Oslo Opera Promenade: Walk Oslo's entire new waterfront

Twenty years ago, this area was a restricted zone of shipping containers and barbed wire. Today, it stands as the crown jewel of Oslo’s urban renewal. The Opera Promenade is the specific stretch of the 9km "Havnepromenaden" that runs from the Opera House, past the Munch Museum, and ends at the Sørenga swimming pier.

This is Oslo’s living room. On a warm sunny day, half the city gathers here to enjoy the architecture and swim or sunbathe. It showcases modern Scandinavia with clean lines, wood, and glass. You will see people jumping into the fjord everywhere. Unlike many major port cities where the water is toxic, the water here is mostly clean (except after heavy rain). Locals swim year-round, often combining it with the floating saunas docked along the quay.