Loen – Håholmen
Norway | Anno 2024
Oldevatnet
Oldevatnet
Innvikfjorden
Floen
The water of Oldevatnet owes its blue-green colour to the meltwater of a glacier
Glacier arm of the Jostedalsbreen
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Briksdalsbreen
A five-kilometre walk along the Briksdalselva leads to the small lake at the foot of the glacier
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The Briksdalselva, bubbling and gushing, makes its way across the slope
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Fireweed
Smoothly ground rocks still show the marks of the glacier that scraped across the surface
The Briksdalsbreen is also a glacier arm of the Jostedalsbreen. Its summit is 1,900 m above sea level |
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The small lake Briksdalsbrevatnet is 349 m high. Between 1987 and 1997, it was completely covered by the glacier |
Panoramic Road
Innvikfjorden
The Panoramic Road (613) offers beautiful views over the Innvikfjorden
Utvik
Sagedammen is a restored sawmill where tree trunks were sawn lengthwise using a frame saw powered by water power
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Supply of water to the overshot mill |
Water supply with undershot mill
Blaksæter
Geirangerfjorden
Hornindalsvatnet is 514 m deep, making it the deepest inland lake in Europe. The lakebed is approximately 460 m below sea level
The 52-meter-long Horndøla Bridge (1810) is a dry stone bridge, meaning it was built without cement or mortar. It was part of the postal route between Bergen and Trondheim
Hellesylt
Geirangerfjorden is praised as one of Norway's most beautiful fjords
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The Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters |
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The Beer Bottle, so named because of the black silhouette between the two branches of the waterfall |
Knivsflå is one of the few historic mountain farms on the steep slopes along the Geirangerfjord. It is located 240 meters above the fjord, right next to the Seven Sisters
Geiranger
Octagonal wooden church of Geiranger (1842)
Geiranger
Geirangerfjorden |
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Ørnesvingen – View of Geiranger
Gudbrandsjuvet
Molde
Ferry Vestnes – Molde
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Molde – Cathedral |
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Rosepiken (Rose Girl) |
Atlantic Ocean Road
Since 1989, the Atlantic Ocean Road (64) has connected several islands off the Norwegian coast via elevated roads, viaducts and bridges
Oystercatcher
The longest, but also the most famous, of the eight bridges along the Atlantic Ocean Road is the Storseisund Bridge. With its graceful shape, it is a true work of art
The Storseisund Bridge offers ships a free passage of 23 m high
In 2021, the Storseisund Bridge featured in the James Bond film No Time to Die
Håholmen
As early as the 18th century, Håholmen was a traditional fishing village where clipfish was produced
Håholmen
In the distance the Storseisund Bridge
Mute swan
Kittiwake
Great black-backed gull (juvenile)
Kittiwake attacks great black-backed gull
Arctic tern
Arctic terns
Arctic terns fight over prey
Jaak Palmans
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