Oslo in 3 days
Oslo sits between a fjord scattered with islands and a forest that covers two thirds of the municipality, with a metro line that climbs to 469 metres. On the harbour you can walk up the roof of the white marble opera house, the Munch museum rises thirteen storeys, and Akershus Fortress has guarded the entrance since around 1300.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Oslo Opera Housefree · about 30 minSnøhetta's white marble and granite building of 2008, whose sloping roof runs down to the water and is free to walk up to the top.
- Afternoon
The Munch Museum2 to 3 hThirteen storeys clad in perforated aluminium, opened in 2021, holding the roughly 26,000 works Edvard Munch left to the city.
- Late afternoon
Akershus Fortressfree · about 1 hBegun around 1300 and turned into a Renaissance residence by Christian IV, it still overlooks the harbour and has never fallen to a siege.
Day 2
- Morning
The National Museum2 to 3 hThe largest art museum in the Nordic countries, opened in 2022, from medieval icons to modern design, with a Munch room showing the 1893 Scream.
- Afternoon
Hovedøya islandfree · half a dayAbout ten minutes by ferry, with the stone ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded by English monks in 1147 among the meadows.
Day 3
- Morning
The Fram Museumabout 1 hNansen's wooden polar ship, built to be lifted by the pack ice rather than crushed, which sailed further north and south than any other.
- Afternoon
Vigeland Sculpture Parkfree · about 1 h 30212 sculptures in bronze, granite and cast iron by Gustav Vigeland, who worked on them from 1924 until his death in 1943.
- Late afternoon
Holmenkollen ski jumpabout 1 hThe steel ski jump rebuilt in 2010; a lift climbs to the start platform, with the whole city and the fjord below.
Where to sleep in Oslo
- Citybox Oslo · €75 a night
- Smarthotel Oslo · €80 a night
- Comfort Hotel Xpress Central Station · €95 a night
- Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz Oslo · €150 a night
- Clarion Hotel The Hub · €140 a night
- Hotell Bondeheimen · €140 a night
- The Thief · €300 a night
- Hotel Continental · €290 a night
- Grand Hotel · €250 a night
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