Guidebook for Oslo
Parks & Nature
Sognsvann is a wonderful lake that you can walk around or just enjoy while you e.g. eat wafles from the kiosk. It´s also a volleyball area there, and you can go swimming there.
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Sognsvann station
Sognsvann is a wonderful lake that you can walk around or just enjoy while you e.g. eat wafles from the kiosk. It´s also a volleyball area there, and you can go swimming there.
It´s free to go swimming in the Oslo fjord and at Huk you find a beach, kiosks with ice cream and a restaurant and public toilets and area to e.g. play with a ball and have fun.
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Huk
57 StrømsborgveienIt´s free to go swimming in the Oslo fjord and at Huk you find a beach, kiosks with ice cream and a restaurant and public toilets and area to e.g. play with a ball and have fun.
Food Scene
This place is a very charming, large log building with wonderful Norwegian food. The view of Oslo and the Oslo fjord is great from up here in Holmenkollen. It houses both a restaurant and a more café like area.
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Frognerseteren
200 HolmenkollveienThis place is a very charming, large log building with wonderful Norwegian food. The view of Oslo and the Oslo fjord is great from up here in Holmenkollen. It houses both a restaurant and a more café like area.
They also serve full meals, and you can eat it in this charming place by the fireplace and enjoy all the old things on the walls and the nice view.
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Ullevålseter
897 NordmarkaThey also serve full meals, and you can eat it in this charming place by the fireplace and enjoy all the old things on the walls and the nice view.
Essentials
Here they have some shops, including a large food store with lots of fresh food etc.
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Ullevaal Stadion
75K SognsveienHere they have some shops, including a large food store with lots of fresh food etc.
This is the closest food shop. They have a fresh fish- and meat counter, and fresh fruit and vegetables (also some ecological) and a lot of other things. Very nice shop.
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MENY Kringsjå
21 Minister Ditleffs veiThis is the closest food shop. They have a fresh fish- and meat counter, and fresh fruit and vegetables (also some ecological) and a lot of other things. Very nice shop.
This is also a food shop. It has longer opening hours than the even closer Meny shop.
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KIWI Kringsjå
72 Olav M. Troviks veiThis is also a food shop. It has longer opening hours than the even closer Meny shop.
REMA 1000 Sogn
26A Rolf E. Stenersens alléFood store.
Joker Nordberg
21B Carl Kjelsens VeiSunday open food shop!
Sightseeing
This area has a lot of cute, tiny cottages in different colors, and each has a small garden. In the winter I have seen wild deer walk around here. In summer they have cafe(s) here each Sunday.
Solvang kolonihager
This area has a lot of cute, tiny cottages in different colors, and each has a small garden. In the winter I have seen wild deer walk around here. In summer they have cafe(s) here each Sunday.
I really recoment to spend at least one day at Bygdøy where you find several museums. Oslo´s larges bathing area, called Huk, is also here.
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Bygdøy
I really recoment to spend at least one day at Bygdøy where you find several museums. Oslo´s larges bathing area, called Huk, is also here.
Free museum. Google their webpage (oslomuseum.no) and find links to more free museums in Oslo.
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Oslo City Museum (Oslo Bymuseum)
67 FrognerveienFree museum. Google their webpage (oslomuseum.no) and find links to more free museums in Oslo.
The Skimuseum show the history of skiis and it´s situated right at the Holmenkollen Skijump! Nice view of Oslo comes as an additional bonus. In walking distance from our apartment.
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Holmenkollen Ski Museum
5 KongeveienThe Skimuseum show the history of skiis and it´s situated right at the Holmenkollen Skijump! Nice view of Oslo comes as an additional bonus. In walking distance from our apartment.
Havnabakken
HavnabakkenFun to go aking in the winter.
Shopping
Aker Brygge is an area with shops, restaurants and cinema. It´s by the harbour and a very nice place to spend some time on a nice summer day.
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Aker Brygge
2 BryggegataAker Brygge is an area with shops, restaurants and cinema. It´s by the harbour and a very nice place to spend some time on a nice summer day.
Arts & Culture
Tjuvholmen has also restaurants (like the very close area Aker Brygge) and a museum (Astrup Fearnley) and an area to go swimming in the Oslo Fjord.
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Tjuvholmen
Tjuvholmen has also restaurants (like the very close area Aker Brygge) and a museum (Astrup Fearnley) and an area to go swimming in the Oslo Fjord.
You are free to walk in large parts of the outdoor area of the castle and the park. Google "Tours of the Royal Palace and Oscarshall" to find all info.
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Palais Royal
1 SlottsplassenYou are free to walk in large parts of the outdoor area of the castle and the park. Google "Tours of the Royal Palace and Oscarshall" to find all info.
A spectacular park with lots of statues. Absolutely worth a visit. And if you bring kids, make sure you visit the playground area, right to the left of the main entrance.
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Vigelandsparken station
KirkeveienA spectacular park with lots of statues. Absolutely worth a visit. And if you bring kids, make sure you visit the playground area, right to the left of the main entrance.
Also a fun museum, even for kids, showing the exiting journeys of the famous explorer Thor Heyerdahl. He built rafts and travelled with friends over large oceans to prove historic findings.
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Musée Kon-Tiki
36 BygdøynesveienAlso a fun museum, even for kids, showing the exiting journeys of the famous explorer Thor Heyerdahl. He built rafts and travelled with friends over large oceans to prove historic findings.
Entertainment & Activities
Children and adults find interesting things to see in the Folk museum with old buildings etc. Sometimes they have actors playing out scenes from the old days etc.
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Musée norvégien d'histoire culturelle
10 MuseumsveienChildren and adults find interesting things to see in the Folk museum with old buildings etc. Sometimes they have actors playing out scenes from the old days etc.