Guidebook for Vik
Parks & Nature
Little park with a fantastic view over the Sognefjord. Here you find the 26 metres high statue of viking Fridtjov the Bold. The statue was a gift from Emperor Wilhelm II in 1913.
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The Statue of Fridtjov
Little park with a fantastic view over the Sognefjord. Here you find the 26 metres high statue of viking Fridtjov the Bold. The statue was a gift from Emperor Wilhelm II in 1913.
Sightseeing
The richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it just in the nick of time.
This stave church was one of the many stave churches that would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it just in the nick of time. Hopperstad was built in 1130 and is, together with Urnes, the oldest stave church in existence.
During its long life, Hopperstad Stave Church has both suffered periods of neglect and experienced a wonderful revival in the 1880
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Hopperstad Stave Church
53 Rv13The richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it just in the nick of time.
This stave church was one of the many stave churches that would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it just in the nick of time. Hopperstad was built in 1130 and is, together with Urnes, the oldest stave church in existence.
During its long life, Hopperstad Stave Church has both suffered periods of neglect and experienced a wonderful revival in the 1880
Arts & Culture
Hove Church is the oldest stone building in the Sogn region and probably one of the oldest in the country. It has been dated to the end of the 12th century. The church is named after Hove farm. Rich burial finds from Roman times show Hove to be an early chieftain s residence and historians think the church may have been built by a prominent landowner as a private chapel.
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Hove steinkirke
Hove Church is the oldest stone building in the Sogn region and probably one of the oldest in the country. It has been dated to the end of the 12th century. The church is named after Hove farm. Rich burial finds from Roman times show Hove to be an early chieftain s residence and historians think the church may have been built by a prominent landowner as a private chapel.
Food Scene
This is the only dairy that produces the traditional Norwegian "Galmalost", which translates as old cheese.
Like many traditional Norwegian foods, Gamalost could be stored for long periods without refrigeration. The brownish-yellow cheese is firm, moist, coarse and often granular. Gamalost is rich in protein with low fat content, measuring 1% fat and 50% protein, and has a unique Umami (/uˈmɑːmi/), or savory taste.
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Tine Meieriet Vik
This is the only dairy that produces the traditional Norwegian "Galmalost", which translates as old cheese.
Like many traditional Norwegian foods, Gamalost could be stored for long periods without refrigeration. The brownish-yellow cheese is firm, moist, coarse and often granular. Gamalost is rich in protein with low fat content, measuring 1% fat and 50% protein, and has a unique Umami (/uˈmɑːmi/), or savory taste.