Top 10 Things to do in Sogndal Municipality, Western Norway

Indoor playground for children between 1 to 14 years. Playland consists of a large climbing frame with slides, tunnels, mazes, ball cannons and glide path. In addition, it hosts 4 bouncecastles, play cars, various ball games and climbing wall.

The Norwegian Glacier Museum is an award-winning hands-on museum, situated in Fjærland next to the Sognefjord. The museum is the leading centre in Norway of knowledge with regard to glaciers and climate. Do not miss the unique and staggering panoramic film about Jostedalsbreen – the largest glacier on mainland Europe - and its National Park. In an entertaining and exciting manner, you will get answers to questions like ‘Why is glacier ice blue?’, ‘Why is the fjord green?’ and ‘How were the fjords formed?’. You can even perform your own experiments with 1000 year old ice from the nearby glacier Supphellebreen. Another 'must do' is the exhibition about climate changes! The museum is also a visitor centre for Jostedalsbreen National Park, and was designed by Professor of architecture, Sverre Fehn, who received the 1997 Pritzker award. The museum opened in 1991.

Welcome to one of the oldest and largest folk museums in Norway! Sogn Folkemuseum is an open air museum with almost 40 authentic historical buildings, ranging from the middle ages to the 20th. century. During the summer months the museum run a full scale farm with animals as they did in the late 19th. century. The museum is located in a natural setting surrounded by forests and mountains. There are footpaths, playgrounds and nature trails, which makes this area an attractive recreational area for young and old alike. There are plenty of fun activities and play areas for kids and families to enjoy and learn about nature, culture and life in Sogn. In the main building you can experience a wide range of exhibits linked to agriculture, traditional crafts, clothes and textiles. Here you will also find indoor exhibits, activities and play areas for children and youth to explore. The main building is also the location of our museum shop and certified organic museum café, Kafé Heiberg.

Sogndal Tourist Information is located in the building Sogndal Kulturhus, next to the post office in the centre of Sogndal.

Our resort got 5 ski lifts. The variety in the terrain and slopes open up for fun, easy and also challenging skiing, for the whole family. The skiresort is one of a kind. The birchforest close upon the pistes offer some of the best powderskiing in the world, when the conditions are right. The skisenter got 5 km off lighted cross country slopes and additional 5 km slopes for daytime use. In the weekends we also mold 25 km of slopes up in the mountain. With skins on you skis you can easily walk from the top point, for some real big mountain skiing 950 height meters in our "secret backyard" . As everywhere else, all skiing outside the skiresort itselfs, you need to due care, regarding avalanches. Sogndal Skisenter provides a variety of overnight possibillities. Preferably we recommend you to stay in one of the luxury cabins in the center. You will find them in al priceranges. If you prefeer hotel, we recommend you to stay in Sogndal, only 13 minutes drive down the valley.