Norway

by Anthony Ham, Miles Roddis, Lonely Planet

Marvel at spectacular fjords and dramatic glaciers, discover vast wildernesses and thrill to exhilarating outdoor activities – Norway is every nature lover’s dream destination. Whether you’re exploring diverse landscapes or ambling through enchanting towns, this guide enables you to truly connect with the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Be Inspired – full-color highlights, practical planning sections and six itineraries get you on your way

Off The Beaten Track – detailed coverage of Arctic Norway and other distant wonderlands broaden your horizons

Rest Easy – comprehensive reviews on all accommodation from far-flung mountain huts to stylish boutique hotels

Get Around – reliable, grid-referenced maps and our handy Transport chapter help you get from Å to Bergen

Untie Your Tongue – the user-friendly Language chapter helps you to meet and greet Norwegians and the indigenous Sami people

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Guides

432 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[Maddy Speal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Curious what the crowd thinks - is it okay to mark this as read? And count to my goal???

[Ferio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Voy a repetir lo que he dicho en otras guías, porque la reflexión es la misma y la estructura también:

Las guías de viaje de este estilo ya solo tienen sentido en el siglo XXI por la conveniencia de tener casi toda la información necesaria en un único sitio porque, por lo demás, carecen de la fluidez y la velocidad de actualización (particularmente en lo hostelero) que nos pueden ofrecer nuestro portal favorito. Evidentemente, el modelo está cambiando y, por muy actualizada que esté una guía, los países son conjuntos que evolucionan cada día más y lo que ayer molaba puede que hoy no: la única forma de saberlo es a través de Internet.

Pero a mí me gustan mucho las guías Lonely Planet porque te dejan bien claro cuáles son las cosas que no debes perderte a nivel cultural en cada sitio y, siendo cosas que muchas veces tienen siglos, es difícil que su importancia cambie de un día para otro; también me gusta mucho que te dicen en qué atracciones compensa comprar la entrada previamente para evitar horas de cola, los trasfondos artístico-históricos de todas y cada una de ellas... De otra manera, es muy complicado que todo estos datos se ofrezcan en una única página.

También hay que tener en cuenta que una guía de estas características no se lee de cabo a rabo como un libro cualquiera, sino que se usa para organizar un viaje pero no para aprenderlo y, llegado el momento de estar allí, leer con mucho más detenimiento las descripciones de cada lugar. Lo bueno que tienen estas es que también tienen un acercamiento histórico y artístico completo de cada región que sirve como introducción a todas las especificidades que se desarrollan. ¡Es material valioso!

Supongo que, con el paso del tiempo, este tipo de guías desaparecerán completamente en beneficio de páginas web que ofrecerán lo mismo a través de GPS, incluyendo audioguías y otra serie de cosas muy beneficiosas. El progreso es imparable pero, mientras tanto, cada vez que salgo de viaje me llevo mi Lonely Planet, que tampoco está de más.

Finalmente, he de destacar que esta edición digital solo lo es en su formato, porque para los efectos es una traslación directa de la guía en papel a un PDF. Sabía que tenía que haberla comprado en inglés.

[Deb Omnivorous Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can never really be sure until you have travelled and seen for yourself whether it works - this was a fun read, it helped me plan a potential trip, figure out the budget and inspired me for a lot of things to see and do.

One criticism that I have had for other LP guides and which applies to this one as well is that they are getting more and more limited. The travelling with children sections just get bigger and bigger while any sense of adventure is slowly diminished. For example: Norway is one of the centres of Metal music, it is a mecca for black metal and has a world wide reputation, both good and bad on the topic. This guide may never have even heard of Metal for all the mention of this music general they make. Though they burble about jazz festivals a bit.

[Brendygirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book saved me $500 by telling me to wait to book the Norway in a Nutshell tour til the night before. Since then I use Lonely Planet books and online blogger itineraries to plan my trips. The LP books are all included with my amazon kindle unlimited membership.

[Ash Mishra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential to this mythic country.

[Deb Omnivorous Reader]

I have to stop reading this! I am getting way too excited about Norway and I am not even sure whether I can afford to also go there yet. I need an equally inspiring book about Finland or Sweden! 2012

[Bari Dzomba · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Timely and current information. Good info and organized well. I don't think I'd pay for the hard copy but definitely worth recommended kindle unlimited.

[Michelle Frost · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love lonely planet

I find all the lonely planet books so helpfully when planning vacations. Love that amazon kindle offers them unlimited! Great

[Kei · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book that's highly informative and useful. Definitely a great resource to help plan my wife's birthday trip.

[Lucy · Rating 2 out of 5]

€160 a day Budget, seriously?

I couldn't believe the budget traveler was recommened a €160 a day budget in Norway. I did two weeks of hiking and camping for $180 all in, so happy i found the tiny budget norway guide and didn't follow this ludacriosuly expensive take on travelling norway.

[Elda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good guide to Norway, my critic goes to the iBook version as a graphic problem, not of course about content.
The titles are written in a light blue colour impossible to read for the lack of contrast on white.
Lonely Planet should do something about it.

[Aileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an adequate book especially for trying to get a temperature on what's to see, do, and eat in Oslo and Tromsø. Oslo is outdated in terms of restaurants, but I got the 2015 book so that can't be helped.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always a good guide to get to know a holiday destination a lot better.
There i a part about Norway in general and there are chapters about certain parts of Norway with there places to visit and highlights.

Useful book.

[kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love how this is organized. Though I mainly used it to refer to the Oslo area, I appreciated how it separated winter and summer activities clearly -- important when planning a trip in most parts of the country.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norway is EXPENSIVE. But at least I know that before I go and I have some tips on how to find some budget friendly alternatives thanks to this Lonely Planet Guide. It's the right size to take with me on an overseas trip!

[Ian Lindstrom · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good guide, provides opening times and detailed maps. Became very useful.

[Antti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful

[JoJo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good all-round review of information and descriptions of places and options. Plus nice summaries of itineraries, culture, history and similar. This is the one I am packing in my luggage.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't wait to go back.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got some good information to start discovering what to do when I am in Norway.