October 2008 www.fjordnorway.com aaa Highlights and news JUVET, new hotel on the road between Trollstigen and Geiranger At the farmstead of Burtigard, Alstad, in Norddal municipality, a tourism enterprise has been established that is somewhat out of the ordinary. A landscape hotel that offers a short stay holiday concept based on geotourism. Read more News from Fjord Tours 2009 For the 2009 season, Fjord Tours AS will be launching a completely new round trip which enables guests to experience three of Norway's most famous World Heritage areas in one trip; the Geirangerfjord, the Nærøyfjord and the wharfside warehouses at Bryggen in Bergen. Geiranger & Norway in a nutshell® – A taste of world heritage Read more Fjord Norway present at World Travel Market in London, 10-13. November We would like to inform you that Britt Dalland and Kristian Jørgensen from Fjord Norway will be present at the Norwegian booth, EM5020a, at the World Travel Market in London next week. Read more Bjorli Snowhotel Last year, the Classic Norway hotel chain built its first snow and ice hotel at Bjorli in Oppland county on the border with Møre and Romsdal. Experience and feedback from this has clearly whetted their appetite, and they have now decided to build a new Snow hotel in winter 2009. Read more Accommodation, hotels and restaurants NEW hotel in Kristiansund: Thon Hotel Innlandet In autumn 2009, a lovely new hotel will be opening in Kristiansund. Thon hotel is now realising its plan to establish a hotel in the centre of Kristiansund. Read more New charming fisherman-style rorbu hotel on Smøla Smøla Havstuer is situated in an idyllic location on the west side of Smøla. The hotel opened in March, and its closest neighbours are the ocean and hundreds of islands and skerries. It is situated in an undisturbed and private setting, but you can nevertheless drive right to the door. Read more Nore Fjordsenter New in 2007, Nore Fjordsenter in Nordfjord. Four high standard cabins each sleeping seven, six high standard cabins each sleeping four and 60 caravan sites with electricity. Read more New accommodation available in Jostedal In May 2009, Nigardsbreen Gjesteheim will be opening its doors. The guest house has 6 double rooms and a small cafe. Read more Bryggen Hotel Nordfjord Renovated hotel in the centre of Nordfjordeid. 38 rooms with a total of 86 beds. Read more Seljevågen Apartments Holiday apartments available all year in the centre of Selje by the beautiful Seljevågen bay. Read more NOK 60 million extension Quality Hotel Sogndal is in the process of building a major extension, which will be ready for the start of the 2009 season. Read more Molde Fjordstuer, Molde has increased its capacity. On 30 August this year, Molde Fjordstuer opened its new building alongside the quay in Molde, and can now boast of a significantly upgraded hotel product. Read more Attractions and round trips New offers from Fjord Experience for 2009! Fjord Day Adventure - Experience unique sites in the World Heritage area all in one day - Read more New and unique boat service At long last you can take a boat trip innermost in the Sognefjord to the picturesque, emerald Lustrafjord. Read more Viking rides to Avaldsnes outside Haugesund Interested in following in the footsteps of King Harald Fairhair and discovering the rich history of the Vikings? Why not be a Viking for a day. Dress, eat and behave as they did more than 1,000 years ago. Read more Guided trips to Selje Monastery – probably Norways oldest monastery On the island of Selja, 15 minutes by boat from Selje, lie the ruins of Selje Monastery, which is probably Norways oldest monastery. The Monastery was built by Benedictine monks in the early 12th century in honour of St Sunniva. Read more The Aursjøvegen road – spectacular mountain road between Sunndalen and Eikesdalen The Aursjøvegen road winds its way along the edge of the Dovre- Sunndalsfjella National Park. The Aursjøvegen road climbs along steep gorges, wild waterfalls and across high mountain plateaus. In summer, the attractions along the way are even more accessible and the best season ever is expected! Read more Briksdalsbreen glacier set to grow again The magnificent Briksdalbreen glacier is part of the Jostedalsbreen National Park. From a height of 1,200 metres, the glacier plunges into the lush, narrow Briksdalen valley – a sight which attracts 300,000 visitors from around the world every year. Read more Extended season for attractions and activities Visit Sognefjord, Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane and Fjordkysten have joined forces and launched a major project that will focus on extending the opening season of important tourist attractions and activities in the Sognefjord area. Read more Activities BERGEN – ACTIVITIES NEAR MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAINS AND FJORDS Surrounded by seven mountains and the magnificent fjords Bergen is the ideal location for enjoying the wonders of nature. Read more Winter in Bergen Winter is coming up in Bergen with the largest Ginger snap city in the world, sledging down mount Floien and a lot more winter fun! Read more New offer from ICETROLL in Jostedal – 1,5 hours from Sogndal ICETROLL will be offering 3-4 hour zodiac motor boat tours over Styggevatnet lake from July 2009 Read more Pilgrimage to Selje Monastery The first pilgrims came to the historic island of Selja more than 1,000 years ago, and the old pilgrimage trail will be properly sign-posted from summer 2009. Read more Surfing at Stad – Vestkapp near Måløy There are popular surfing spots at Stadlandet. The beautiful Erviksstranda is the beach where you are most likely to find great surf. Read more

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