Balestrand
An artists' town in the middle of the Sognefjord, where a Swiss-style wooden hotel and a small English-style wooden church stand by the water.
Balestrand has drawn European painters and aristocrats since the 19th century, and Kaiser Wilhelm II visited several times. The Kvikne's Hotel by the water, built in 1877, is a large wooden hotel in the Swiss style. Next to it, St. Olav's Anglican Church is a small, finely crafted wooden church. In summer, a fast boat from Flåm takes about 1.5 hours to reach the town, and you can continue to the Fjærland Glacier Museum. Strolling the town is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hopperstad Stave Church
- Stalheim & Nærøydalen
- Viking Valley Gudvangen
- Kjelfossen
- Sognefjord & Nærøyfjord
- Tvindefossen
- Undredal
- Brekkefossen