WATCH: Hjørundfjord and The Sunnmøre Alps

VISIT: Lofoten, Norway

Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.

Film: Stories for Life: Lofoten Nasjonal Turistveg

Visit the official travel guide to Norway

LOOK: FOREST FALL COLOUR PHOTO HUNT IN NORWAY

I just discovered these beautiful photos and had to share them. I was hoping to do a similar journey this year, but it fell through and I didn't really have the money anyway. Maybe next year...

You can see more here.

LOOK: Photochrom Travel Views

(via Library of Congress)

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Ida's mum recently found this bad boy tucked away in her garage and when she asked Ida if she wanted it, we jumped at the chance! It's a topograhpical map of Scandinavia from 1954 and is my new favourite thing! Perfect for planning road trips on and daydreaming about the amazing places we're going to see! Ida's mum also apparently has another map of Northern Sweden/Norway/Finland in the same style...not sure if we have room for it just now though!

Trollveggen, Norway

The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (Troll Peaks) in the Romsdal valley, near Åndalsnes and Molde, on the Norwegian west coast. Troll Wall is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, 1100 meters from the base to the summit at its tallest. At its steepest, the summit overhangs the base by nearly fifty meters.

Be sure to check out the short documentary on Trollveggen below. It includes some really stunning images!

History of Trollveggen - the highest vertical rock face in Europe from Norrøna on Vimeo.

Jotunheimen National Park, Norway

Beach House - Norway

The Norse word Jotunheimen means "The Home of the Giants" – and there is a good reason for that. It is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 square kilometres in Southern Norway and is part of the long Scandinavian Mountain range. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdhøpiggen (2,469 metres).

The Jotunheimen area contains the Jotunheimen National Park, which was established in 1980 and covers an area of 1,151 square kilometres. The mountain range Hurrungane is also inside the national park with the sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is Utladalen Nature Reserve which covers the valley Utladalen and the mountain Falketind, amongst others.

(via Visit Norway)