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The Oslo Opera House rising white from the harbour in Bjørvika, with the city behind The Oslo Opera House rising white from the harbour in Bjørvika, with the city behind Vigeland Sculpture Park, with the granite Monolith beyond the sculptures The Opera House and the Bjørvika skyline from the water The Gol stave church at the Norsk Folkemuseum, with its dragon-head gables

The city guide to Oslo, Norway

Best of Oslo

The Opera House you can walk on, MUNCH and the National Museum, Vigeland’s park, the polar ships of Bygdøy, Holmenkollen above the city, saunas on the fjord and the 2026 MICHELIN stars: Oslo, checked place by place.

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The red carriages of the Glacier Express crossing the stone arches of the Landwasser Viaduct below a snow-capped peakSister guideULTIMATE Rail JourneysThe story of the train, the great journeys and where to book themA cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, MontenegroSister guideULTIMATE CruisesLines, ships and itineraries, from river to expeditionThe Matterhorn in winter above ZermattSister guideULTIMATE Ski ResortsSeason dates, hotels, après and ski schools, resort by resort
The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratSister guideULTIMATE PropertyPrime neighbourhoods, agents, new developments and how buying works

Your trusted, one‑stop guide to Oslo

Oslo is a capital that faces the fjord: a harbour reborn with the Opera, MUNCH and the Deichman library, a royal street from the station to the palace, museums of polar ships and Viking treasures, and forests and ski jumps a metro ride from the centre. Here are the grand hotels and the 2026 MICHELIN stars, the museums and parks, Sentrum, Bjørvika, Aker Brygge, Frogner, Grünerløkka, Gamle Oslo, Bygdøy and Holmenkollen, the boats and saunas of the fjord, and day trips to Fredrikstad, Drøbak, Lillehammer and the Bergen Railway. We’ve checked every listing against the venue’s own website or an official source, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

Oslo, the fjord capital: the back story

In depth

The fjord capital

Oslo·In depth

Christian IV’s Kvadraturen, Akershus Fortress, the City Hall, the new waterfront and the museums of Bygdøy: how to read Oslo.

Read the story

Oslo by area

From Karl Johan to the hills, each part of Oslo has its own guide: the royal street and Kvadraturen, the Opera’s Bjørvika, the art of Tjuvholmen, elegant Frogner, Grünerløkka by the river, medieval Gamle Oslo, the museums of Bygdøy and Holmenkollen above the city.

Karl Johans gate, Oslo’s main street, in summerArea guideSentrum & Karl JohanThe royal streetThe Opera House and the Bjørvika skyline from the waterArea guideBjørvikaOpera, MUNCH and the harbourThe waterfront promenade of Aker Brygge, with the City Hall in the distanceArea guideAker Brygge & TjuvholmenArt on the waterVigeland Sculpture Park, with the granite Monolith beyond the sculpturesArea guideFrogner & VigelandThe elegant westThe Akerselva river and its banks in summerArea guideGrünerløkkaBy the riverMiddelalderparken in Gamlebyen, the medieval town, with its water gardenArea guideGamle Oslo & EkebergWhere Oslo began

By T-bane

Oslo’s centre is small enough to walk; the T-bane climbs to Holmenkollen in minutes, and bus 30 runs every 10 minutes to the museums of Bygdøy.

The Gol stave church at the Norsk Folkemuseum, with its dragon-head gablesArea guideBygdøyThe museum peninsulaThe Holmenkollen ski jump above OsloArea guideHolmenkollenAbove the city

Plan your trip

The practical things to know before you go: the Airport Express and the Oslo Pass, the T-bane, trams and boats, and itineraries for a first visit.

Karl Johans gate, Oslo’s main street, in summerBefore you goOslo essentialsEntry, money, seasons and emergenciesOslo’s blue trams passing the Nationaltheatret and the Studenterlunden parkGetting aroundBy train, tram and boatFlytoget, Ruter and the Bergen LineThe Oslo Opera House rising white from the harbour in Bjørvika, with the city behindItineraryThree days in OsloThe classic first visitSommerro’s rooftop terrace and round glass restaurant at dusk, with the fjord beyondLuxury guideLUX LivingThe finest addressesHotel Continental and Theatercaféen on Stortingsgata, with a tram passingItineraryThe Gold weekendThe Continental and TheatercaféenSunset over Pipervika and the Oslofjord from the Aker Brygge quayItineraryThe Platinum weekendThe Thief, Maaemo and a spa

Our advice

Walk the Opera roof at sunset

The Opera House roof is open to walkers all year round: climb it as the light goes, then follow the harbour promenade past Akershus Fortress to Aker Brygge. The Opera House

Beyond Oslo

The islands of the fjord, Fredrikstad’s fortified town, Drøbak and its Christmas house, Lillehammer and the Bergen Railway, all within reach of Oslo.

