From Idre to Molde, August 18

Idre Ski Resort

The next morning, before Breakfast, I went to survey the surrounding landscape...read more

From Idre Norway Border

After an overnight stay and Breakfast at the Idre ski resort, we head towards Norway on the road No. 70...read more

Forests, Lakes, and Farms of Hedmark

About 40 minutes after leaving Idre on the shore of lake Flötningssjön, we passed a blue sign "Riksgräns Norge". This is the border. We are in Norway...read more

Røros, a Mining Town of the 17th Century. History

The first stop of the day is in the ancient mining town of Røros. The city is located on a gentle plateau at an altitude of about 630 meters above sea level, covered with forests, mostly deciduous. The area is rich in meadows, where the southern Sami have long grazed deer...read more

Bergstadens Ziir, Røros Church

The church of Røros (Røros Kirke) is better known as the "Bergstadens Ziir", which is often translated as "Mountain church". In fact, in Norwegian means "Decoration of the mountains". It is one of the most important architectural monuments in Norway, as well as one of the largest churches (in fifth place by capacity)...read more

Old Copper Smelting Factory, Røros

The main historical attraction of Røros is the old smelter Smelthytta Røros, an industrial monument. It is hard to believe that for a long time it was one of the largest non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises in Europe...read more

Kjerkgata, Main Street of Røros

We will walk along the main street of the town. It is called Kjerkgata, which means "the street where the church is located". The first house from the Bergstadens Ziir church was built in 1695, owned by the farmer, merchant and organist of the сhurch Volqvart Jøns and has his name, Volqvartzgården...read more

Miner and his Wife Monument, Røros

When you reach the end of Kjrkgata Street, you can relax in the small, cozy Nilsenhjørnet park. There is a monument "The miner and his wife" (Bergmannen og hans hustru)...read more

Old Miner's Houses, Røros

The buildings surrounding the park don't look like the bright facades of the town's main street, where merchants, government employees, and the mining company's management lived. Miners and metallurgists had simpler homes...read more

Røros Natural Parks. Holtålen

Røros is popular not only as a historic mining town, but also for its surroundings. Beautiful landscapes and nature untouched by civilization attract ecotourism lovers...read more

Gaula River Valley (Gauldalen)

After leaving the vicinity of rerus, continue on the Fv30 road towards Trondheim. Beyond the village of Ålen, the road follows the river Gaula...read more

Gaudalen. Outskirts of Trondheim

Continue your way along the Gaula river in the direction of Trondheim. Gradually the area becomes more populated...read more

Histoty of Trondheim

Archaeologists have discovered that the first people settled between the mouth of the Nidelva river and the Trondheim fjord in the fourth century BC. The ancient Norwegians were engaged in fishing and agriculture. The official founding date of the city is 997 the year in 1997, was widely celebrated its millennial anniversary...read more

Courthouse (Trondheim tinghus)

Our walk through Trondheim begins on Munkegata street, where one of the earliest examples of Scandinavian architectural functionalism is located, the building that houses the Trondheim city court and the Trøndelag provincial court of appeal (Trondheim tinghus)...read more

Royal Residence Stiftsgården, Trondheim

The Stiftsgården mansion is used as the residence of the Royal family of Norway. If you do not know about this, you can not pay much attention to the building, it does not look like a luxury Royal palaces. Norway was once one of the poorest countries in Europe, and this modesty is understandable...read more

Market Square (Torvet), Trondheim

Trondheim's main square is located in the heart of the old city. It appeared according to the building plan after the fire of 1681, which was led by the Luxembourg military engineer in the Danish service Johan Caspar de Cicignon...read more

Church of Our Lady, Trondheim

A hundred meters east of Torvet square is the medieval church of Our Lady (Vår Frue Kirke), the third largest in Norway. The stone church appeared here, according to historians in about 1200, in documents of the 15th century referred to as the church of the Blessed Virgin...read more

The Masonic Hall (Frimurerlogen), Trondheim

To the left of the Our Lady church is the building of the Masonic Lodge (Frimurerlogen). The construction of the building for meetings of the Lodge began in 1899. The authors of the project are architects Carl Norum and John Christensen, and the interiors were designed by Axel Gould, Sr...read more

Kongens gate allmenning, Trondheim

The Royal street led me to a small square on the banks of the river Nidelva, which is called Kongens gate allmenning (almening means public space in Norwegian) and divides approximately into two parts of the Kjøpmannsgata street. The residents of Trondheim sometimes use a different name, Rådhusallmenningen...read more

