Welcome to fjords.com, the gateway to the Norwegian Fjords. This is the startpage with all the information you need to explore and plan your journey to the four fjord regions in Western Norway; Møre & Romsdal, Sogn & Fjordane, Hordaland and Rogaland.
Up to the left you find a partial map of Norway with the four western 'fjord regions' marked in bright colours. Click on the different regions for more detailed information, pictures and local travel links.
Also read about a favourite journey through fjords, mountains and glaciers in Fjord Norway (Go West). In addition, there are travelogues with pictures from other adventures. Keywords are Seakayaking, Rafting, Summerskiing, Glacierwalking and Mountaineering. Some places are well known tourist areas, other more hidden.
You will find useful travel links for Fjordnorway and Norway in the right column, and for the four fjord regions in the left column. All links are marked with the same colour codes as for the four fjord regions. The purpose is to sort the links by regions. The links without a regional belonging are marked with a white colour.
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Fjords Living in Ulvik - Apartments for sale by Hardangerfjord
Gorgeous waterfront apartments for sale in Ulvik, Norway. Spectacular views of the fjord with snow-capped mountains all around. For the very first time there is now an opportunity to acquire a holiday home in Ulvik, rightly named the pearl of Hardanger. Each of the luxury apartments come with a private berth in the marina, only 100 meters from your front door. For boating, swimming, fishing, waterskiing and adventures on the fjord and in the mountains, Ulvik is a dream come true. Read more at www.fjordsliving.com
Recommended Fjord Tours from Fjords.com
Read about two recommended Fjord Tours, one in Møre & Romsdal and one in Sogn & Fjordane. "Fjord Magic" in Møre & Romsdal covers Geiranger, Trollstigen and Ålesund. The other tour take you to "the best of Sognefjord" with Balestrand, Fjærlandsfjord, Nærøyfjord, Aurlandsfjord and Flåm.Read more...
Paddle the fantastic Fjærlandsfjord underneath the glacier
”Fjærland kayak & glacier” offer guided kayak trips, kayak rental and kayak safety course at the fantastic Fjærlandsfjord, a branch of the 204 km long Sognefjord in Sogn. At some of the guided kayak trips there are short walks to the surrounding mountains. The company also offers guided glacier walks at the surrounding glaciers. Read more...
NIKE ads with B.A.S.E. Jumping from the Romsdal mountains
NIKE has changed focus from athletics to action sports like basejump, climbing, kayak, ski and snowboard. Two Basejumpers from Romsdal in Western Norway are part of this, and you can watch their fantastic jumps from the Romsdal mountains in these two movies.
See Tom Erik Heimen in this movie from Romsdal and Trollstigen, at the closest he is only 2 meters from the rocks; Click here...
Watch this spectacular movie from the mountains in Eikesdal in Romsdal. The Basejumper André Bach is a former Norwegian Champion in gymnastics. Now he use his skills in the Romsdal mountains. To see the movie; Click here...
Bruce McToose, Celebrity Adventurer and Explorer, visits Norway
Bruce McToose has been an Adventurer and Explorer ever since he left his hometown of Wagga Wagga Australia as a lad. Bruce will be your guide to many exotic and unusual places with his TV-Show, and the first place he visits is Norway...or? Click here...
Not exactly a ordinary cruise ship...
The German battleship "Deutschland" visited some of the western Norwegian fjords during the days between 10th -14th april 1934. Read more and see pictures, Click here...
Fjordshow on Youtube!
More than 100 000 have watched the slideshow from Fjords.com on Youtube. The video show seakayaking and mountaineering in the World Heritage area around Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord, a part of the 204 km long Sognefjord. To watch video, Click here...
Stop ruin the FJORDS! YOU can help!
Stop the planned 350 km long powerline between Sogn and Sunnmøre in western Norway, through some of the most beautiful and untouched nature in Norway. Use underground cable/seacable instead of powerlines, and stop destroying our few remaining untouched fjords. Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord will probably loose their status as UNESCO World Heritage if the powerline becomes reality! Please sign this appeal say NO to powerline and YES to cable/ seacable. The appeal goes to the Environment Secretary in Norway. Read more and sign...
National Geographic Traveler - World Heritage Sites rated
Oct 2006: UNESCO's World Heritage are now a total of 830 sites. To see how some of these places are doing, National Geographic Traveler conducted a Destination Scorecard survey. The scores are based on a 1-to-100 scale, and Norway's Western Fjords ranks as number one with 87 points. Vézelay in France ranks as number two with 81 points. Read the article from National Geographic Traveler...
May 2006: World Record in cold water swim
May 2006: Lewis Gordon Pugh set new World Record in cold water swim in Nigardsbrevatnet lake in Jostedalen in Sogn. He used 23.50 minutes to swim 1200 meters in the iscold glacier water. See BBC film, click here...
Summer 2004: Long distance swimmer, Lewis Gordon Pugh, set the record for the longest cold water swim in the world by swimming the 204 km long Sognefjord in Norway. This inspired the people along Sognefjord to arrange their own Fjordswim Festival, Fjordswim, which is arranged in August. Pictures and more information on links below.
14 jul 2005: Norwegian Fjords in UNESCO's World Heritage
14th of juli 2005, the two Norwegian fjords Nærøyfjord in Sogn & Fjordane and Geirangerfjord in Møre & Romsdal were added to the World Heritage list of UNESCO. geiranger
Link:http://whc.unesco.org
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