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Lofoten doesn't do romance the way a Mediterranean resort does. There's no poolside champagne service, no turn-down chocolates, no lobby pianist.
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The Flåm Railway drops 863 metres in 20 kilometres, from a treeless mountain station at 867 metres above sea level to a village on the Aurlandsfjord.
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Oslo has built one of the better hotel spa scenes in the Nordics. Some properties run full wellness floors with multi-stage thermal circuits, snow rooms, and proper treatment menus.
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From late May to mid-July the sun physically stays above the horizon.
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Lofoten sits under the auroral oval, which means with the right weather conditions you will normally be able to see the northern lights.
Must see Attractions
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Norway’s national opera and ballet in a purpose-built, walkable waterfront building. Walk straight up the marble roof for free and get a view that covers half the city.
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The largest art museum in Norway exhibiting some of the most iconic Norwegian paintings, including the original Scream oil painting and famous national romantic paintings like The Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord that define Norway's national identity, all in one building.
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The world's largest Munch collection, 13 floors of it, with free entry on Wednesday evenings and three versions of The Scream rotating throughout the day.
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212 nude sculptures by one artist, free entry, open 24 hours. Walk the 850-metre axis from the main gates to the Monolith with plenty to see in between.
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A concentrated, walkable collection of authentic Norwegian buildings and interiors that includes a medieval stave church and dedicated galleries for costume and craft. It is the only place in Oslo where you can physically walk from the Black Death era (1300s) to the Nokia era (1990s) in less than 20 minutes.
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A preserved polar exploration ship with connected exhibition galleries that let visitors board the vessel and examine original expedition equipment and ship construction in close detail.
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A single-block granite column that compacts over a hundred interlocked human figures into the park's central, monumental focal point, offering close-up study of Vigeland's figure work.