Oslo is the capital city of Norway and has now around 540,000 inhabitants, whereby the percentage of foreigners accounts for 23% of the total population. In the metropolitan area of Oslo, live for example, 1 million inhabitants. The city founded by the Vikings is more than 1,000 years old.
Bilder zum Hafen Oslo / Norway
Cruise offers to the port Oslo / Norway
Oslo has many sights and the special flair of the inner fjord location.
Among the most important sights are:
* Several ship museumss (Viking ships, Fram Museum, Kon-Tiki) on Bygdøy
* The Vigeland complex in Frogner Park, one of the most visited attractions in Norway. The Vigeland complex is a unique, enormous conceptual art work under the open sky, with sculptures erected by the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.
* The Town Hall, where the annual Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. On the exterior walls of the building are reliefs in masonry, which show older scenes from the history. On one, the thunder god is dragged in his slaughter car by two powerful animals: by goats. Goats still play an important role in the country.
* The Munch Museum with the estate of the painter Edvard Munch
* The ski jumping system Holmenkollen with ski jumping simulator
* Akershus Castle and Fortress (Akershus slott og festning)
* The Royal Castle (Slottet)
* Karl Johans gate, the central shopping street in Oslo
* The National Gallery
* The Norsk folk museum (with open-air museum)
* The Oslo Bymuseum (city museum) (Gut Frogner)
* The television tower Tryvannstårnet
Which cruise lines and ships sail to Oslo?
AIDA Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Color Line, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Explora Journeys, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Holland America Line, Hurtigruten- the original , HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, MSC Cruises, Nicko Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Phoenix, PLANTOURS Kreuzfahrten, Compagnie du Ponant
In which country / island is Oslo located?
