Oslo, the capital and former capital of the Vikings kingdom, is a quiet little town, where many people come only to leave for the more interesting the rest of Norway.

Bergen, the coastal town with a lot of cruises to the fjords, has an interesting old town. Nearby is Voss, situated between mountains and a lake, a regular destination for winter sports, and Lillehammer, the former Olympic site. Trondheim, Norway's first capital, is one of the most important cultural centers of the country. It has an extraordinary cathedral and an ancient and important university.

Bodø and Narvik, in the middle of the Arctic Circle, are notable for being cities where rail lines ends; one starting from Norway, the other from Sweden. Between Narvik and Sweden, the line runs dramatically by steep slopes of a fjord, through countless tunnels and bridges.

North Norway becomes barren and travelers who stay are those who follow the way to the North Cape or Nordkapp, the northernmost point in continental Europe. The route passes through wide and wild places in the arctic tundra that stretches as far as the eye, where live one of the last families of the Sami and their reindeer herds, the oldest indigenous people of Scandinavia.

Finally the Josteldalsbreen is the largest glacier on the European continent.