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Lookout Attractions In Western Norway

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Western Norway is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has a population of approximately 1.3 million people. The largest city is Bergen and the second-largest is Stavanger. Historically the regions of Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal have been included in Western Norway.Western Norway, as well as other parts of historical regions of Norway, shares a common history with Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland and to a lesser extent the Netherlands and Britain. For example, the Icelandic horse i...
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  • 2. Loen Skylift Loen
    Loen Skylift is an aerial tramway in Loen in Stryn, Norway. The cable car climbs 1,011 metres to the top of Mount Hoven, above the Nordfjord. The maximum speed is 7 metres per second . With a gradient up to 60°, it is one of the steepest in the world. The average is 45°. The gondola car is 170 metres above ground at the highest. It is the first aerial tramway installed in Norway since Hangursbanen in 1963.Loen Skylift is owned and run by Loen SkyliftAS, where Hotel Alexandra, Doppelmayr Garaventa Group and Stryn Municipality are the largest shareholders.
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  • 6. Knivsfla Geiranger
    Knivsflå is one of a handful of historic mountain farms on the steep mountainsides along the Geirangerfjorden. It is located in Stranda Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Actually it was two farms sharing the location, and they have been inhabited since at least the 1600s. There is also a mountain pasture situated some 500 metres above the fjord. It is reachable by a hardly visible footpath, starting from Knivsflå. The Knivsflå farm was abandoned in 1898 due to the danger of falling rocks. The farm is located to the north of the Seven Sisters waterfall, and directly across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm.Knivsflå lies approximately 250 metres above the fjord. One can reach Knivsflå from the nearby village of Geiranger with help of the sight seeing boat that will take...
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  • 7. Pulpit Rock Stavanger
    Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a famous tourist attraction in the municipality of Forsand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres above the Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff, there is an almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25 metres . It sits on the north side of the fjord, opposite the Kjerag plateau, located on the south side. Tourism at the site has been increasing in recent years, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors in 2012, making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway. BASE jumpers often leap from the cliff. Due to its increased popularity, there is currently a project under way to improve the path to the site, which is only accessible via a 3.8-kilometre long hike.
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