Hovedøya and the islands of the inner Oslofjord from the airBeyond OsloThe Oslofjord islandsIslands on a city ticketWooden houses and cobbled streets in Fredrikstad’s fortified Old TownBeyond OsloFredrikstadThe fortified townThe harbour of Drøbak on the OslofjordBeyond OsloDrøbak & OscarsborgFather Christmas’s townThe Lysgårdsbakken ski jumps at LillehammerBeyond OsloLillehammerMaihaugen and the slopesA Vy train crossing the snowy mountain plateau of the Bergen Line near FinseBeyond OsloThe Bergen Railway & FlåmOver the mountains

Our advice

Take a sauna and swim in the fjord

Book a sauna session in Bjørvika and plunge into the fjord between rounds, in summer or in snow: it is the most Oslo thing you can do. Oslo Badstuforening

In depth: Oslo’s back stories

Norwegian cuisine, the fjord capital, Munch, Ibsen and Vigeland, eating, the grand hotels, film, the trains and where to buy: the stories behind the city.

Karl Johans gate, Oslo’s main street, in summerChristmas & New YearChristmas in OsloJul i Vinterland and a Norwegian ChristmasNorwegian brown goat’s cheese with an old silver cheese slicerEatNorwegian CuisineStockfish, brown cheese, waffles and aquavitThe Opera House and the Bjørvika skyline from the waterFeatureOslo, the classic and the newGrand hotels, the new waterfront and the fjordEkebergparken’s gardens and woods on the hill above the cityFeatureOslo on filmJoachim Trier’s OsloThe walls and towers of Akershus Fortress above the harbourThe back storyThe fjord capitalKvadraturen, Akershus and BygdøyThe sculpture groups of Vigeland Park seen from the Monolith plateauThe back storyMunch, Ibsen and VigelandOslo’s great Norwegians

In season

The Museum of the Viking Age plans to open in November 2027; until then, see the Viking treasures at the Historical Museum in the city centre.

The corner entrance of Theatercaféen at Hotel ContinentalThe back storyEating in OsloFrom Maaemo to TheatercaféenThe illuminated façade of the Grand Hotel on Karl Johans gateThe back storyThe grand hotelsFrom the Grand to The ThiefA Vy train crossing the snowy mountain plateau of the Bergen Line near FinseThe back storyBy train, tram and boatThe Airport Express to the Bergen LineTjuvholmen’s modern apartment buildings beside the waterThe back storyBuying in OsloThe neighbourhoods and KartverketOslo City Hall and its twin towers seen across the harbour, with boats moored in frontFun factsOslo fun factsThings you might not know

Across the North with the ULTIMATE guides

Across the North with the ULTIMATE guides: Helsinki and Lapland, the ski resorts, the fjords by ship and the great train journeys.

The inner Oslofjord islands seen from LindøyaULTIMATE HelsinkiHelsinki and LaplandChristmas in Lapland tooThe Lysgårdsbakken ski jumps at LillehammerULTIMATE Ski ResortsSki ResortsThe mountains in winterSunset over Pipervika and the Oslofjord from the Aker Brygge quayULTIMATE CruisesCruisesThe fjords by shipA Vy train crossing the snowy mountain plateau of the Bergen Line near FinseULTIMATE Rail JourneysRail JourneysThe great train journeys

ULTIMATE City Guides: Europe & beyond

Planning a longer journey? Each city in the network has its own independent guide, written with the same care and checked place by place. Here are the guides that are live, with more on the way.