Kjøpmannsgata, Trondheim

The city's buildings are separated from the coastal warehouses by an unusually wide street called Kjøpmannsgata (Shopping street)...read more

Association of Artisans Building, Trondheim

Over time, the street became the main one in the city, here there was a large Public house. During the fire of 1898. part of the street was once again destroyed, then built up stone houses. The building of the Association of artisans Håndverkerforeningen was built in 1900 to the design of architects Lars Solberg and Johann Christensen, and it opened the first public library in the city...read more

Old Bridge, Trondheim

The Gamle Bybrua bridge is located at the southern end of Kjøpmannsgata street and connects the central part of the city with the Bakklandet quarter, located on the right bank of the Nidelva river...read more

Nidelva River and Bakklandet Quarter, Trondheim

The Old bridge overlooks the Nidelva estuary and the Bakke Bru bridge. A cargo port was located behind the bridge until the 80s of the last century, and now there is a Marine for yachts and boats in its place...read more

Thomas Angells Hus, Trondheim

Opposite the western entrance to the Old bridge is a luxurious mansion known as the Home of Thomas Angell. Thomas Angell (1692-1767) was a major Trondheim industrialist and merchant, who in 1762 bequeathed all his savings to help the poor...read more

Nidaros Cathedral History

To the south-west of the Old Bridge is Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), the most important Lutheran Church in Norway...read more

Nidaros Cathedral Architecture

Norwegian king Olaf II Haraldsson died in 1030 in the battle of Stiklastadir and was buried in Nidaros, in the 70s of the 11th century a stone church was built over his tomb, in 1164 Olaf was canonized, and at the end of the 12th century the construction of the Cathedral began, which lasted about a hundred years...read more

Gargoyles and Ornaments of Nidaros Cathedral

Typical elements of medieval Gothic decoration are present in abundance in the appearance of Nidaros Cathedral. The western part of the Cathedral, built in the late Gothic style, is particularly richly decorated. The eastern part in the Anglo-German style has a more modest design...read more

Sculptures of the Nidaros Cathedral. Western Facade

he construction of most of the largest medieval cathedrals took several centuries, and some of the work continues to this day. Nidaros Cathedral, founded in 1070 and since then has been expanded and rebuilt many times, is no exception...read more

Trondheim Kunstmuseum

The Trondheim Art Association was founded in 1845 on the initiative of the famous professor and artist I. C. Dahl. In the early years, the activity of the art association was limited to showing exhibitions and holding auctions, where works by local artists were sold...read more

Around Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim

The western facade of the cathedral faces the large Vestfrontplassen square, which translates as "west facade square". To the left of the cathedral, in a glass pavilion - a tourist office, a souvenir shop and a cafe, with completely insane prices even by Norwegian standards...read more

West Trøndelag. Vinje Fjord

Leaving Trondheim, continue on the E39 highway through the western part of the Trøndelag province. This is an area with gently wooded hills and rare farms, there are almost no tourist attractions and this area is of interest only for lovers of wildlife and ecotourism...read more

Halsa - Kanestraum Ferry

We continue to move West on the E39 highway. About an hour and a half after leaving Trondheim we saw the waters of the Halsafjord...read more

Halsafjord Views from a Ferry Board

A few minutes after we stopped on the ferry deck at Halsa pier, the ferry started its journey. The Halsa-Kanestraum ferry takes only 20 minutes, so we will hurry to the upper deck to admire the beauty of Halsafjord...read more

Gjemnes Bridge (Gjemnessundbrua)

For a long time the ferry was the only way to cross the fjords, now they are gradually replaced by bridges and tunnels. The road network in Norway is developing very intensively, despite the fact that transport on the roads is not as much as, for example, in Central Europe...read more

Batnfjord and Fannefjord

After the Gemnesund Bridge, the E39 highway heads southwest along the Batnfjord, a small 9km-long arm of the Tingvollfjord surrounded by gently wooded mountains...read more

Molde, the Northern Nice

The fourth day of the journey comes to an end and at dusk we arrive at the city of Molde, the capital of the Møre og Romsdal province (fylke). The town originates from a fishing village that appeared in the 11th-12th century...read more

Molde. Evening Walk Along the Hamnegata Promenade

I checked into the hotel and headed downtown. The plan was to find a grocery store first, but everything was already closed nearby. After this I turned on to the Fjordgata street leading to the water...read more

Night Molde. Moldetorget Square

After walking along the embankment, I went to the hotel for a tripod and went to the center of the city, to Moldetorget square. There are no historical buildings here, the modern development is due to the fact that the city was heavily destroyed by German aircraft, as the government and the Norwegian gold reserve were evacuated from the port of Molde to England...read more