Oslo has many great things to do in. I present you the list of seven crucial things to do when being in Oslo for a limited time. Or the things I would recomend seeing before getting completely lost in the city and the 300 other things you can do in the city. All of the things you can do for FREE except number 2 and 7. that is dinning.

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7 Great Things To Do in Oslo

When Only Having 12 Hours

1. Frogner Park, Viegeland Park or Sculpture Park

Vigeland is the beauty of a park in the posh neighborhood of Frogner. The park consists of 212 bronze and granite sculptures. It is the world’s largest sculpture park made by a single Artist – Gustav Viegland. Has to be one of the things to do in Oslo, when visiting. The park is open to visitors all year round, and it´s free. The best public transportation is the 12 tram.

Vigeland Park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949. Most of the sculptures are placed in five units along an 850-meter long axis: The Main Gate, the Bridge with the Children’s playground, the Fountain, the Monolith plateau, and the Wheel of Life.

 

2. Åpent Bakeri for Breakfast or Coffee Break

(requires some money)

This the place you go to get your morning coffee after a stroll in the beautiful Frogner Park! For me the best coffee in Frogner. It is a local bakery with a French pastry and a great place to enjoy the morning sun. Relax her and take a look at the local neighbors running in to get their morning bread and a coffee. Norwegians love their coffee.

We normally don’t talk to each other before after the first morning cup of coffee. Then we can start the day. I’m in Åpent Bakeri when writing this blog, and now there is a line of the door, this is how good the place is, just saying. Arrive early if you want to have more than just coffee.

3. Royal Palace & Main street Karl Johan

When being at Åpent Bakeri you are very close to the Royal Palace, actually, it is 30 meters walking and you enter the Queen Park entrance of the Royal Castle. Walk around and maybe take a picture with some of the front guards and the Palace When being in front of the Royal Palace you are looking down on the main street Karl Johan. Just follow the road right in front of you and enter Karl Johan street, in the left hand you will see Oslo University, on the right side National Theater and in the front Stortinget.

You are continuing walking down Karl Johan, the street where all the tourists are the locals maybe once a month if meeting people from out of town. If you want the local shopping street it is Bogstadveien.

When being at the bottom of Karl Johan, you are getting close to the next great things to do in Oslo – the Opera House.

 

4.Opera House in Bjørvika

I don´t know about you, but I love the architecture and the lines of the Opera House in Oslo. Walk around take pictures in every corner and different levels. Explore inside and outside. Walk to the top of the Opera House and get a Panorama view over the city with 360 degrees and take pictures of the famous Barcode project.

 

5. Akershus Fortress

Akershus Fortress is a Medieval Castle that was built in late 1920 to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. It has been used as a prison. Is has great surrounding of the city viewing towards Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen and the fjord of Oslo.

6. Aker Brygge & Tjuvholmen

Aker Brygge is a neighborhood in Oslo which is an area for shopping, dining, and entertainment, as well some high-end residential area. You should walk the boardwalk and maybe take stop by one of the wagons to buy a local Norwegian waffle or just ice cream. Sit down on the benches and enjoy the atmosphere and the fjord of Oslo. If you have time, hop on to one of the ferry´s to the island of the fjords from Aker Brygge and visit: Hovedøya, Langøya, and Gressholmen

Walking over to Tjuvholmen one of Oslo’s newest boroughs. The area is surrounded by an intriguing architectural diversity and unique areas appear when walking around. Tjuvholmen host galleries, my personal favorite Pushwagner, and the Astrup Fearneley Musem as on the picture. Tjuvholmen area is known for high standards and some high prices, then again you are paying for high quality.

 

7. Dining with a view of the Fjord

(requires some money)

When being in Aker Brygge and Tjuvholmen, you have many options around for dining and nightlife. I would recommend Døgnvill which is one of the 7 best burgers in the Capital of Norway. Or you can to Sjømagasinet for some of the best seafood, or Bølgen & Moi with a mouthwatering sea platter and the sun-kissed stunning view of Oslo Fjord until early night, before hitting the night scene.

Or you go to Ekeberg Restaurant

with the 19 tram and have a panorama view of the City and eat Blue mussels and drink wine in the sunset.

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Oslo is my city and I have lived in Oslo from the age of 18 and I’m getting older every year and still living here. I have been around in all the different corner’s of the city, but I do live in Frogner this is where I know the best secret. The city is beautiful, charming and easy to walk around. There are many great things do in Oslo, walking is the first one you should do!

Oslo is a very safe city! What I love most about Oslo, is that it is one of the greenest city in Europe. Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with when planning your visit to Oslo and Norway.

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