THE CITY OF SEVEN MOUNTAINS Brightly painted buildings greet a family visiting Bergen They begin their day by walking to bryggen or the dock which is the oldest part of the city The family admires the wooden buildings painted red yellow and white They explore the narrow alleys and stop by the shops and cafes
OTHER TOP SITES GEIRANGERFJORD BERGEN JOTUNHEIMEN NATIONAL PARK KJERAG OSLO OPERA HOUSE After stopping by the fish market for a snack the family walks to the Fløibanen They ride this funicular rail line up Mount Fløyen They stop for a moment to take in the view of the city It has been a great morning in one of Norway’s most beautiful cities
LOCATION BARENTS SEA SVALBARD JAN MAYAN NORWEGIAN SEA ARCTIC CIRCLE TRONDHEIM NORWAY BERGEN OSLO ON THE BRIGHT SIDE The area north of the Arctic Circle is often called the land of the midnight sun For some days in summer the sun does not set STAVANGER SWEDEN NORTH SEA
Norway is a long thin country that covers 125,021 square miles 323,802 square kilometers It also includes the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Oslo the capital city rests in the nation’s southeastern corner Norway is one of three countries on the northern European peninsula called Scandinavia The top third of mainland Norway is above the Arctic Circle The seas of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans shape much of Norway’s borders The North Sea washes along the southern coast The Norwegian Sea is to the west The frigid waters of the Barents Sea form the country’s northern border Russia Finland and Sweden neighbor Norway to the east RUSSIA FINLAND N E W S
