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Urnes stavkirke
Among all 29 stave churches preserved to our times, the church in Urnes (Ornes) is the oldest and has the most valuable, unique monuments.It was inscribed on the UNESCO cultural heritage list in 1979.Located on a hill above Lustrafjord (the farthest branch of the Sognefjord), the church looks really impressive against the landscape of western Norway. The church in Urnes, or rather in Ornes (Norwegian O is pronounced like U, hence someone decided to change the official name of the temple to make life easier for visitors) was built approximately in 1130. Like other structures of this type, it was built on the basis of vertical, woodenpillars, supported on stones…
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Sengjaberget
My shoes after the last adventure on Nipa needed time to recover (and dry properly).Me too.So the next day I went on a round trip by car.The road led me to Skjolden, to the farthest point of the Sognefjord (actually its final branch, the Lustrafjord).Call it a small town, would be an exaggeration but it was not a village either.So something in between.There was a hotel, a church, tourist information, a shop and a cafe.Probably everything that makes such a place attractive in the summer for tourists coming to the fjords.The area by the water was pleasantly arranged, there were benches and a volleyball court, a sculpture not fully defined…
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Nærøyfjorden
Gudvangen is a small settlement, and its inhabitants live mainly from tourism. There are two dynamically operating hotels comparing to only a few or a dozen houses. In addition, on the main road E16, running through the valley, we also have a gas station with a grocery store, a Viking open-air museum and a restaurant served by residents dressed in medieval costumes. On the edge of the fjord, right next to one of the hotels, there is a replica of a Viking rowing boat, probably known to everyone who browses photos from Gudvangen on the Internet. However, all of this is just an addition to the real travel destination. Tourists…
