Sogndal Lodge

Top choice in The Western Fjords


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.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Western Fjords attractions

1. Sogn Folkmuseum

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,…

2. Kaupanger Stave Church

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…

3. Urnes Stave Church

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,…

5. Norwegian Glacier Museum

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…

6. Supphellebreen

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…

8. Sognefjord Aquarium

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…