine dining – Norway’s best bits are in the natural world. After all, this is a country that loves the outdoors so much it created a word, friluftsliv, to describe the joy of being outside.
