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LÆRDAL
Lærdal is centrally situated between Oslo and Bergen. Lærdal is a popular tourist village located in the innermost part of the Sognefjord. The majestic Sognefjord is the king of all fjords. It is 200 km long and 1,300 m deep at its deepest point. The Sognefjord is actually as deep as the mountains around the fjord are high.
The long and narrow Lærdalsdalen valley has approx. 2,200 inhabitants. Today, the most important industry is agriculture. This is because the valley is fertile but also dry, with only approx. 400 mm of precipitation per year. For most of the 20th century, the road through Lærdal was the only road between Eastern Norway and Western Norway that was open all year. Today Lærdal is also a traffic hub for travel between east and west, north and south. The world’s longest road tunnel, the 24 km long Lærdal tunnel, runs from Lærdal to Aurland.
Lærdalsøyri, picture: Harald Ottesen
Old Village
Wild Salmon Center
Lindstrøm Hotell
Way to Lærdal
Coming from Oslo, it is 300 km, which is about 5 hours drive with car. Coming from Bergen it is 210 km, which is about 3 hours drive. One option is to fly from Oslo or Bergen to Sogndal. The airport in Sogndal is about 45 minutes from Lærdal. They who loves to travel by train it is possible take a train from Oslo or Bergen to Flåm. It is about 45 min drive from Flåm to Lærdal.
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