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Theme: History, Up to 1 hour in Norway

3838 places catalogued in Norway so far.

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3,838 Places
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Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

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Top things to see

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  1. Royal Palace, Oslo
    02 45 min

    Royal Palace, Oslo

    Det kongelige slott

    The Royal Palace (Det kongelige slott) is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  2. Oslo Cathedral
    03 45 min

    Oslo Cathedral

    Oslo domkirke

    Oslo Cathedral (Oslo domkirke) is a Lutheran church of the Church of Norway in the city centre and the seat of the Bishop of Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  3. National Gallery of Norway
    04 45 min

    National Gallery of Norway

    Nasjonalgalleriet

    The National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) is an art gallery in Oslo, established in 1842 following a parliamentary decision of 1836.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  4. Kunstnernes Hus
    05 1 hour

    Kunstnernes Hus

    Kunstnernes hus

    Kunstnernes Hus ("The Artists' House") is an independent art institution in central Oslo, founded by artists in 1930 and Norway's largest gallery run by artists.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Oslo
  5. Hovedøya Abbey
    06 45 min

    Hovedøya Abbey

    Hovedøya kloster

    Hovedøya Abbey (Hovedøya kloster) was a medieval Cistercian monastery on the island of Hovedøya in the Oslofjord. It was founded on 18 May 1147 by monks from Kirkstead Abbey in England and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Edmund.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  6. Frognerseteren
    07 45 min

    Frognerseteren

    Frognerseteren is a historic restaurant from 1891 high above Oslo, on the edge of the Nordmarka forest, and one of the best examples of the dragon style (dragestil) in the city.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  7. St. Olav's Cathedral
    08 30 min

    St. Olav's Cathedral

    Sankt Olav domkirke

    St. Olav's Cathedral (Sankt Olav domkirke) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  8. Trinity Church
    09 30 min

    Trinity Church

    Trefoldighetskirken

    Trinity Church (Trefoldighetskirken) is a Church of Norway parish church in the Hammersborg neighbourhood of central Oslo, at Akersgata 60, next to the government quarter.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  9. Old Aker Church
    10 30 min

    Old Aker Church

    Gamle Aker kirke

    Old Aker Church (Gamle Aker kirke) is a medieval church and active parish church that is the oldest existing building in Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  10. Villa Paus
    11 45 min

    Villa Paus

    Villa Paus (Pausvillaen) is a listed villa at Christian Benneches vei 6 on Bygdøy in Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  11. Vaterland Bridge
    12 45 min

    Vaterland Bridge

    VATERLANDS BRU

    Vaterland Bridge (Vaterlands bru) crosses the Aker River (Akerselva) in the centre of Oslo. It carries the street Brugata and links the neighbourhoods of Vaterland and Grønland.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
    • Oslo
  12. Holmenkollen Chapel
    13 30 min

    Holmenkollen Chapel

    Holmenkollen kapell

    Holmenkollen Chapel is a Church of Norway chapel in the Holmenkollen neighbourhood of the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, and a listed site.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  13. Baitun Nasr Mosque
    14 30 min

    Baitun Nasr Mosque

    Baitun Nasr moské

    Baitun Nasr Mosque, also known as the Furuset Mosque, is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Furuset in the Alna borough, in north-eastern Oslo, near the E6 highway.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  14. Sofienberg Church
    15 30 min

    Sofienberg Church

    Sofienberg kirke

    Sofienberg Church is a Church of Norway parish church at Rathkes gate 18 in Grünerløkka, Oslo, standing inside Sofienberg Park on what was once a cemetery.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  15. Sagene Church
    16 30 min

    Sagene Church

    Sagene kirke

    Sagene Church is a Church of Norway parish church at Dannevigveien 17 in the Sagene district of Oslo, and one of the city's most rugged and prominent churches.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  16. Kulturkirken Jakob
    17 30 min

    Kulturkirken Jakob

    Kulturkirken Jakob is a church in Hausmanns gate, by Ankerbrua bridge in central Oslo, designed by architect Georg Andreas Bull, built in 1880 and named after the apostle St James.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  17. St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery
    18 30 min

    St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery

    St. Hallvard kirke

    St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery stands on Enerhaugen in eastern Oslo, not far from the site of the medieval St. Hallvard's Cathedral.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  18. Frogner Church
    19 30 min

    Frogner Church

    Frogner kirke

    Frogner Church is a Church of Norway parish church in the Frogner borough of Oslo, part of the Oslo arch-deanery in the Diocese of Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  19. St Mary's Church
    20 45 min

    St Mary's Church

    Mariakirken

    St Mary's Church (Mariakirken) was a church in medieval Norway, and also a major landowner and a powerful political institution.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  20. Fagerborg Church
    21 30 min

    Fagerborg Church

    Fagerborg kirke

    Fagerborg Church stands south of Stensparken in the Fagerborg area of Oslo.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  21. Grønland Church
    22 30 min

    Grønland Church

    Grønland kirke

    Grønland Church is a church in the Grønland neighbourhood of the Gamle Oslo borough. Its congregation was formed in 1861, and the church was consecrated on 3 March 1869 by Bishop Jens Lauritz Arup.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  22. Slottskapellet
    23 30 min

    Slottskapellet

    Slottskapellet, the Palace Chapel, is a chapel in the Royal Palace in Oslo, occupying the base and first floor of the palace's north wing.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  23. Markus Church
    24 30 min

    Markus Church

    Markus kirke

    Markus Church (Markus kirke) in the St. Hanshaugen borough of Oslo was consecrated in 1927 as the parish church of Markus parish, with entrances from both Schwensens gate (by no.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo
  24. Ris Church
    25 30 min

    Ris Church

    Ris kirke

    Ris Church (Ris kirke) is a Romanesque Revival church in the Ris neighbourhood of the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, built in spring 1932 and consecrated on 12 June 1932.

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Oslo

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