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  Ski Norway - Ski Holidays in Norway with Norway Direct - Helping you to Discover Norway
Norway is a land of genuine breathtaking beauty.
Resort facilities and equipment hire are nothing short of excellent in Norway, and tuition with friendly, English speaking instructors for adults and children of all ages is available almost everywhere.
Norway's apres ski takes some beating and after a hard day on the slopes you won't be short of places to eat or drink.
www.norwaydirect.co.uk /ski-norway.asp   (379 words)

  
 Norway-angling-fishing-holidays
A fishing holiday in Norway with us is guaranteed to be a once in a lifetime experience that you will remember always, we hope that you will recommend our fishing holidays to Norway to friends and family, that is why we try and make them so good.
Central Norway – with the city of Trondheim, which celebrated its millennium in 1997, was the political, religious and commercial centre of the country during the Middle Ages.
Norway’s climate fluctuates greatly from year to year, especially in its most northern parts, which are located at the edge of the global temperate zone.
anglingdirectholidays.com /pages/norway-norwegian-fishing-holidays.html   (1844 words)

  
 Norway Direct - Holidays, Car Hire, Travel, Log Cabins Holiday in Norway
Norway Direct is happy to provide holidaymakers from the UK and around the world with some great ideas for your next summer or winter break.
Although it is not often thought of as a place for summer holidays, Norway has far more than you can possibly imagine there are quiet seaside beaches, temperatures well into the 20's, and as much sun as you can soak up.
Norway is a country steeped in ancient mythology.
www.norwaydirect.co.uk   (737 words)

  
 Saga Holidays - Norway
The breathtaking fjords of the southwest are Norway’s most dramatic features, but there are many other reasons to visit this sparsely populated land on the northern fringe of Europe.
Norway is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by Finland, the Russian Federation and Sweden, to the south by the Skagerrak (which separates it from Denmark) and to the west by the North Sea.
Norway is a constitutional Monarchy with a unicameral 165-seat Parliament, the Storting, elected by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies for a four-year term.
saga.co.uk /travel/Columbus3/columbusData.asp?CountryID=74&...&sel=1   (543 words)

  
 Culture and Holidays in Norway
Lucia’s day is celebrated in schools, day-care centers and hospitals, with processions led by a young Lucia in a white robe with a crown of lights on her head and a candle in her hand.
Then, later during the holiday, people used to go "Julebukk." It was a group of children and adults in costumes with a "bukk", a billy goat in the lead.
If the 17th of May celebrations in Norway are viewed in the long-term perspective, one is struck by the manner in which the annual celebrations have changed in character and content over the years.
home.online.no /~helhoel/projp7.htm   (1952 words)

  
 exodus: Holidays to Norway
Reindeer and Elk roam the varied terrain of rolling moor land and the views of the mountains are spectacular and all are the backdrop for the fantastic trails for snowshoes and skis.
In Norway alpine cross country sports are almost a religion, it is easy to understand why.
We are specialists in adventure holidays, walking holidays, trekking holidays, cycling holidays, biking holidays, cultural tours, small groups, family holidays, safari holidays, adventure travel, overland journeys, multi activity holidays, snow winter activity holidays, wildlife holidays and award winning eco tours and vacations.
www.exodus.co.uk /countries/no.html   (526 words)

  
 Norway - Travelling to Norway - Holidays in Norway
Norway is a country with breathtaking sceneries and amazing contrasts: majestic fjords, unique archipelagos, mountains, glaciers, rivers, very well preserved nature, idyllic towns, quaint villages and historical sites.
Telemark County Council is situated in the centre of Southern Norway, reaching from the Skagerrak coastline to the Hardangervidda mountain plains where reindeers roam.
It is a detailed case study in the politics of culture, the causes and purposes of folk revivals, and the cultivation of music to define identity.
www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/europe/norway/norway.html   (3295 words)

