In the western part of the Frogner Park is Gustav Vigeland's sculpture park. It contains most of Vigeland's sculptures and is Norway's...

With the upgrade of Kadettangen outside Sandvika, a promenade has also been created along the Sandvikselva (Sandvika River) from the...

The Runde island on Sunnmøre has the Norwegian Sea as its nearest neighbor. One of the most important nesting places for puffins is found...

The Nordre Øyeren nature reserve at the northern end of Lake Øyeren, where the Glomma flows in, is the Nordic region's largest delta. It...

Just behind Løvenskiold shooting range at Fossum is a dammed lake which has previously been a source of drinking water for parts of...

An hour's drive from Oslo you'll get an insight into what it was like to be a mining worker 200 years ago. You can refresh Theodor...

The extinct volcano that still guards NATO's old underground facility gives you great exercise and great views of practically all of...

If you wish to to combine some shopping with an historical tour, the preserved buildings at Bærum verk show the outline of what once was...

If you want a little nostalgia and like to be reminded of how it was when Fornebu was the country's main airport and the only place where...

On the west side of Bærumsveien, Lysakerelven becomes wider and the landscape is more open. When you come down to Granfossen, you get the...

If you wonder what to do today, explore Lysaker River (Lysakerelven). As you walk along the Lysaker River's upper part from Jar to...

In 2013 the sculpture park in Ekebergåsen was opened. Many were furious that the city council had accepted the gift from Christian...

One of the most Christmas-decorated houses in the Oslo region is located on the E18 just after the Da Vinci bridge in Ski Municipality....

The beaches in the inner Oslofjord are special. In many places, slanted slate layers are eroded to quite flat, but rough rocks....

On sunny days it often becomes crowded on the largest beaches such as Hvalstrand and Sjøstrand. If you want more privacy, Elnestangen...

Many people know Vollen right outside of Oslo as a beautiful little "southern village" with white wooden houses. The beaches and the...

A short bus ride from the city center in Oslo, you will find a place oozing with old grandeur and the intrinsic beauty of nature. What...

Twenty minutes drive from Sandvika you will find an idyllic spot in the woods. A walk around the lake takes about two hours. In the...

Already in the early 1900s, parts of the Akerselva were converted to a park. For a long period of time large parts of the river were put...

In the summer of 1986 Christian Skredsvig and his wife Maggi Plate invited five artist friends to Fleskum farm. In this artist...