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Oslo
(Norway)


Oslo's Scandinavian friendliness puts the 'nice' in 'ice'.

Norway's capital and largest city creeps up on you and makes you very glad you came. Possessed of a staid reputation and by no measure Scandinavia's most beautiful city, low-key Oslo nonetheless has lots to see and do - it just doesn't make such a big fuss about it.


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At a Glance
Getting Around:

Oslo's not short on transport options. They include buses, streetcars, a subway, taxis, and ferries on the fjord. The outlying areas of the city are all easily reached from downtown. Ferry services are available from the downtown piers to other areas of the city. Longer rides south on the Oslo Fjord are also possible from the downtown piers. Perhaps the best way to navigate the city centre, and most of the sights, is by good old-fashioned foot power. Compact little Oslo lends itself remarkably well to walking.

Weather:

Oslo has warm summers and manageable (though decidedly dark) winters. Summer temperatures average around 20°C (68°F) in June and July, though it can get as high as 30°C (86°F). Oslo is a long way from the northern edge of Norway, where the summer sun does not set at all, but summer nights in the capital don't ever get truly dark. Winter, however, is a different story. The sun shines weakly and the city remains shrouded in a perpetual dusk until the seasons change. Winter lows are in the negatives from November to March. Rain falls across the year, but is by no means heavy. April and May have the lowest averages.

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