Europe

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coffee scene, and the castles and mountains of the Carpathians.Visit the guide The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the DanubeHungaryULTIMATE BudapestThermal baths, grand coffee houses, ruin bars and MICHELIN-starred dining on both banks of the Danube, with day trips to the Danube Bend and Lake Balaton.Visit the guide A cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegroships & regions)ULTIMATE Cruises (linesThe world’s cruise lines for every budget, from family resort ships to yachts, expedition ships and river boats, with the cruising regions port by port.Visit the guide Aerial view of the white sand spit of Ses Illetes and Llevant, the salt pans and, across the strait, Ibiza and Es VedràSpainULTIMATE FormenteraThe white sands of Ses Illetes, the lighthouses of La Mola and Barbaria, the craft markets and an island made for bikes.Visit the guide The Baie des Anges, NiceFranceULTIMATE French RivieraNice, Cannes, Antibes, Cap Ferrat, Èze, Menton, Saint-Tropez and Cassis: palace hotels, three-star tables, beach clubs, the Festival de Cannes and the painters’ coast.Visit the guide Blue domes of Oia above the Santorini calderaGreeceULTIMATE Greek IslandsIsland hopping made easy: Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Milos and the Cyclades, plus Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, with ferries, beaches, hotels and tavernas.Visit the guide Helsinki Cathedral above the South HarbourFinlandULTIMATE HelsinkiSuomenlinna and the South Harbour, saunas by the sea, Aalto and the Design District, two-starred Palace and day trips to Porvoo and Tallinn.Visit the guide The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sunSpainULTIMATE IbizaDalt Vila’s UNESCO walls, Es Vedrà, three MICHELIN-starred kitchens, the beach clubs and the quiet north, 30 minutes from Formentera.Visit the guide Hagia Sophia and its minarets in golden evening lightTurkeyULTIMATE IstanbulTwo continents, one city: Hagia Sophia and the bazaars, Bosphorus ferries, meyhanes and rooftop bars, Sinan’s hammams and the car-free Princes’ Islands.Visit the guide Varenna on Lake ComoItalyULTIMATE Lake ComoVilla d’Este and the Villa del Balbianello, Bellagio and Varenna, the gardens of the villas, Riva boats and the four MICHELIN stars of the lake.Visit the guide Congress Square, Ljubljana, with the castle on its hill behindSloveniaULTIMATE LjubljanaSlovenia’s green, car-free capital of river cafés and Plečnik’s bridges, an hour from Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, the caves and the Adriatic.Visit the guide The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower lit at dusk across the ThamesUnited KingdomULTIMATE LondonRoyal palaces and the Thames, great museums, West End theatre, grand hotels, and the restaurants and bars of Soho, Mayfair and the City.Visit the guide The Metrópolis building at the start of the Gran VíaSpainULTIMATE MadridThe Prado and El Retiro, the Royal Palace, DiverXO’s three stars and cocido since 1870, with day trips to Toledo and Segovia.Visit the guide La Seu, Palma’s Gothic cathedral, and the Almudaina above the old sea wall, seen from the Parc de la MarSpainULTIMATE MallorcaPalma’s cathedral and palace hotels, the UNESCO Tramuntana, Deià and Sóller, nine MICHELIN-starred kitchens, and Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.Visit the guide Valletta’s honey-coloured skyline, with the dome of the Carmelite church and the spire of St Paul’s, above the harbour at sunsetGozo & CominoULTIMATE MaltaValletta’s knights’ city, temples older than the pyramids, Caravaggio, seven MICHELIN-starred kitchens and the Blue Lagoon.Visit the guide Yachts in Puerto BanúsSpainULTIMATE MarbellaWhitewashed lanes and orange trees in the Old Town, the yachts of Puerto Banús, beach clubs on the Golden Mile and day trips to Ronda and Gibraltar.Visit the guide Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, MenorcaSpainULTIMATE MenorcaA UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: the coves of Macarella and Turqueta, World Heritage Talayotic sites, Ciutadella and Maó’s great harbour.Visit the guide The Duomo di Milano and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the Piazza del DuomoItalyULTIMATE MilanThe Duomo and the Last Supper, La Scala and Brera, the Quadrilatero della Moda, Bartolini’s three stars, and day trips to Lake Como.Visit the guide Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountainsOur sister guideULTIMATE MonacoThe Casino and Monte-Carlo’s palace hotels, the Prince’s