аÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û

Top 10 Amazing Facts about Flam, Norway

Every once in a while, our adventurous hearts desire and demand us to travel the world. Its desire drives us thousands of miles away to a different continent altogether. Most tourists pack their bags and visit well-known cities or famous destinations like the Alps with a few considering Norway as a vacation place except for visiting its capital city, Oslo. Let us entice our adventurous hearts with the Top 10 Amazing Facts about Flam, Norway.

1. The Adrenaline Rush Zipline

New Hampshire Dennis Zip Line –

If you are a person who loves flying through lush valleys by taking the zipline, then, the best thing to do is take a Flam Zipline adventure. It is the longest zipline in the Scandinavian region with a total stretch of 1381 meters.

The whizzing speed down the valley is usually intense and can reach up to 100 km/h. The whole experience and speed rush can last a little bit over 90 seconds over the whole stretch, which is an exciting rush of adrenaline experience.
You can access the start of the Flåm Zipline through the Vatnahalsen station by train either from Myrdal to Flam.

2. the Flåm Railway

Flam Railway. Photo by pj soans –

The train journey of the Flam Railway shows the best landscapes of Norway as it passes through Flåm town. The train is considered the most beautiful and most popular site of attraction in town. The train journey takes approximately 55 minutes from the fjord traveling through the valley towards the mountain top which happens to be the steepest railway in Europe, raising from 2 m to 864m above sea level within a distance of 12 miles.

3. The Beautiful waterfall of Rjoandefossen

The huge breathtaking waterfall is a must sight to see and explore in the city of Flåm. The rising steep hills and the water cascading pouring down from the top lend the scenery its wonderous, refreshing and romantic feel known famously as Roandefossen.

The waterfall offers several viewpoints for photographing from the northwest, the southwest, and the west points of the hills. The best time to visit the Rjoandefossen is usually during the morning to midday hours when tranquility reigns.

4. Flåm Church

Flaam Kirke. Photo by Arnstein Ronning –

The Flåm Church is located within the village of Flam and belongs to the Diocese of Bjorgvin. The brown long wooden church was built according to past traditions and designed by an unknown architect. The only known record shows that it was built by master builder Magne Essen in 1670. Remarkably, the long church seats comfortably accommodate more than 150 people, and the records show the church building is was built in the year of our Lord 1340.
The first church in Flåm was a wooden stave and it was erected at the same spot as the present-day church.

5. Fjordsafari

AIDAprima in Flam, Norway. Photo by Martin Falbisoner-

Plan to enjoy a two-hour soft adventure by RIB boat to the spectacular and be awestruck by the scenery of the fjord landscape which is identified as a World Heritage site. The Fjordsafari offers an experienced guide to ensure that you enjoy the tales and stories of the local town, along with the history and legends of the mountains, as you head out through the Aurlandsfjord further into the beautiful Naeroyfjord. Along the way, you will have stops and expects gleeful surprises punctuated by sights of porpoises, eagles, and seals.
The other side of the fjord offers a different view and spectacular impressions that will make you ache to want to visit again.

6. Flåmbana Museum

The museum allows you to walk through the rich evidence of history, and technical challenges, as well as, question the legal snarl-ups that bolstered the hard task and work faced by the people who purposed to build the railway in the steep mountain. Within this history, there also lies the stories of success, the beauty of hard work, and the ingenious imagination and craftsmanship forged by man to make lasting and working machines.
The museum takes us back to successful years like 1924, when history is documented through pictures, videos, and artifacts. Here you will see the authentic old electric shunting engine, El 9 locomotive, and rail inspection trolleys used in building the famous Flam railway.

7. The Stegastein Viewpoint

Stegastein viewpoint.Photo by TomasEE –

The Stegastein viewpoint peeps at a height of 650 meters above Aurlandsfjord and is reached through a narrow road that winds through twists and turns, making it an unmissable trip for sightseers. On a clear day, sightseers enjoy one of the best views that one can afford to find at the fjords within the whole region of Flam, Norway.

The viewpoint has a structure that juts out from the mountainside, which takes your breath away as you are suspended above the fog and mist at 30 meters. A half and one hour’s drive from Aurland to Laerdal takes you through the famous “snow road” to the top of the Stagestein Viewpoint.

8. Where to stay while in the Flam Area

As you go hiking, train hopping, and waterfall gliding, you will need a place to stay for the night and rest. Within Flam town, The Historic Fretheim Hotel, The Flam Marina Apartments, and the Gudvangen Fjordtell and Apartments are favourable places to do so.

9. Kayak through the fjord

The rush experienced by kayakers from being bashed against river rocks is a huge contrast for adventure-seekers who experience the tranquillity and beauty of the Fjords of Norway. There are guided tours that offer the comfort of friends and confidence of self in the extremely deep fjord for those who fear kayaking alone. As is said still waters run deep, the fjord extremeness in depth doesn’t demand or exert too much compared to rushing rivers that most kayaking adventurers are accustomed to, and the journey is made easy as one might catch glimpses of Norwegian wildlife.

10. Sample goat cheese in Undredal

Just a twenty-minute bus ride from the town of Flam, the charming village of Undredal calls. Here you not only are able to sample the local made cheese, but you are able to eat the flatbread and jam in addition, to buying locally produced fresh goat cheese. You also have the opportubity to learn about the traditional process of cheese making in Undredal.