Hardangervidda Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Hardangervidda
Viddameans wide, open plateau in Norwegian. The endless highland plateau of Hardangervidda is about 8,500 km², which is a fifth of the size of the Netherlands and three times the size of Luxembourg. The national park covers 3,422 km² (1,321 square miles). Hardangervidda is famous for the large herds of wild reindeer. An extensive net of hiking paths and a thousand lakes and rivers cover the vast highland plateau. People probably came to Hardangervidda at the same time as the reindeer, after the last Ice Age. About 250 Stone Age sites have been found, the oldest dating from 6300 BC. Finds from excavations of Stone Age sites show that the people hunted reindeer and ptarmigan. Moose and trout bones were also found. Today, the natural resources on Hardangervidda are very valuable for the surr
Top Attractions in Hardangervidda
Explore the best things to see and do in Hardangervidda:
- ★Austbygde
- ★Gaustatoppen
- ★Hardangervidda National Park Centre
- ★Krossobanen
- ★Rjukan
Where to Stay in Hardangervidda
- 🏨Fagerheim Fjellstugu
Hardangervidda Travel Guide Sections
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