Palace on the Rock, superyachts in Port Hercule, Larvotto’s beach clubs and the Grand Prix streets.Visit the guide The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in ParisFranceULTIMATE ParisThe Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, Notre-Dame reopened, the palace hotels, nine three-star tables, the bouillons, and day trips to Versailles and Giverny.Visit the guide The Millennium Bridge over the MoračaMontenegroULTIMATE PodgoricaMontenegro’s relaxed capital of rivers and café terraces, and the gateway to the Bay of Kotor, Lake Skadar, Cetinje and the mountains.Visit the guide The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratOur sister guideULTIMATE Property (prime markets worldwide)Prime neighbourhoods, estate agents, new developments and how buying works, market by market across the ULTIMATE network.Visit the guide The red carriages of the Glacier Express crossing the stone arches of the Landwasser Viaduct below a snow-capped peakOur sister guideULTIMATE Rail Journeys (great train journeys worldwide)The story of the train, the great rail journeys of the world and where to book them, from the Orient Express to the Glacier Express.Visit the guide The Church of St John at Kaneo above Lake Ohrid, North MacedoniaOur sister guideULTIMATE Regions (editor’s letters & regional guides)Editor’s letters and the food, markets, nature and seasons each region shares, starting with the Balkans.Visit the guide Reykjavík and Mount Esja from HallgrímskirkjaIcelandULTIMATE ReykjavíkHallgrímskirkja and Harpa, the geothermal pools and Sky Lagoon, whales and the northern lights, and the Golden Circle a morning away.Visit the guide St Peter’s Basilica in Rome under a clear blue skyItalyULTIMATE RomeThe Colosseum and the Vatican, the grand hotels above the Spanish Steps, La Pergola’s three stars, the trattorias, and day trips to Tivoli and Pompeii.Visit the guide The Sebilj fountain and the square of BaščaršijaBosnia & HerzegovinaULTIMATE SarajevoWhere East meets West at a line in the pavement: an Ottoman bazaar, Habsburg boulevards, Bosnian coffee and the 1984 Olympic mountains, with Mostar two hours away.Visit the guide The Matterhorn in winter above ZermattOur sister guideULTIMATE Ski Resorts (Europe & North America)Ski resorts in Europe and North America, country by country, for every budget: season dates, hotels, mountain restaurants, après, ski schools and getting there.Visit the guide The Warrior on a Horse fountain in Macedonia Square, Skopje, lit at nightNorth MacedoniaULTIMATE SkopjeA 15th-century stone bridge between a 21st-century square and an Ottoman bazaar, Kenzo Tange’s concrete city, Matka Canyon, and Lake Ohrid three hours away.Visit the guide The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, under a pink evening skyBulgariaULTIMATE SofiaRoman streets beneath the city, golden domes, warm mineral springs and a mountain at the end of the main boulevard.Visit the guide The restored Pyramid of Tirana under a blue skyAlbaniaULTIMATE TiranaAn Ottoman mosque painted with waterfalls, museums in bunkers, Blloku’s cafés and the Dajti cable car, with Berat, Gjirokastër, the Alps and the Riviera within reach.Visit the guide Rolling green hills and a farmhouse near Pienza in the Val d’OrciaItalyULTIMATE TuscanyFlorence, Chianti, Siena, the Val d’Orcia, Pisa and Lucca, Versilia, Bolgheri, the Maremma, Arezzo and Elba.Visit the guide Calatrava’s Hemisfèric lit at twilight, reflected in its poolSpainULTIMATE ValenciaCalatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, the Gothic Lonja, paella by the sea, Las Fallas and the nine-kilometre Turia Garden.Visit the guide The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, VeniceItalyULTIMATE VeniceThe Grand Canal and St Mark’s, palace hotels, Two MICHELIN Stars at Glam, the bacari, the Biennale, and Murano, Burano and Torcello.Visit the guide The tiled roof of St Stephen’s Cathedral and the rooftops of central ViennaAustriaULTIMATE ViennaThe State Opera and the Musikverein, Schönbrunn and Klimt, the coffee houses and Heurigen, and Railjets to Budapest every hour.Visit the guide St Mark's Church and its tiled roof on St Mark's Square, Zagreb's Upper TownCroatiaULTIMATE ZagrebCroatia’s elegant capital of cafés, museums and markets, and the gateway to Plitvice Lakes, Istria, Dubrovnik and the islands of the Adriatic.Visit the guide Zurich and the LimmatSwitzerlandULTIMATE ZurichThe Limmat and its two minsters, Chagall’s windows, the Bahnhofstrasse and Sprüngli, the lake, Baur au Lac and The Dolder Grand, and the city’s MICHELIN stars.Visit the guide

