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Roadtrips
Beautiful routes, special stops along the way and places worth a detour. Everything for a road trip full of nature, freedom and adventure.
RoadtripsPaying tolls in Norway: how does it work?
Last updated: August 2025All those beautiful and handy tunnels, bridges and new roads in Norway have to be paid for somehow. That's the reason toll roads were created, and why you pay tolls in Norway. Most toll roads are paid for temporarily and become 'free' as soon as the cost of construction has been recovered.…Read more
RoadtripsThe 18 National Tourist Routes of Norway
For many (mountain) hikers, Norway is just one big amusement park, but for lovers of endless road trips, Norway is more than perfect too. In 2004, the Norwegian government started a project to boost tourism. For it, the government designated 18 of its roads as the most photogenic and tourist-friendly. The roads were given (sometimes…Read more
RoadtripsDirt road, gravel road, bumpy road: Aursjøvegen
If you're going on a road trip in Møre og Romsdal, you'll of course immediately think of the famous Trollstigen and the at least equally famous Atlantic Road. But hidden between all these crowd-pullers are mountain roads that are just as beautiful. Like the gravel road Aursjøvegen, for example. 100 kilometers of - mostly - unpaved adventure.…Read more
RoadtripsThe Atlantic Road: drama, beauty and danger
The Atlantic Road, to Norwegians better known as Atlanterhavsveien, belongs to the 18 national tourist routes of Norway. And you can't deny that, because this road is amazing! This public piece of asphalt, which actually looks more like a rollercoaster than a road, connects the islands Averøy, Vevang and Eide to the mainland of Kristiansund and Molde. The road…Read more
RoadtripsOne of the most beautiful roads in the world: Trollstigen
Update: Due to safety concerns, Trollstigen is closed until at least the end of 2024. However, you can still visit the viewing point. Trollstigen is the final point of one of the 18 National Tourist Routes (Nasjonale Turistveger) of Norway: Geiranger - Trollstigen. This steep mountain pass full of hair pins is world famous and…Read more
RoadtripsThe tragic history of the beautiful Lovatnet
The Lovatnet is a beautiful lake with a long, tragic history. A little past Loen, in the area of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane, you can still tell from the surroundings what distasters took place in this gorgeous valley more than a century ago.The pearly green lake contains mostly melt water that finds it's way down from the Jostedalsbreen and the Tindefjellbreen to the Lodalen valley. From the…Read more
Experience the far north yourself?
From rugged mountains and endless roads to quiet forests and the northern lights. Discover the trips through the far north and find your next adventure.