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About 113 miles away
A fjord village at the foot of the steep Flåm Railway, with boats on the narrow Nærøyfjord.
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Heddal Stave Church
Norway's largest stave church, a dark, dragon-topped wooden church from the 1200s.
- Open
- Daily from about May to September
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Heddalsvegen 412, 3676 NotoddenDirections
- Getting There
- About 2 hours by car west of Oslo, near Notodden.
Why Go
Built in the 13th century of tarred pine, the church rises in tiers of shingled roofs with carved dragon heads at the gables, and it is still a parish church. Inside are a carved bishop's chair and painted decoration from the 1600s.
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