North America

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Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coastUSAULTIMATE CaliforniaSan Francisco, Napa and Sonoma, Big Sur and the Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Tahoe and the national parks.Visit the guide A schooner silhouetted against the sunset off Key WestUSAULTIMATE FloridaOrlando and the theme parks, Palm Beach, Tampa Bay, Sarasota, St. Augustine and Scenic Highway 30A.Visit the guide The Las Vegas Strip at duskNevadaULTIMATE Las VegasThe Strip and its shows, MICHELIN dining, Sphere and Fremont Street’s neon, with Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon beyond.Visit the guide Downtown Los Angeles at sunset beneath the snow-capped San Gabriel MountainsCaliforniaULTIMATE Los AngelesHollywood and the Walk of Fame, Beverly Hills’ grand hotels, the Sunset Strip, the Getty and the beaches from Santa Monica to Malibu.Visit the guide Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami BeachFloridaULTIMATE MiamiSouth Beach and the Art Deco district, Wynwood’s murals, the Design District, Little Havana’s cafecito and the beaches of Key Biscayne.Visit the guide Sunset at the Naples PierFloridaULTIMATE NaplesWhite-sand beaches and sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, Fifth Avenue’s terraces, grand beach resorts and golf, with the Everglades and Marco Island close by.Visit the guide The New York City skyline from Top of the RockNew YorkULTIMATE New YorkManhattan’s grand hotels and MICHELIN dining, Broadway and the Met, Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park and the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to DUMBO.Visit the guide The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery SpencerCaliforniaULTIMATE San FranciscoCable cars over Nob Hill, North Beach cafés, the murals of the Mission, three-star tables and the Golden Gate Bridge.Visit the guide

Caribbean

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The pink sand beach of Harbour Island, the BahamasOur sister guideULTIMATE The BahamasSeven hundred islands: Nassau and Paradise Island, the Exuma Cays and the swimming pigs, Harbour Island’s pink sand, marinas and island hopping.Visit the guide The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. JamesOur sister guideULTIMATE BarbadosThe Platinum West Coast and Sandy Lane, UNESCO-listed Bridgetown, rum where it was born, Friday nights in Oistins and the wild Atlantic east.Visit the guide Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed PitonsOur sister guideULTIMATE St LuciaThe UNESCO Pitons and Soufrière’s drive-in volcano, Marigot Bay, Rodney Bay and the Gros Islet street party, reefs, rum and cocoa.Visit the guide

Asia & Indian Ocean

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The Grand Palace reflected at dawnThailandULTIMATE BangkokThe Grand Palace and Wat Arun on the river, the grand hotels of Charoen Krung, MICHELIN stars from street food to tasting menus, rooftop bars and the Thai islands.Visit the guide Hong Kong Island and the harbour at night from Victoria PeakOur sister guideULTIMATE Hong KongThe harbour from the Peak, the Star Ferry, Cantonese dining rooms with MICHELIN stars, dim sum in the lanes of Central and the museums of West Kowloon.Visit the guide An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the MaldivesOur sister guideULTIMATE MaldivesUndersea restaurants and overwater bars, Hanifaru Bay’s mantas, the whale sharks of South Ari, private islands and the little capital, Malé.Visit the guide The Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway of India from the harbourIndiaULTIMATE MumbaiThe Taj and the Gateway of India, Marine Drive’s Queen’s Necklace, three UNESCO sites, modern Indian restaurants and day trips to Elephanta and the Ghats.Visit the guide The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu RiverChinaULTIMATE ShanghaiThe grand hotels of the Bund facing the towers of Pudong, every MICHELIN star, Yu Garden, the two Shanghai Museums and day trips to Suzhou and Hangzhou.Visit the guide The towers of the Central Business District lit up at night, reflected in Marina BayOur sister guideULTIMATE SingaporeMarina Bay and Raffles, three restaurants with three MICHELIN Stars, the hawker centres, and the Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Visit the guide A caparisoned elephant in the Esala Perahera procession, KandyOur sister guideULTIMATE Sri LankaColombo, the ramparts of Galle Fort, the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the tea country by train, Sigiriya and leopards in Yala.Visit the guide Longtail boats on West Railay beach beneath the limestone cliffsOur sister guideULTIMATE Thai IslandsWinter sun on two seas: Phuket, Krabi and Railay, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta on the Andaman, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf.Visit the guide

