Monday, March 12, 2012

Norwegian Holidays:Historical Holidays in Impressive Bergen Hotels

By James Kendrith


Cruise holidays often allow you to see breathtaking sights and places of outstanding beauty - and a trip of this kind to Norway is no different.

This is a useful feature beneficial for the business traveler as well as the leisure traveler. The streets of Bergen are steep and cobbled lanes dotted with a vivacious blend of cafes and workshops. The travelers interested in having a peek into history will particularly be impressed with the 'Hanseatic wharf area' which has many buildings dating from even before the 17th century which has now been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area characterized by a mess of lopsided buildings was once the working area of the merchants of the old Bergen.

The cruise firm says that a trip to the nation, which is steeped in Viking history and full of cultural delights to suit all tastes, will allow you to see the "unequalled splendour of the Norwegian fjords" and the "captivating" capital city that is Oslo. Many of the nation's fjords are located to the west of the country, but you will come across these points of natural beauty in other parts of Norway too.

Norefjell, Norefjell is the most dominant mountain range in southern Norway and Oslo's nearest mountain. It has become a very popular ski resort, and the winter-Olympics in 1952 took place here. Since then Norefjell has been one of the largest and most modern ski resorts in Northern Europe. The mountain range is located between Eggedal in West and Krdsherad and Hallingdal in East. Many people from the Eastern part of Norway have cabins here, that they use a lot during the ski season. Norefjell Ski Center consists of 13 lifts and 24 slopes. The place is also a popular destination for cross country skiing because of miles of groomed trails.

Hafjell, Hafjell is located 230 kilometres from Oslo and is a popular ski resort, both for the people from Norway and visiting tourists. Hafjell Resort is located at the entrance to Gudbrandsdalen, 15 kilometres North of Lillehammer, and is one of Norway's largest resorts. It was here the Winter Olympic slalom took place in 1994, and it was due to that Hafjell was given a more recognized status as a ski resort. After the Lillehammer Olympics the ski resort was further developed and consists now of 30 trails, 1 cable car, 3 chairlifts and 11 ski lifts. It has also a large floodlight system and a terrain park for snowboarding and freestyle racing. The top point Norwegian Holidays at Hafjell is located 1030 meters above sea level and has a fall of 835 meters.




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