Car Rental Oslo Gardermoen Airport

Oslo is located at the northern entrance of 100 km long fjord deep in the South of Norway and is the capital and ruling seat of the Scandinavian Kingdom since 1299. Currently, approximately 1.4 million people in an area of just under 500 square kilometres live in the metropolitan area of Oslo. According to the British weekly Economist, the city is the most expensive in the world and began 2006 Tokyo from this place in the year. But it also means Oslo:?Level of the gods?.

The city of Oslo can look back on a more than 1000, moving story that has left many traces. A particularly impressive relic here is the Akershus fortress on the eastern side of the fjord. Originally the castle in the 13th century built, but was rebuilt around 1600 in the style of a Renaissance Castle. Today, the South Wing of the building houses the crypt of the Norwegian Kings of the modern era.

Also the city of Oslo was restructured after a fire in the 17th century in the sense of the Renaissance with clean lines and shapes. Except from the reconstruction was the district game life yen, which was inhabited despite a ban on the King's mainly by the poorer population. Today, the district with its many wooden houses is a tourist attraction of Oslo.

Except Holmenkollen, 1952 was the site of the Winter Olympics and still today the Mecca of Nordic skiing is the oldest ski jump in the world on Mount Oslo, especially the City Hall is regarded as landmarks of the city and the independence of Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually in the imposing building, is a mix of national romantic functionalism and classicism.

Oslo is due to the expanse of the city, preferably with a rental car to explore.