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Private tour in Oslo Jørn Hakon R
City Attractions and City Development
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I am a dedicated Oslo guide, born and grown up in Oslo where I have lived all my life and have been working here as a guide since 2017. I have lived in almost all parts of Oslo, representing the large diversity of social and economic living conditions. I have had a variety of occupations in this city and therefore know how the city looks like from different perspectives. It was therefore quite natural for me to become an Oslo guide, a city I am proud of and would love to present to visitors. I offer some planned tours, but these could be adjusted based on your preferences, and I may also offer fully customized tours. I have as well been working several years as a tour leader in Norway and Scandinavia, and I can therefore offer customized tours from Oslo to different regions in Norway. Oslo can offer a unique combination of historical and cultural attractions of a large city, a variety of good restaurants, and beautiful surroundings. Situated at the end of a long fjord and surrounded by hills and a large forest, and with its many parks, it can offer a variety of opportunities for boat trips, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing and for skiing in the winter time. After visiting museums or other attractions in the city, a 25 minutes tour with the metro takes you to the forest where you can walk or bike for many miles and have a swim. You can even have a sauna and a swim at a beach in the inner city close to the Opera house if you want; the water is clean!
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We Will Explore The History And The Development Of Oslo
Overview of your Oslo tour
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 AD, 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 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 the large forest around it. There are very few capitals, if any, with this unique combination. It has been a deliberate policy over the last decades to develop Oslo as a "Fjord city", opening up the city to the waterfront. Today you can swim from a beach and take a sauna at the waterfront in the city centre.
Your Oslo tour itinerary
We will walk through these parts of the city: -The Quadrature - built after the fire in 1624 -The main pedestrian street Karl Johans gate with the national historical buildings: —The Royal Palace —The old part of the University of Oslo —The Parliament —Oslo City Hall -Modern City development: —1980s - Aker brygge and Tjuvholmen —2010-2025 - Bjørvika/Sørenga —The Opera House As with every Toursbylocals tour, this tour is of course customisable. Please contact me using the orange button to discuss this. This tour does not include a stop for lunch, however, if you like to factor that in, please contact me. Otherwise I will be happy to recommend some amazing places for the best of Norwegian or other cuisine.
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Type: Walking
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1 Johanne Dybwads plass, Oslo, Oslo, 0161, Norway
The National theatre is located very close to the exit of Nationaltheatret metro station. Coming out of the metro station, you look straight on the back of the theatre building. This is also a stop for several bus lines and tram lines.
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