  
 Norway - Walking Holidays & Journeys
A holiday to Norway needn't involve any walking, however - go fishing, take to the water in a rowing boat, or enjoy a cruise along a fjord instead.
That said, there is always the option of an occasional day of walking as part of a touring holiday as we choose hotels from which there are some good local paths.
Then there are the cities: friendly Bergen, whose painted wooden houses that line the harbour (the Bryggen) have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and culturally rich Oslo, an unlikely art city which nevertheless boasts several excellent galleries and sculpture parks as well as a museum dedicated to Edvard Munch.
www.inntravel.co.uk /destinations/norwayfeature.htm   (444 words)

  
 Norway Ski Holidays - Skiing in Norway
Skiing in Norway is a different experience from mainland Europe, with its majestic fjords, uncrowded slopes and genuine hospitality, making ski holidays in Norway something really special.
After a hard day’s skiing in Norway, relax in the friendly 3 star Hotel Park, set in beautiful lakeside grounds, or the centrally located Hotel Jarl, recently refurbished for Inghams Ski Norway guests.
As you would expect from Inghams, our Ski Norway programme enables you to pre-book everything you need for perfect ski holidays in Norway, including lessons, lift passes, and equipment hire for alpine and cross-country skiing and snowboarding.
www.inghams.co.uk /ski/skiing-holidays/ski-norway.html   (227 words)

  
 Travel to Norway-cruise and tour on Norwegian fjords   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
If you wish to book a holiday with us and your country does not have a visa agreement with Norway you would have to contact the Norwegian Embassy in your country, and we will send you a proof of the booking after we have received the payments for the trip.
After years of practicing as a licensed clinical psychologist, she finally catches the idea of assisting people throughout the world with their travel arrangements in Norway, showing them the beauty of Norway and the top destinations and providers, based on her local know-how.
Norway cruises - the Norwegian Coastal Voyage/Coastal Express/Hurtigruten
www.fjordtravel.no   (932 words)

  
 Summer Holidays in Norway
This is when the scenery in Norway is at its most spectacular with fruit trees in blossom, snow in the mountains, and meltwater swelling the waterfalls.
This is the high season in Norway when the weather is warmest and the schools are on holiday.
Where to Go There is far more to Norway than just the fjords and mountains for which they are most famous, and it is fair to say that you could go almost anywhere and have a thoroughly enjoyable holiday.
www.norsc.co.uk /summer.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Family Skiing Holidays Gaustablikk Norway
With the arrival of children, the annual skiing holiday is often sacrificed.
Seen as complicated to arrange and unsuitable for young ones, parents sometimes feel that this activity should be put off until the children are older.
We have found a wonderful resort in Norway where the family is at the top of the list, with every comfort catered for.
www.family-ski.co.uk   (96 words)

  
 Sherpa Walking Holidays: Walking Holidays in Norway
Norway for the duration of our tour season, is the 'Land of the Midnight Sun,' with very long summer days.
What people really come to the land of Trolls to see is a series of ruggedly beautiful panoramas full of glaciated mountains, fjords and small attractive settlements.
In Norway you can undertake some great wilderness hiking and travel on some of the world's most scenic ferry and train rides.
www.sherpa-walking-holidays.co.uk /countries/norway.asp   (300 words)

  
 Skiing and other winter holidays in Norway
The bigger resorts in Norway have plenty to interest beginners and intermediate skiers for a week or more, and there are many fl runs for the more experienced.
Norway is of course the home of 'telemark' skiing and is the ideal place to learn and practise this technique.
Norway is best known for its cross-country skiing, which is superb almost everywhere.
www.norsc.co.uk /winter.htm   (2580 words)

