Rick Steves Snapshot Norway by Rick Steves

Author:Rick Steves
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2018-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

OVER (OR UNDER) THE MOUNTAINS, TO LÆRDAL AND BORGUND

To reach these sights, you’ll first head along the fjord to Aurland (described later). Of the sights below, the Lærdal Tunnel, Stegastein viewpoint, and Aurlandsvegen “Snow Road” are best for drivers. The Borgund Stave Church can be reached by car, or by bus from Flåm or Aurland.

Lærdal Tunnel

Drivers find that this tunnel makes connecting Flåm and Lærdal a snap. It’s the world’s longest road-vehicle tunnel, stretching 15 miles between Aurland and Lærdal as part of the E-16 highway. It also makes the wonderful Borgund Stave Church (described later) less than an hour’s drive from Aurland. The downside to the tunnel is that it goes beneath my favorite scenic drive in Norway (the Aurlandsvegen “Snow Road,” described next). But with about two hours, you can drive through the tunnel to Lærdal and then return via the “Snow Road,” with the Stegastein viewpoint as a finale, before dropping back into Aurland.

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