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Southampton serves as your gateway to the countryside, and to a wide variety of historic sites, national landmarks, and charming surrounds.

Edinburgh is an elegant city celebrated for its striking skyline, fine architecture and beautiful parks. Its New Town is lined with distinguished Georgian buildings, many designed by renowned architect Robert Adam, while its rich cultural legacy has shaped Europe and the English-speaking world for centuries. Home to the renowned International Festival, the city has also inspired great literary and philosophical minds, including Robert Burns, James Boswell, Sir Walter Scott, Adam Smith and David Hume.

The “King of the Fjords” is aptly named. Sognefjord is undisputedly the longest and deepest fjord in the world. Sheer cliffs form the fjord’s dramatic walls, making the transit feel like a labyrinth with each bend revealing new peaks and cascades which dominate the snow-capped skyline. Sheer cliffs form the fjord’s dramatic walls, making the transit feel like a labyrinth with each bend revealing new peaks and cascades which dominate the snow-capped skyline.

European travellers were drawn to the village of Olden, captivated by the dramatic landscapes that defined this part of Norway. Inspired by the Romantic Movement, they found in the surrounding Nordfjord a striking panorama of steep mountains, glistening waterfalls, fertile valleys and quiet coastal farms stretching towards Norway’s rugged western shore. Then as now, visitors were moved by the powerful contrast between peaceful rural life and the towering wilderness of mountain peaks and glaciers.

The town was originally called Kaupangen upon its founding in 997 A.D. by Viking king Olav Tryggvason. The city commands the trade routes linking Southern Norway with the fjord lands to the north. Trondheim quickly became a major commercial and cultural center – the city served as Norway’s royal capital.

Honningsvag is your gateway to Norway’s North Cape on Magerøya Island. This is the northernmost point in Europe, and the true land of the midnight sun. From mid-May to July, the full disc of the sun never dips below the horizon.

In winter, the days barely lighten to a spectral gloom. To the north lies only the remote Svalbard Archipelago, Jan Mayan Island, and the polar ice cap. From the cliffs of North Cape, perched 1,000 feet above the Arctic Ocean, one stares into the arctic silence.During the summer months, vast reindeer herds roam Magerøya Island’s treeless, central plateau.

Ride the cable car to the summit of Mt. Storsteinen for dramatic views of Tromsø city and Troms Island. Enjoy refreshments at the panoramic restaurant.

The Varden Viewpoint is the best place to take in the breathtaking panorama. Even when the weather is less cooperative, there is plenty to do, with cozy cafés, boutiques selling woolen sweaters and the Romsdal Museum, an open-air folk museum where you can literally stroll through the region’s history and traditional homes. Molde is also one end of one of Norway’s most beautiful coastal drives, the Atlantic Ocean Road which crosses spectacular bridges and a number of islands. Around every bend, there are magnificent views of mountain peaks, the Atlantic and the fjords that notch Norway’s coast.During the summer months, Molde lives up to its nickname-the City of Roses-with flowers blooming everywhere, from the roof of the town hall and the university grounds to the picket fences around houses.