Side Trips from Oslo: Places to Explore

Since 1920 the coastal town of Åsgårdstrand has been a popular vacation and bathing spot. A couple of decades before that, it was known as an artists' colony for outdoor painting, attracting... Read more

Drøbak's pretty collection of white wooden houses and small winding streets gives the impression of a typical Sørlander (southern) town, yet it is only one hour's drive from the capital... Read more

Fredrikstad's Gamlebyen (Old Town), Norway's oldest fortified city, lies peacefully at the mouth of the Glomma, the country's longest river. Its bastions and moat date from the 1600s. After spending time... Read more

A day trip to Jevnaker combines a drive along picturesque Tyrifjord (a lake, not a fjord, despite the name) with a visit to Norway's oldest glassworks, in operation since 1762. It's lovely, but other than... Read more