*. Population: 5,432,580

*. Total area: 385,207 km2 (148,729 sq mi)

If there's a competition for the most beautiful country on earth, Norway would surely be a podium contender.

They capture epic fjords, grand mountains, gravity-defying rock formations and impossibly picturesque island villages.

The great news for travellers is that the country's breathtaking natural wonders even those in remote corners can be explored with ease by train, cruise ship or by foot via hiking trails.

Visit YouTube, search 'Norway tour, time lapse, Norway trip, hike, adventure' or you can search by cities, towns and attraction sites. You will love the videos.

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Preikestolen, aka the Pulpit Rock, stands 1,981ft (604 metres) above Lysefjorden near Stavanger.

Its almost flat surface at the top makes for an ideal viewing point.

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You want to see nature at hits most dramatic, pick a Norwegian fjord - any of them.

Pictured is Naeroyfjord.

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Hikers advance towards the colossal Jostedalsbreen glacier, which is the largest glacier in mainland Europe.

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The best way of seeing Nordfjord (pictured) is from 1,011 metres (3316ft) up, courtesy of the Loen Skylift cable car.
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Hikers pause to take in the jaw-dropping view from Besseggen ridge in Jotunheimen National Park.

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Trolltunga rock juts out 3,600ft (1,100metres) above lake Ringedalsvatnet in the Odda municipality.

It's one of the most popular, and nerve-shredding, tourist attractions in Norway.

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Another epic picture of lake Ringedalsvatnet, which has an almost other-worldly quality.

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A road weaves across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, the largest plateau of its kind in Europe.

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Flåm village, in southwestern Norway, is hailed by many as the most beautiful village in Norway.

It attracts 450,000 visitors a year and most reach it by train.

The 12-mile-long Flåm line between Flåm and Myrdal is one of the steepest in the world and offers stunning valley and waterfall views.

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The Stegastein Viewpoint gives visitors panoramic views of Aurlandsfjord, from 2,130ft (650 metres) above ground.

The platform opened in 2006 and juts out 98ft (30 metres) from the mountainside.

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The 26-mile-long Lysefjord in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county, pictured, in southwestern Norway.

Its name means 'light fjord', and alludes to the lightly coloured granite rocks along its sides.

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My dream is to travel round the world. I love nature.

Pictured here is the majestic Trollstigen road, which has 11 hairpins and threads its way through a dramatic valley formed by mighty mountains over 5,000 feet tall.

The road opened in 1939.

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If not that the Nigerian international passport is very useless and can only take u to hungry and meaningless countries, these are interesting places to see the beauty of nature. I envy the citizens of those countries whose passports are powerful enough to visit anywhere in the world and at anytime without the stress of queuing at embassies for visas that have 99% chance of not being granted

This is beautiful!!!

I promise myself that I will be here someday!

Believe!!!!!

A breathtaking view of the valley from the Romsdalseggen ridge.

Hiking along the ridge can take up to 10 hours.

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The Via Ferrata Loen (via ferrata is Italian for 'iron path), 2,395 feet above Nordfjord.

The suspension bridge is the longest via ferrata in Europe.

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The Jostedalsbreen National Park.

It boasts both lush vegetation and glaciers.

The park covers 510 square miles and was established in 1991.

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Kjeragbolten is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

The rock itself is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) glacial deposit wedged in the mountain's crevasse.

It is a popular tourist destination and is accessible without any climbing equipment.

However, it is suspended above a 984-metre (3,228 ft) deep abyss.

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Explorers:
Flåm village, in southwestern Norway, is hailed by many as the most beautiful village in Norway.

It attracts 450,000 visitors a year and most reach it by train.

The 12-mile-long Flåm line between Flåm and Myrdal is one of the steepest in the world and offers stunning valley and waterfall views.

I'd love to live here

Hardangerfjord, which is bordered by the Folgefonna glacier, is peppered with tiny islands..

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Explorers:
Pictured here is the majestic Trollstigen road, which has 11 hairpins and threads its way through a dramatic valley formed by mighty mountains over 5,000 feet tall.

The road opened in 1939.

From the picture, it looks like some of the threads at the valley are not necessary.

The Magdalenefjorden on the Svalbard archipelago, which is five miles long and up to three miles wide.


It is one of the most famous fjords on the island of Spitsbergen.

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The wooden huts in the centuries-old fishing villages on the Lofoten Islands are a charming sight on the Arctic archipelago.


Pictured is the village of Henningsvær.

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The Lofoten Islands are mesmerising all year round visitors can enjoy the midnight sun in summer and the Northern Lights in winter.

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Digerronden is one of 10 mountains in Rondane National Park and lies in the municipality of Dovre in Oppland.


A panorama of the Kystriksveien coastal route, which offers 650km (403 miles) of spectacular scenery.

Pictured here is the section that offers views of Aldra Island in the far north of the country.

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The Oslo-Bergen railway, pictured, passes through beautiful forests, loops around Voss and arrives at Bergen with its passengers no doubt awestruck by what they've witnessed.

Jotunheimen National Park, in southern Norway, is a densely forested region that's home to reindeer, elk, mink and wolverines. It offers spectacular drives along 200 mountain peaks.

Dørålen nature preserve in Hedmark county is a magnificent sight in autumn seen here from the Rondane mountain.

The rust-coloured birch trees in Rondane National Park and the Smiubelgen mountain range covered by a dusting of snow in autumn is a sight to behold.

Smiubelgen means 'the blacksmith's bellows'

The village of Olden, which sits at the mouth of the Oldeelva river and amid some typically amazing scenery.

Vettisfossen in Jotunheimen National Park is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, with a single drop of 275 metres (902ft).

The Geirangerfjord is a Unesco World Heritage Site and possibly Norway's No1 fjord.

Fjords are often described as 'nature’s own work of art', formed as seawater flooded valleys created by retreating glaciers.


The beautiful Friaren waterfall, which tumbles down into Geirangerfjord opposite the Seven Sisters fall.