  
 Skiing holidays in Norway, Norway ski holidays, Norway ski resort
If you already love the thought of a Norway skiing holiday or you are keen on the idea of learning a new wintersport, then Neilson can offer you the best locations in Norway, and great English-language ski schools catering for all levels.
Norway is steeped in Nordic mountain culture, so you can experience an exciting and truly traditional range of off-slope activities including reindeer or dog sledding, snowmobiling, horse drawn sleigh rides, ice fishing, ice climbing, tobogganing and snow shoeing to name a few.
For patrons, loyalists and beginners to the sport, Norway ski holidays are the only way to enjoy the winter, and the facilities have risen to meet this ever growing demand - you will not be disappointed whatever your level of ability.
www.neilson.co.uk /ski/skiNorway.asp   (1170 words)

  
 Sailing holidays in Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It is used by the sea scouts for numerous trips along the coast of Norway, and also for longer passages to Denmark, Sweden or ports on the European continent.
Both "Nordsjø" and "Shamrock" are chartered on the West cost of Norway, from either the city of Stavanger or Bergen (both of which have international airports).
These are some of the most beautiful cruising grounds in Norway, with numerous attractions: The many small islands, the narrow fjords carving into the majestic mountains - like the famous Lysefjord, where they rise 900 vertical meters from the waterline.
www.saltyseas.com /norway.html   (374 words)

  
 Norway holidays. Holidays & vacations in Norway. Inspiring holidays in Norway
Vast stretches in the north and east are sparsely populated, and it is possible to travel on holiday for hours without seeing a soul.
Travel to the north of here and Norway grows increasingly barren, and the tourist trail focuses on the long journey to the North Cape, or Nordkapp — the northernmost accessible point of mainland Europe.
The route leads through the province of Finnmark, a vast, eerily bleak wilderness where the Arctic tundra rolls as far as the eye can see, and one of the last strongholds of the Sami and their herds of reindeer, which you'll see right across the region.
www.responsibletravel.com /TripSearch/Europe/Country100188.htm   (677 words)

  
 Fishing Holidays Trips Norway - Guala River
The Gaula River is located in the southern part of Central Norway - the region to the north, east, and south and west of the city of Trondheim, which celebrated its millennium in 1997.
The area is often claimed to be the ‘heart of Norway’.
The contrasts of the region are impressive - from the open coast to the mountains, with high plains and snowy peaks.
www.nwalesflyfishingschool.com /fishing_holidays_norway_guala.shtml   (1121 words)

  
 XO Holidays - Diving holidays to Norway
Asgeir Solli is the owner of XO Holidays, and founded the Norwegian company Solli Diving in 1999.
During these trips he has built up a lot of experience as to what a good dive holiday should include.
It is my firm belief that a diver's life is not complete without a visit to this lovely part of the world.
www.xoholidays.com /htm/about/about.htm   (208 words)

  
 Norway Summer Holiday & Walking Holidays In Norway
Inghams offers a range of summer holidays in glorious Fjord Norway, where the spectacular fjords, glaciers, mountains and picturesque fjordside villages will take your breath away.
An Inghams holiday in Norway combines great hospitality with a wide choice of activities and excursions, including walking holidays in Norway suitable for walkers of all abilities.
Choose your holiday in Norway from: Fjord Favourites, Fjord Highlights, Bergen, Loen, Balestrand, Voss or Ulvik.
www.inghams.co.uk /lakes/NOR   (109 words)

  
 Fishing Holidays Trips Norway - Malsev River
The Målselv River is located in the middle part of Arctic Norway – the region to the west, south and east of the city of Tromsø, which is famous as the “Gateway to the Arctic” where a large number of polar explorations started during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
Good runs of salmon have returned and give new anglers the chance to experience one of the most historic salmon rivers in Norway.
Over the last seasons Målselv River has produced a credible 10 –12 tonnes (the normal way to measure catches in Norway), representing 2,000 – 3,500 rod caught salmon with an average of around 4.5 kg (10 lb).
www.nwalesflyfishingschool.com /fishing_holidays_norway_malselv.shtml   (813 words)

