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Gudvangen is a place at the end of the Nærøyfjord in the Fylke Vestland.
background
Gudvangen is a small town in the municipality of Aurland. The place is easily accessible by passing the E16 due to its location at the end of the Nærøyfjords a popular vacation spot in Norway.
Numerous cruise ships call at the place all year round, so that one or more ships anchored at the fjord end are not uncommon.
getting there
By plane
The nearest regional airport is in Sogndal, the closest international airport is in Mountains.
By train
The next rail connection to the Bergen Railway is located in Voss, from there by bus.
Also, you can get a little more elaborate from the train station Myrdal (Bergen Railway) with the Flåm Railway to Flam at the Aurlandsfjord and from there travel on to Gudvangen by excursion boat.
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Dynamic cardsTourist Attractions
- Nærøyfjord. The Nærøyfjord is the narrowest and one of the shortest fjords in Norway. Together with the Geirangerfjord the fjord has been part of the World cultural heritage by UNESCO and one of the main attractions in Gudvangen.
- Kjelfossen. The waterfall with a total height of over 800 m has a maximum continuous fall height of 149 m. You can see the waterfall from the road - from the direction of travel Flam coming you should stop immediately after leaving the Gudvanga tunnel to view the waterfall. From Gudvangen you can hike to the foot of the waterfall.
activities
- For many cruise travelers, but also for those traveling by car, a trip is essential Norway in a nutshell To the standard program of a trip to Norway: You disembark in Flåm or leave your car there in the parking lot, take the Flåm Railway up to the train station, which is 800 m higher Myrdal at the edge of Hardangervidda, change there to the Bergen Railway and take it to Voss, from where a bus brings you back to Gudvangen, where the cruise ship is waiting in the meantime. Individual travelers can then take the small passenger ferries from Gudvangen back to Flåm through the Nærøyfjord. Of course, you can also book this tour in the opposite direction, or you can start from Gudvangen to travel on the Nærøyfjord to Flåm, and then take the railways via Myrdal and Voss back to Gudvangen.
- Paddling on the fjord
- hike: From Gudvangen you can easily hike both sides of the fjord.
- On the western bank after Bakka, whereby hikers at the Bakka tunnel should avoid the (partially buried) old road. There and back a total of 10 km.
- On the Congregational Postvei, along the old Royal Mail Route along the east bank to Styvi, where you can visit the farm museum and the café, which is only managed via Somer. If you then have enough and pass one of the small passenger ferries with destination Gudvangen, you can hoist the signal on the jetty so that you are picked up by the ship and taken back with you.
shop
In the village itself there is a petrol station shop for everyday needs as well as several souvenir shops. Since the place is heavily geared towards cruise travelers, the price level is very high even by Norwegian standards.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Gudvangen Fjordtell, 5717 Gudvangen. Tel.: 47 57 63 39 29, Fax: 47 57 63 39 80, Email: [email protected].
