City Attractions and City Development

We will walk on a tour that will include some of the important historical stages in the development of Oslo, older parts and new parts, and we will also see some main national buildings and institutions. Oslo is an old city and has a long history, founded around 1000 A.D., in the later part of the Viking age. The name of Oslo originally probably meant «The plain of the Gods». Just above these plains there are hills and beautiful surroundings. Since then the city has developed until today to become a modern city, but still older parts still remains. Oslo is unique with all cultural and urban activities combined with easy access to the sea and to the hills and large forest around it. There are very few, if any, with this unique combination. I am a dedicated Osloguide born and grown up in Oslo where I have lived all my life. I have lived in almost all parts of Oslo, representing a large variery of social and economic living conditions.