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Railway
Flåmsbana
The railway that descends from Myrdal, at 866 meters, down to Flåm at fjord level in about an hour: 20 km of tunnels, curves and waterfalls, with a stop at Kjosfossen waterfall.
Vestland · Norway
Flåm
In the destination Flåm and the Sognefjord.
In the photo: Flåm
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The city
What to expect from Flåm.
Flåm is a village at the head of the Aurlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord, where the Flåmsbana ends after descending from Myrdal through the mountains. Boats depart from the quay for the Nærøyfjord, a World Heritage site. Flåm is the base for the Stegastein viewpoint, the Aurlandsfjellet road and the medieval wooden churches of Borgund and Urnes.
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What to see in Flåm
Fjord
Nærøyfjorden
The narrow arm of the Sognefjord between the Aurlandsfjord and Gudvangen: 17 km of water between rock walls up to 1,700 meters high, waterfalls and small villages. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Viewpoint
Stegastein
A wooden-and-steel platform that extends 30 meters over the Aurlandsfjord, at 650 meters altitude, on the mountain road rising from Aurland, with views of the fjord as far as Flåm.
Wooden church
Borgund stavkyrkje
The medieval wooden church in the Lærdal valley, built around 1180 and preserved almost as it was: layered roofs, dragon heads and the outer gallery. There is a visitor centre next to it.
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Wooden church
Urnes stavkyrkje
Norway's oldest wooden church, from the 12th century, on a promontory above the Lustrafjord, with a portal carved with interlaced animals in Viking style. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.