Introducing Geirangerfjorden
Added to Unesco’s World Heritage List in 2005, this archetypal fjord boasts towering, twisting walls which curve inland for 20 narrow kilometres. Along the way abandoned farms cling to the cliffs and breathtakingly high waterfalls with names such as the Seven Sisters, the Suitor and the Bridal Veil drop straight into the sea from forests above.
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The cruise by public ferry between Geiranger and Hellesylt is almost too nice to view.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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Geiranger (what is the best option?)
by Ricard2011 13 July 2011
We will arrive in Andalness at 13:48 by train. We want to visit Alesund, Geirangerfjord and after that we must come back to Bergen. …
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Fjords close to bergen
by Nitopay 09 July 2011
I will be going this summer to Bergen, and i had in mind a trip to Geirangerfjord, but since it's an 8 hour long trip i'll have to "settle"…
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Re: Fjords - where exactly to go within a limited period of time (max. 3 days)?
by Bjoern 05 July 2011
"Best fjords" are many things - but if you as most are after those with tall steep rocky sides and we are talking Norway (there are similar…
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