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Undredal Stave Church, Nærøyfjord Cruise & Goat Cheese Causerie
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Explore Undredal Stave Church, cruise Nærøyfjord, and savor traditional goat cheese in a charming Norwegian village. Book your unforgettable adventure now.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Voss Municipality - Voss is a municipality in Vestland county. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Voss is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes and fast-flowing whitewater rivers. This has led to its development as a notable center of skiing, watersport, skydiving, paragliding and other adventure sports. Every year in the last week of June the area hosts the Ekstremsportveko (Extreme Sports Week), which is regarded as the world’s premier extreme sport festival. Bømoen, the local airstrip, is home to Skydive Voss, one of the largest dropzones in Norway, as well as a gliding club. The rivers provide various levels of white water, attracting kayaking, rafting and river boarding. Kite surfing and para-bungee may be seen on lake Vangsvatnet. The ski area, to the north of the town, is accessible via a cable car, Voss Gondol.
- Tvindefossen - Tvindefossen is a waterfall near Voss on the road to Flåm. The many-stranded 110 meters high waterfall is formed by a small stream, the Kroelvi, tumbling over a receding cliff. It is famous for its beauty and many stop here to admire it.
- Stalheimskleiva - The small village of Stalheim lies along the highway in the northeastern part of the Voss municipality. The village sits at a high point in the inner part of the Nærøydal valley which leads northeastwards towards the Nærøyfjorden. The highway runs through a series of tunnels to descend into the valley, but in the summer months we drive the old road Stalheimskleivi that was built in 1850 and can still be used with its hairpin turns and 20% grade. The Stalheimsfossen waterfall is the most notable sight in the area and the view from Stalheim hotel is well-known from several paintings.
- Naeroyfjord - The Nærøyfjord is a narrow fjord in the municipality of Aurland, and is a branch of the large Sognefjord. The 18-kilometre (11 mi) long fjord is only 250metres (800 ft) wide in some parts. The river Nærøydalselvi flows down the valley Nærøydalen into the fjord at the village of Gudvangen. Since 2005, the Nærøyfjord has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and it has also been rated by National Graphic Society as the world’s number one natural heritage site.
- Flam Church - Flåm chuch is situated 3 km up the Flåm valley. A wooden church constructed in 1667. The altar piece, dated 1681. The decorations of the choir date from the same periode, showing grapevine patterns. The church nave has been decorated some time in the 18th century with pictures of deciduous trees and different kinds of animal . These pictures are unique in their kind as chuch art. During the last restauration, an old piece of cloth, know to have been used as antependium as late as 1930, was found. Museum experts stated that it has been a knight’s cloak, voven in venice around 1300. This is said to be the only of its kind found in Norway.
- Undredal Stave Church - Undredal Church is built as a stave church in 1147 and was called St. Nicholas Chapel. The church has white clapboard sidings and is the smallest in Scandinavia in regular use. Undredal Church probably received its present apperance from a substantial restoration which was carried out in 1722. In 1962 the church was internally restored and they recovered the ancient decorations we can see today. Three coats of paint were washed off to reveal the old distempered decorations which had been concealed for so long.The chandelier with its five carved deer heads is believed to be medieval, that’s also one of the church bells. The pulpit is dated 1696 and the brass candlesticks on the altar 1702. The Church in Undredal is small in size, but it is a great cultural treasure and well worth a visit.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off in Bergen
- Private vehicle
- Goat cheese tasting and causerie
- Entrance to Undredal Stave Church
- Premium Nærøyfjord Cruise
- Local English-speaking guide
Additional Information
The trip goes by private car from Bergen to the old Viking village of Gudvangen, in the end of Nærøyfjorden (UNESCO). In the summer months we drive via the spectacular Stalhemskleiva. From Gudvangen we board the electric passaenger ship “Future of the fjords” and a two hours fjord cruise to Flåm. From Flåm the tour goes to Undredal, a charming little village along the Aurlandsfjord with a population of approx 100 people. Here we find the smallest church in Scandinavia, Undredal Stave Church from 1147. In Undredal there are about 500 goats and the village is famous for their goat cheese, that is still produced the traditional way. In «ELDHUSET – house of cheese» the host will present a cheese taste menu & causerie, white and brown local goat cheese, salami goat, sour cream, cloudberry jam, crisp bread and local fruit juices.
Location
Voss Municipality
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Heather_b
Jan 18, 2023
Wonderful - This was fabulous. The owner of tour came to our hotel and informed us we had issue with this tour and had to change the day. Since I booked 2 days with him we just flipped it we were catered too. The brown cheese was amazing and I asked for a bottle of wine and wal la it appeared. I
The church was beautiful. Even though only 12% Norwegian go to church. It was so much fun. The fjords are stunning
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