Opera, Lookout, Modern Building
The Opera House, opened in 2008, is just a 5-minute walk from the main station. The extraordinary structure, creating a seamless transition from the sea fjord to the mainland, has quickly become the city's biggest tourist attraction. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Oslo" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-opera] While the famous Opera House in Sydney, Australia, resembles the waves of the sea, the architects of…
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Promenade, City Quarter, Department store
On the long coastal promenade of Aker Brygge you will find countless restaurants, cafes and, when the weather is nice, a large number of people spending time with their families and walking their pets. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Oslo" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-nobel] At the end, you have the chance to recharge your batteries in the gallery and have a relaxing picnic on the lawn. The Aker brygge…
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Parliament
The Norwegian Parliament Storting is housed in a beautiful building built in a unique eclectic architectural style. [btn "Book a hotel in the city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-parlament] The parliament building was completed in 1866 and still serves its original purpose. Two lion statues in the façade on the pretty square are a highlight. Visit the Parliament In the past, the Norwegian…
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Island, Forest, Lighthouse
The island of Gressholmen is a beautiful place for walking through the forests and along the coast. Gressholmen is quite a hilly little island, so you can also enjoy nice views of the Oslofjord and the surrounding islands, and if the weather is nice you can see the Holmenkollen ski jump on the horizon. [imageFill 173508,173506] [btn "Search for hotels with fjord views" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo…
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Square
The advertising banner of the Norwegian chocolate manufacturer Freia, connected to a clock, is one of the most famous symbols of Oslo and can be compared to the iconic advertising billboard in London's Piccadilly Square. [btn "Book a hotel in the city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-freia] The Freia chocolate advertisement was installed on the corner of Karl Johans gate and Øvre Slottsgate in 1925.…
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