The Port of Andalsnes, Norway
ABOUT
The village of Åndalsnes was the administrative centre of the old Grytten Municipality from 1838 until 1964, when Grytten was merged with several other municipalities to form the new Rauma Municipality. Åndalsnes then became the administrative centre of the new municipality of Rauma.
Andalsnes is known today as the mountaineering capital of Norway with access to some of the country’s finest mountains and climbing. It is situated at the mouth of the river Rauma, at the north end of the Romsdalen valley. is an important communications node with a lot of industry and trade. Its spectacular scenery was even used in the filming of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
Size of the city is approximately 0.86 sq m
Population in 2017 was listed as 2403
Currency is the Krone
THINGS TO DO
Visitors can take the Rauma Line scenic railway which goes from Andalsnes to Dombas or Bjorli.
Or go to view the infamous Trollveggen mountain wall – Europe’s tallest vertical rock face.
Of course, there are plenty of mountaineering options. So if you enjoy the outdoors it is an option. Alternatively just walk the town or take a cable car to a viewpoint.
OUR FAVOURITE THINGS TO DO
Our first sail into Andalsnes was on PO Aurora. The sail in to Andalsnes is quite spectacular. We saw it whilst it was snow covered, but even in the summer it would be magnificent. We decided to stroll around the town and with all the snow around us who could fail to be impressed. Not being one for heights, Ken was the one who decided to try a trip on the cable car – unfortunately he only had cash on him and they would only take card payment. So word of warning – Norway is largely a cashless society these days.
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