Opera, Lookout, Modern Building

Just a 5-minute walk from the main railway station stands the Opera House, which opened in 2008. This extraordinary building, which creates a seamless transition from the sea fjord to the mainland, has quickly become the city’s biggest tourist attraction. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Oslo" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-opera] Whilst the famous opera house in Sydney, Australia, resembles ocean waves, the…

Promenade, City Quarter, Department store

Along the long Aker Brygge waterfront promenade, you’ll find countless restaurants and cafés and, when the weather is fine, large numbers of people spending time here with their families and walking their pets. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Oslo" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-nobel] At the end, you can recharge your batteries in the gallery and enjoy a relaxing picnic on the lawn. The Aker Brygge…

Parliament

The Norwegian Parliament Storting is housed in a beautiful building built in a unique eclectic architectural style. [btn "Book a hotel in the city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-parlament] The parliament building was completed in 1866 and still serves its original purpose. Two lion statues in the façade on the pretty square are a highlight. Visit the Parliament In the past, the Norwegian…

Island, Forest, Lighthouse

Gressholmen Island is a beautiful place for walks through the woods and along the coast. Gressholmen is a fairly hilly little island, so you’ll also enjoy lovely views of the Oslofjord and the surrounding islands, and in good weather you’ll even be able to see the Holmenkollen ski jump on the horizon. [imageFill 173508,173506] [btn "Search for hotels with a view of the fjord" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p…

Square

The advertising banner of the Norwegian chocolate manufacturer Freia, connected to a clock, is one of the most famous symbols of Oslo and can be compared to the iconic advertising billboard in London's Piccadilly Square. [btn "Book a hotel in the city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/no/oslo.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-oslo-freia] The Freia chocolate advertisement was installed on the corner of Karl Johans gate and Øvre Slottsgate in 1925.…