Nordfjord Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
About Nordfjord
Nordjord is typical fjord landscape. The area is dominated by one long fjord, the Nordfjord at more than 100 km (about 65 miles), and some smaller branches. Fjords continue as valleys into the land and valleys are filled with pristine lakes. Nordfjord has an array of lakes, many of which are coloured turquoise by glacial melt water. Hornindalsvatnet is the deepest lake in Europe and the largest in Western Norway. At 50 meters above sea, the 500 meter deep lake is in fact mostly below sea level. Because of the great volume, water on average takes more than 15 years to pass through. Hornindalsvatnet is unusually clear, as there is no inflow of glacial melt water. Fjords are complex and mountains rise directly from the fjord making land transport challenging. The geography is very varied and
Top Attractions in Nordfjord
Explore the best things to see and do in Nordfjord:
- ★Briksdalsbreen
- ★Kannesteinen
- ★Kinn island and church
- ★Loen Skylift
- ★Myklebust viking ship
- ★Selje abbey ruins
- ★Stryn summer skiing
- ★West cape
Nordfjord Travel Guide Sections
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