This excellent hostel has four funky rooms that are Scandi-simple in style but have been jazzed up with vintage finds to lend character. There's a great lounge stocked with sofas, hiking books and blackboard, and a total of 12 beds spread across the quartet of rooms.
Sogndal Lodge
Top choice in The Western Fjords
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
22.27 MILES
This 45km road is one of Norway's most fabulous, climbing from sea level to the desolate, boulder-strewn high plateau that separates Aurland and…
8.76 MILES
If you only have time on your itinerary to visit one stave church, the one at Urnes has to figure at the top of the list (along with Borgund). Dating from…
22.59 MILES
Projecting out high above the fjord at an altitude of 630m, this marvel of modern engineering is one of Norway's great viewing points. Clad in pine and…
17.5 MILES
You can't miss this striking museum: it's a concrete wedge marooned among a sea of grass on the way into Fjærland, and even has a couple of model woolly…
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Norwegian Museum of Travel & Tourism
18.87 MILES
A museum examining the history of tourism might not immediately sound like the biggest must-see, but bear with us: the story of how people travelled…
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15.6 MILES
The River Lærdalselvi is one of the top spots for wild salmon fishing in Norway. Salmon fishing has been part of the culture here since time immemorial,…
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18.97 MILES
Spectacular wooden stave churches get all the attention around here, but this little gem of a medieval parish church built of stone shouldn’t be…
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24.57 MILES
This restored hamlet perches high above the fjord, between Flåm and Aurland. The 27 scattered buildings, the oldest dating from the early 17th century,…
Nearby The Western Fjords attractions
3.41 MILES
This extensive open-air folk museum is between Sogndal and Kaupanger, beside the Rv5. More than 30 buildings, including farms, a schoolhouse and a mill,…
5.44 MILES
The area's most impressive sight is this stave church, raised in 1184. It impresses from within by its sheer height, although much of what you see dates…
8.76 MILES
If you only have time on your itinerary to visit one stave church, the one at Urnes has to figure at the top of the list (along with Borgund). Dating from…
4. Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre
15.6 MILES
The River Lærdalselvi is one of the top spots for wild salmon fishing in Norway. Salmon fishing has been part of the culture here since time immemorial,…
17.5 MILES
You can't miss this striking museum: it's a concrete wedge marooned among a sea of grass on the way into Fjærland, and even has a couple of model woolly…
18.84 MILES
Reached via a turn-off from the main road north from Fjærland, this small glacier creeps down the mountainside into an isolated valley. Trails lead from…
7. Norwegian Museum of Travel & Tourism
18.87 MILES
A museum examining the history of tourism might not immediately sound like the biggest must-see, but bear with us: the story of how people travelled…
18.94 MILES
This modest, rather old-fashioned aquarium focuses on the saltwater inhabitants of the Sognefjord, with some 24 aquariums stocked with crustaceans, fish…