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Oslo
Sights
Activities
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Oslofjord & Ostfold
Drobak
Fredrikstad
Halden
Oslo
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Why Go?
Surrounded by mountains and the sea, this compact, cultured, caring and fun city is Europe's fastest-growing capital, with a palpable sense of reinvention. Oslo is also home to world-class museums and galleries to rival anywhere else on the European art trail.
But even here Mother Nature has managed to make her mark, and Oslo is fringed with forests, hills and lakes awash with opportunities for hiking, cycling, skiing and boating. Add to this mix a thriving cafe and bar culture, top-notch restaurants, nightlife options ranging from opera to indie rock, and a large and visible immigrant community who add their own colourful touch to the city, and the result is a thoroughly intoxicating place in which to forget about the fjords for a while.
When to Go
- Apr–May Spring flowers fill the parks, and National Day brings crowds.
- June The days are long and there's a packed cultural calendar.
- Dec The first snow falls and Christmas markets and concerts bring seasonal magic.
Best Places to Eat
A Brutus
A Bass
A Maaemo
A Pjoltergeist
A Sentralen Restaurant
A Mathallen Oslo
Best Places to Stay
A Ellingsens Pensjonat
A The Thief
A PS: Hotell
A Hotel Grand Central
A Lysebu Hotel
A Saga Poshtel Oslo
Oslo Highlights
1 Oslo Opera House Dreaming of operatic perfection w...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Norway
- Norway's Top 15
- Need to Know
- If You Like...
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- Outdoor Activities
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Oslo
- Southern Norway
- Central Norway
- Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
- Spectacular Norway
- The Western Fjords
- Trondelag
- Nordland
- The Far North
- Svalbard
- Understand Norway
- Norway Today
- History
- Landscapes & National Parks
- Wildlife
- Environmental Issues
- Norway's Sami
- Arts & Architecture
- Norwegian Cuisine
- Directory A-Z
- Transport
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers