The Harbour Promenade: Tjuvholmen to the Opera
Along the fjord from the Nobel Prize city hall to the marble roof of the Opera.
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Oslo's new waterfront in one walk. You start among the modern buildings on Tjuvholmen and walk through Aker brygge to the City Hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year. Then you follow the quay below Akershus Fortress to the Opera House, where you can walk all the way up onto the roof. The walk ends at the new main library with a view over Bjørvika.
The stops
- 1
Astrup Fearnley Museum
Renzo Piano's glass roof at the tip of Tjuvholmen, with a view down the fjord.
- 2
Nobel Peace Center
Exhibitions about the Peace Prize laureates in the old Vestbanen station.
- 3
Oslo City Hall
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded here on 10 December. Free entry to the great halls, closed on Sundays.
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M314 Alta
Gammelt historiskt fartøy.
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Monument in memory of deported Norwegian Jews
Statuer hvis dere tar omveien rundt Vippa.
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Vippa
Food hall in an old harbour warehouse with a fjord view. A good lunch stop.
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- 4
Oslo Opera House
Walk up the white marble slope to the roof. The view over the city and the fjord is free.
- 5
Deichman Bjørvika
The main library from 2020. The top floor reaches out towards the Opera and the fjord.
About the trip
- Where
- Oslo
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 14 min
- Distance
- 2.9 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- Art, History, Views
Practical
- Start
- Astrup Fearnley Museum on Tjuvholmen. Tram 12 to Aker brygge.
- Finish
- Deichman Bjørvika, right next to Oslo Central Station.
- Toilets
- Free in the City Hall, the Opera House and Deichman.
- Accessibility
- Flat and step-free along the water. The Opera roof is a long slope and can be slippery in winter.