Balestrand Municipality
Balestrand is a small charming village on the northern shore of the Sognefjord in Sogn og Fjordane. Wikivoyage
Population 1,294 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Norway
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Kviknes Hotel Hotel · 480 m -
Norsk Reiselivsmuseum Museum · 530 m - Vikingegravhaug Archaeological site · 200 m
- Balahaugen Archaeological site · 260 m
- Lars L. Ese d.y. Skytarkonge Memorial · 380 m
- Høyviksalen Museum · 480 m
- Cooper-huset Museum · 520 m
- Amtmann Aubert Skoneprest Svedrup. 1858 Monument · 530 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Balestrand Municipality); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.