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 Viewpoint and hiking area with restaurant |
Grefsenkollen Oslo 0490 Norway |
From the highest point of Grefsenåsen, 377 metres above sea level, you get a splendid view of the city. You can enjoy this from a restaurant. Further down the hill lies small lake Trollvann, with a narrow beach, a picnic area and a café. This is a good starting point for walks (there are marked paths, also suitable for bicycles and prams) in the surrounding woods. In the winter, there is a short downhill skiing run, as well as a great hill for tobogganing. Get there by car or on foot from Kjelsås, following Grefsenkollveien. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Breathtaking nature |
Maridalen Oslo 0890 Norway +47 90 68 4145 |
Magnificent natural scenery awaits you just a short distance away from Oslo (between ten and 20 minutes by car or bus). Maridalsvannet is one of the sources of drinking water for Oslo and an excellent location for day trips of various lengths. This is the source of the Akerselva Miljøpark river, but fishing and swimming are not allowed here. You can also visit the ruins of the Maria Bebudelses Kirke. Bus 37B will take you to Brekke, or you can get the train to Kjelsås. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Photo: Ultima Thule |
 Photo: Claudio Santambrogio  |
 Photo: Geir Rosset |
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 Highest point on Tøyen |
Ola Narr and Frydens gate Oslo 0564 Norway |
Situated within walking distance from the Botanical Gardens and the Munch Museum, this is one of the many places with a panoramic view of the city. In the summer you can have a picnic in this park, let the children run freely, play with your Frisbee, take pictures or sunbathe. Ola Narr is the highest point in the Tøyen area. The name comes from a servant who was expected to dress nicely both on and off duty. So the other working-class people nicknamed him "Ola Fool" because of his style. This man got his own business after a while, and lived at Tøyen until most of his farm became the Botanical Gardens. He left to live on the west side of Oslo. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 The university's museum of natural history |
Botanisk Hage Sarsgt. 1 Oslo 0562 Norway +47 22 85 1670 http://www.toyen.uio.no/palmus |
This is one of several museums located within the Botanical Gardens. A ten-metre skeleton of the dinosaur Iguanodon bids you welcome when you enter. This museum offers permanent exhibitions on four to 500 million year-old fossils from the Oslo area, as well as copies of dinosaur footprints from Spitsbergen. On the first floor there is a saurian exhibition. There is a small shop by the entrance. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
