The Nutshell route starts with a spectacular train ride, leaving at about 6:30 a.m. for Bergen. As the train roars over Norway's mountainous backbone, the windswept heaths, glaciers, deep forests ...

Milder temperatures, a weak krone, and lower prices While countries like Croatia, Spain, and Italy experience scorching summer heat, Norway's milder temperatures provide a refreshing alternative. At ...

July and August are the best months to go. (For details see my advice on train travel in Norway.) The Nutshell route starts with a spectacular train ride, leaving Oslo at about 6:30 a.m. for Bergen.

Tell us your favourite things about Norway in the summer. Pictured is a view of a beach in Lofoten in summer.Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash Summer in Norway can be pretty special, and its ...

The Nutshell route starts with a spectacular train ride, leaving Oslo at about 6:30 a.m. for Bergen. As the train roars over Norway’s mountainous backbone, the barren, windswept heaths, glaciers ...

The tourist board calls it “Norway in a Nutshell” and that’s just what it gives you. Frankly, if you go to Oslo and don’t get out to the fjords, you should have your passport revoked.