A Short Viking Guide to Norway: 3 Places That Are Must Visit!

Offering the magnificent views of fjords, mountains and archipelagoes, the Fjord Norway region is the next popular vacay-station. Discover the reasons why should you book tickets, right-away!

Although the Norway gives millions of reasons to its visitors to visit the country back and again, the Fjord Norway region ensures that they do so.  The serpentine shores that are located in the western part of the country offers no less than the stunning views of sky-kissing mountains, scattered archipelagoes, fjords with a landscape that keeps transforming itself from gorgeous to magnificent at every passing minute.

If you would love to have a vacation that will take you back to the age of the Vikings, book discounted flight tickets to Norway after enjoying reading about the places mentioned in this article:

1.       HAFRSFJORD, SVERD I FJELL

Want to explore Norway`s Viking history? Begin from Stavanger, Fjord Norway`s southern region. A huge battle was fought in Hafrsfjord between AD 872 and 900. The battle was a crucial one which was fought under its first monarch – the victorious Viking chief Harald Fairhair. The battle resulted in the unification of Norway.

A monument called ‘Swords in Rock’ or Sverd I fjell was established in 1983 to commemorate the battle. The three swords represent peace, unity and freedom. A must visit place that will take you back in the history. Book discounted flight tickets to Norway, now!

2.       KARMØY

If your inner historian ever wondered where the Vikings lived in then Karmøy is the answer. It is a small island municipality in Rogaland that has been believed as the homeland of the Viking Kings and all for the right reasons. For more than 3,000 years, the Avaldsnes area was inhabited by the kings who controlled the shipping traffic along the coast and hence, is considered the first Royal Seat of Norway from which Harald Fairhair ruled.

There is an underground Nordvegen history center as well that will take you among Viking relics such as memorial stones and grave mounds. Book discounted flight tickets to Norway to experience this Viking history wrapped in spookiness.

3.       BUKKØY, AVALDSNES

Visit the tiny island of Bukkøy that is located further away from the Nordvegen history center, and is also home to a reconstructed Viking farm. Boasting of several traditional buildings such as a boathouse for a Viking warship, a roundhouse and a longhouse, you can have guided tours. The farm is however open only during the summer season, but the well-planned guided tours will offer an engaging way to explore the life of a Viking.

Take a visit to Norway`s Fjord Coast that will give you the chance to travel back to the age of the Vikings. Book discounted flight tickets to Norway from our website flightsnfare.co.uk, today!