Norway's Arctic Highway: Mo I Rana to Kirkenes
- Editore:
Trailblazer Publications
- EAN:
9781873756737
- ISBN:
1873756739
- Pagine:
- 320
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Norway's Arctic Highway: Mo I Rana to Kirkenes
Norway's Arctic Highway stretches 900 miles from Mo i Rana to Kirkenes. Crossing one of Europe's most remote and starkly beautiful regions that includes Lapland, nearly the entire length of the highway is within the Arctic Circle; at its most northerly point the road gets to within 19.5 degrees of the North Pole.
Inside you will find information on: Planning your trip taking your own vehicle or renting in Norway; Getting to the Highway 10 detailed approach routes through southern Norway, Sweden or Finland including city guides to Oslo, Larvik, Bergen, Stavanger, Gothenburg, Helsinki and Turku; History of the Highway how this road, known to some as the Blodvei (Blood Road) came to be constructed in such a fiercely hostile environment; Route guide with maps km-by-km guide from Mo i Rana to Kirkenes; 20 side trips including the route to North Cape: so far north that for 2 1/2 months each summer the sun never sets; Where to stay, where to eat; The Sami the last reindeer herders; 53 maps and 30 color photos.