  
 All-inclusive romantic holidays in Norway
We will accommodate our guests in a wide range of lodging; Norway's best hotels, luxurious private villas in the pristine wilderness, and historical mansions, snow caves, tents and mountain cabins - always according to the client's personal choice.
To maximize our guests' comfort and personal interests, the means of transportation may vary from luxury sedans and limousines to helicopters, private aircrafts, trains, coastal steamers, yachts and sailboats.
Being a deluxe inbound travel designer, Norwegian Adventures arranges exclusive all-inclusive tours in Norway and in the other Nordic countries for discerning travellers, including individuals, small parties and incentive groups.
www.norwegianadventures.com /aboutus.htm   (287 words)

  
 Winter Holidays - Skiing - Norway
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A warm welcome, excellent local cuisine, a cosy atmosphere and spacious bedrooms await you.
For more freedom, you could stay in the hotel's cosy self-catering cabins.
www.inntravel.co.uk /ski/hotels_nor.htm   (236 words)

  
 Walking Holidays in Norway with the experts - Walkabout Norway
There are numerous ice caps, hanging glaciers and snowfields, glacial lakes, boulderfields, high tundra and hidden valleys with birch forest and idyllic waterfalls.
The modern Jotunheimen national park is central in southern Norway, and remains a completely unspoilt wilderness with no roads or permanent residences within the park boundaries.
There is however a system of mountain lodges and huts, connected by a network of well maintained footpaths and huge variety of easy to challenging mountain walks.
www.walkaboutnorway.com /holiday.php   (509 words)

  
 Holidays In Norway - Scandinavia And Baltic States Holidays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Holidays In Norway - Scandinavia And Baltic States Holidays
For a comprehensive range of holiday options in Scandinavia and the Baltic States - or a holiday planned just for you.
Besides their well-established Summer programme they offer a new 'Winter Wonders of Scandinavia' brochure featuring Northern Lights breaks, Killer-whale safaris in north Norway, Sweden's famous Ice-hotel plus Activity Breaks in Finnish Lapland featuring husky, reindeer and snowmobile safaris.
www.specialisedtours.com /Holidays_In_Norway.htm   (114 words)

  
 Holidays in Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Please feel free to browse round this website or, to save you the trouble, simply email us your requirements (be as comprehensive as possible) and we'll recommend the very best holiday to suit.
Please note that this is a temporary website and we will endeavour to bring it all up to speed during 2006.
Anyone interested in forming a partnership with us, either as a marketing partner in the UK or an internet affiliate, please get in touch.
www.scandinavianholidays.com /holidays-in/norway.htm   (140 words)

  
 Ski holidays in Norway. Self-drive skiing holidays from Drive-Alive. Book your skiing holiday online.
Over 2,500 hotels in Norway and throughout Europe.
Many believe that Norway is where it all began, with the need to move across snow over vast distances.
During the winter, most of the towns and cities in this wild and beautiful country have access to a ski area.
skiing.drive-alive.co.uk /ski-norway.htm   (382 words)

  
 Holidays in Norway
The Constitution was signed at Eidsvoll in 1814; Norway remained united with Sweden until 1905)
Many Norwegians take holidays during the week from Palm Sunday to Easter Monday, so it may be difficult to do business during that time.
The clock goes forward 1 hour at 1:00 on the last Sunday in March and back to normal time at 1:00 on the last Sunday in October.
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 Cheap holidays to Norway - Norway holidays - Late deals Norway - Packyourbags.com
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 Ski holidays, Hemsedal , Norway
Igluski.com offers a wide selection of properties for your ski holiday in Hemsedal.
Whether you are looking for an apartment, hotel or ski chalet, with Igluski.com you are sure to find the perfect ski holiday in Hemsedal.
Below are links to places to stay during your ski holiday in Hemsedal, Norway.
www.iglu.com /destinations/ski_accommodation_Hemsedal.htm   (69 words)

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