Trollhaugen Tours present
              knitting and Textile Traditions in Scenic Norway

  Highlights: 

· Historic and charming Bergen

· Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk yarn factory

· Shop Oleana and Dale Sweater Factories

· Stunning views from Stalheim Hotel

· Norway in a Nutshell Fjord tour

· Flåm Railway—steepest railway in the world 

· Guided tour of Hopperstad Stavkirke

· Sognefjord—Norway’s longest fjord

· Wine tasting event at Kviknes Hotel

· Stunning Gaulerfjellet overlook

· Rekkedal Guesthouse—Husflid workshop followed by dinner

· Rauma Yarn Factory

· Dramatic Trollstigen Mountain Road

· Selbu Knitting Museum and Husflid

Walking tour of Bergen’s Hanseatic waterfront area. Free for shopping and independent exploration. Group welcome dinner at hotel. (D)

After breakfast depart for Stalheim.  Along the route, we will stop at two different sweater factories. 

House of Oleana. Sweater Factory – sweaters, accessories, and home décor. Oleana has made their mark on the Norwegian fashion scene with their award-winning chic and stylish designs. 

Dale Sweater Factory – Original Norwegian sweaters made in Norway since 1879.  Dale of Norway has made official sweaters for the national Norwegian Ski Team for every single Winter Olympics and World Ski Championships since 1956.  

Arrive in the afternoon at Stalheim to check in for a two-night stay at the Stalheim Hotel, beautifully located between two waterfalls. Enjoy the special atmosphere of this unique hotel with old-world charm. Group dinner at the hotel. (B,D)

After breakfast, depart on a Norway in a Nutshell excursion filled with the extreme beauty of the fjords via transport by bus, boat and train. Leave Stalheim by motor coach to Gudvangen before boarding a fjord ferry for Flåm arriving before noon to enjoy lunch on your own. After lunch board the Flåm railroad that ascend ca 2000 feet to the Myrdal station. The Flåm Railway travels through 20 tunnels spiraling in and out of the mountains, passing the mighty Kjosfossen Waterfall and crisscrosses the river. At Myrdal, board the train from Oslo to Bergen for the scenic ride to the Voss station where the private coach will pick up the group for the ride back to the Stalheim Hotel.  Group dinner at the hotel  (B,D)   

Airfare from and to USA is on your own.  Trollhaugen Tours can help book the airfare.  Just give us a call at 612-816-1177 to arrange. (B)