A week in Norway
Seven days across Norway: Oslo, Kongsberg, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Tromsø. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Oslo
- Munch MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Oslo Opera HouseTheatre or opera house · 0.2 km on from Munch Museum · On the map
- Oslo CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Oslo Opera House · On the map
- Akershus FortressMuseum · 0.9 km on from Oslo Cathedral · On the map
- National Theatre OsloTheatre or opera house · 0.9 km on from Akershus Fortress · On the map
- Royal Palace, OsloPalace · 0.5 km on from National Theatre Oslo · On the map
6 stops, 4.3 km on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.
Day 2: Kongsberg
- Norwegian Mining MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Kongsberg Skiing MuseumMuseum · Next to Norwegian Mining Museum · On the map
- Kongsberg ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Kongsberg Skiing Museum · On the map
3 stops, 0.4 km on foot along the streets: about 5 min of walking.
Day 3: Kristiansand
One day in Kristiansand, Norway
- Grim ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
- KunstsiloMuseum · 1.8 km on from Grim Church · On the map
- Kristiansand CathedralCathedral · 0.9 km on from Kunstsilo · On the map
- Sørlandets Art MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Kristiansand Cathedral · On the map
- Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical GardenMuseum · 1.5 km on from Sørlandets Art Museum · On the map
- Oddernes ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden · On the map
6 stops, 6.6 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 19 min of walking.
Day 4: Stavanger
- Stavanger City BridgeBridge · On the map
- Norwegian Petroleum MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Stavanger City Bridge · On the map
- Stavanger CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Norwegian Petroleum Museum · On the map
- Rogaland TeaterTheatre or opera house · 0.5 km on from Stavanger Cathedral · On the map
- Museum StavangerMuseum · 0.4 km on from Rogaland Teater · On the map
- Kampen ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Museum Stavanger · On the map
6 stops, 5.9 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 12 min of walking.
Day 5: Bergen
- University Museum of BergenMuseum · On the map
- Saint Paul Catholic ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from University Museum of Bergen · On the map
- Bergen CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Saint Paul Catholic Church · On the map
- Hanseatic Museum and SchøtstueneMuseum · 0.3 km on from Bergen Cathedral · On the map
- St Mary's ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene · On the map
- Bergenhus FortressMuseum · 0.3 km on from St Mary's Church · On the map
6 stops, 2.6 km on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.
Day 6: Trondheim
- Nidaros CathedralCathedral · On the map
- St. Olav's CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Nidaros Cathedral · On the map
- Trondheim SynagogueSynagogue · 0.1 km on from St. Olav's Cathedral · On the map
- NTNU University MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Trondheim Synagogue · On the map
- Trøndelag TeaterTheatre or opera house · 0.2 km on from NTNU University Museum · On the map
- StiftsgårdenPalace · 0.3 km on from Trøndelag Teater · On the map
6 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 21 min of walking.
Day 7: Tromsø
- Arctic CathedralTemple or shrine · On the map
- Tromsø bridgeBridge · 0.5 km on from Arctic Cathedral · On the map
- Cathedral of Our Lady, TromsøCathedral · 0.8 km on from Tromsø bridge · On the map
- Tromsø CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Cathedral of Our Lady, Tromsø · On the map
- Nordnorsk KunstmuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Tromsø Cathedral · On the map
- PolariaZoo or aquarium · 0.6 km on from Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum · On the map
6 stops, 3.2 km on foot along the streets: about 38 min of walking.
More for Norway
- Things to do in Norway · 40 places to see, led by Urnes Stave Church and Oslo Opera House
Photo credits
- Munch Museum: Premeditated, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oslo Opera House: Rafał Konieczny, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oslo Cathedral: Nina-no, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Akershus Fortress: Tomasz Sienicki, CC BY 2.5
- National Theatre Oslo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Palace, Oslo: Andreas Haldorsen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Norwegian Mining Museum: User:Mahlum, Public domain
- Kongsberg Skiing Museum: User:Mahlum, Public domain
- Kongsberg Church: Kjetil Bjørnsrud, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grim Church: Jan-Tore Egge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kunstsilo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kristiansand Cathedral: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sørlandets Art Museum: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden: CarstenR, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oddernes Church: User:91, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stavanger City Bridge: Graeme Maclean, CC BY 2.0
- Norwegian Petroleum Museum: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stavanger Cathedral: Mathieu Marquer, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rogaland Teater: Jarvin), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museum Stavanger: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kampen Church: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- University Museum of Bergen: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Paul Catholic Church: HMPinnsvinet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bergen Cathedral: Morten Dreier, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene: Nina Aldin Thune, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Mary's Church: Svein Harkestad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bergenhus Fortress: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Nidaros Cathedral: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Olav's Cathedral: Kjersti Lie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trondheim Synagogue: HuBar, CC BY-SA 2.5
- NTNU University Museum: Martin, Public domain
- Trøndelag Teater: Cato Edvardsen, CC BY 2.5
- Stiftsgården: User:Jensens, Public domain
- Arctic Cathedral: Jma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tromsø bridge: Lars Tiede, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cathedral of Our Lady, Tromsø: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tromsø Cathedral: Unknown author, Public domain
- Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Polaria: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.