Insight Guides - Insight Guides Scandinavia (Travel Guide eBook)

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This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Scandinavia, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Scandinavia. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Scandinavia are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Scandinavia. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Scandinavias Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction 1

Fjords. Norways breathtaking fjords are an experience not to be missed. The Hurtigruten coastal steamships make 34 ports of call, heading way up north from Bergen to the North Cape and Kirkenes. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Stockholm. Europes first Green Capital floats on 14 islands; visit Gamla Stan, a medieval maze of alleyways and enchanting architecture. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo. An open-air sculpture park filled with huge, arresting figures, many writhing and tumbling, in Vigelands fantastic vision of humanity. A favourite with Oslo inhabitants. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Orsa Bjrnpark, Sweden. Old honeypaws, the King of the Forest, is a shy creature in the wild: this park offers a great chance to see brown bears and their cubs up close. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Bohusln Coast. Sun-worshippers flock to the sandy beaches of Bohusln in summer, or take to sailing boats and kayaks to explore thousands of offshore islands, skerries, rocks and reefs. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

land Islands. Explore this lush collection of islands off the west coast of Finland by bike. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Helsinki. Discover great works by the masters of Finnish art at the Ateneum, one among many great museums in the capital, then head for the galleries and boutiques of the design district. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Bergen. Norways most beautiful city sits on a craggy shoreline surrounded by hills, and makes an ideal base for a fjord holiday. A highlight of any visit is a summer concert at Troldhaugen, the former villa of composer Edvard Grieg. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Turku. Finlands oldest city and medieval capital, the cradle of Finnish culture brims with history and vitality. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Icefjord, Disko Bay, Greenland. Countless icebergs calve from Greenlands most productive glacier and float out to sea in a glinting parade at this Unesco World Heritage site, near Ilulissat. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 11

Medieval Trondheim. Norways ancient capital and its third-largest city is steeped in history and atmosphere. For more information, .