Middle East

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Burj Khalifa and Business Bay at blue hourUnited Arab EmiratesULTIMATE DubaiBurj Khalifa and the Fountain, abras on the Creek, resorts on the Palm, every MICHELIN star of 2026 and day trips to Abu Dhabi and Hatta.Visit the guide

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    The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet

    Bjørvika·Opera house

    Walk up the white marble roof of the Opera House in Bjørvika, open all year round, for the view over the city and the fjord; then step inside for the oak-lined foyer, or book a guided tour.

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    The Oslo Opera House rising white from the harbour in Bjørvika, with the city behindItineraryThree days in OsloThree daysHovedøya and the islands of the inner Oslofjord from the airItineraryA day on the fjord: islands, sauna and the harbourOne dayVigeland Sculpture Park, with the granite Monolith beyond the sculpturesItineraryMunch, Ibsen and Vigeland: Oslo’s great NorwegiansOne dayTjuvholmen’s modern apartment buildings beside the waterItineraryA property viewing day: Frogner, the waterfront and the hillsOne dayA Vy train crossing the snowy mountain plateau of the Bergen Line near FinseItineraryBy rail: the Bergen Line and FlåmTwo days, by trainHotel Continental and Theatercaféen on Stortingsgata, with a tram passingItineraryThe Gold weekend: a luxury weekend in OsloTwo daysSunset over Pipervika and the Oslofjord from the Aker Brygge quayItineraryThe Platinum weekend: Oslo at its most exclusiveTwo days

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    Restaurants

    1. 1Eating in Oslo: the back storyOslo · In depth
    2. 2Norwegian CuisineOslo · In depth: food
    3. 3MaaemoBjørvika · Restaurant
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    Cafés

    1. 1FuglenSentrum · Café and bar
    2. 2Tim WendelboeGrünerløkka · Roastery and espresso bar
    3. 3StockflethsKvadraturen · Coffee house
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    Bars

    1. 1HimkokSentrum · Cocktail bar and distillery
    2. 2Torggata BotaniskeSentrum · Cocktail bar
    3. 3Pier 42Sentrum · Hotel bar
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    Hotels

    1. 1The grand hotels of Oslo: the back storyOslo · In depth
    2. 2Hotel ContinentalSentrum · Grand hotel
    3. 3Grand Hotel OsloSentrum · Grand hotel
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    Sights

    1. 1Oslo, the fjord capital: the back storyOslo · In depth
    2. 2The Norwegian National Opera & BalletBjørvika · Opera house
    3. 3MUNCHBjørvika · Art museum
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    Arts & Culture

    1. 1Oslo, a city of Munch, Ibsen and Vigeland: the back storyOslo · In depth
    2. 2The National MuseumVika · Art museum
    3. 3Astrup Fearnley MuseetTjuvholmen · Art museum
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    Parks

    1. 1Vigeland Sculpture ParkFrogner · Sculpture park
    2. 2Frogner ParkFrogner · City park
    3. 3EkebergparkenEkeberg · Sculpture park
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    Walks

    1. 1The harbour promenade: the Opera to TjuvholmenBjørvika · Walk
    2. 2Karl Johans gate: the station to the palaceSentrum · Walk
    3. 3Along the AkerselvaGrünerløkka · Walk
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    Shopping

    1. 1Steen & StrømSentrum · Department store
    2. 2PaleetSentrum · Shopping gallery
    3. 3GlasmagasinetSentrum · Department store
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    Health

    1. 1Emergencies: call 113Oslo · Emergency numbers
    2. 2Oslo legevaktAker · Out-of-hours clinic
    3. 3Oslo University Hospital, UllevålUllevål · Hospital
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    Property

    1. 1Buying in Oslo: the back storyOslo · In depth
    2. 2Kartverket: registering a saleOslo · Official
    3. 3KrogsveenOslo · Estate agent
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    Developments

    1. 1Museum of the Viking AgeBygdøy · Project
    2. 2FornebubanenFornebu · Project
    3. 3HovinbyenHovin · Project
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    Boats & Fjord

    1. 1Ruter’s island boatsOslofjord · Public ferries
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    Getting Around

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