Asker Things to Do

The Medieval part of Oslo, right at the foot of Ekeberg hill, was neglected for decades, with main traffic arteries cutting through this exciting part of town. The whole area is now being completely upgraded and restored, and... more

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Jon & Hannah said

… no intention of forking out for the entry fee anyway. We strolled through the trendy dockland area of Aker… continue reading »

Take time out to walk down this section of Maridalsveien, between Griffenfeldtsgate and Arendalsgaten, and you will find a street lined with lovingly restored, old wooden houses that will take you back to another era. Look in a... more

Grünerløkka might be thought of as the Greenwich Village of Oslo. A hundred years ago this was a working-class area, where people worked 14 hours a day in the local factories under severe conditions. Today the working-class peo... more

The name Torshov comes from Tors Haug (Thor's Hill), as this was a place where rituals connected with the god Thor (from Norse mythology) were carried out. Torshov is one of Oslo's jewels - this is an exquisite area for walking... more

Stortorvet is the cobble-stoned square situated immediately in front of Oslo Cathedral, in the middle of the city. The square was officially inaugurated as the town's market square in 1736, when the annual Christiania fair was... more

This handsome building on Drammensveien near the Royal Palace is the home of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Every year the Committee selects a Peace Prize winner, based on the criteria that Alfred Nobel (the Swede who left a fu... more

Deprived of its finest gems, including the altarpiece by Eilif Petersen, a statue in carved wood and the silver cross decorating the pulpit, the church was abandoned within its lively frame of the Aker river, the Anker bridge a... more

Oslo's oldest building was constructed on a countryside hill around 1080, using limestone quarried from the nearby cemetery. The expansion of the city has caught up with the church, and now it lies only a ten-minute walk from t... more

If you want someone to guide you around Oslo, contact Oslo Guideservice, which offers guides for groups of one to 50 people. The tours can be in one of 25 languages, and about 160 guides are available. They even offer sightseei... more