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Ålesund Art Nouveau Town
A coastal town rebuilt entirely in Jugendstil Art Nouveau style after a 1904 fire, with ornate turrets and facades lining the harbour.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Vatne
Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe
About Vatne
Vatne is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Skodje, 56km from Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road).
Vatne is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Skodje, about 7 km away.
Vatne is a village in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Vatne is located at the southern end of the Vatnefjorden in the eastern part of Haram Municipality. Other neighboring villages in the Vatne area include Eidsvik and Tennfjord to the south and Helle to the north of it.
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1.8-square-kilometre (440-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,439 and a population density of 1,355 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,510/sq mi).
The village of Vatne is the location of Vatne Church. The village was the administrative centre of the old Vatne Municipality which existed from 1902 until 1965.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vatne?
Within an hour or so of Vatne: Ålesund Art Nouveau Town (26 km), Norangsdalen Valley (46 km), Trollstigen (Troll's Path) (55 km), Trollstigen Visitor Centre (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Vatne?
The nearest famous roads are Trollstigen (Troll's Path), Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road) and Geiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist Route.
Where is Vatne?
Vatne is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, about 7 km from Skodje.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,439
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 62.5583, 6.6171
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
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Worth the detour from Vatne
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Norangsdalen Valley
Norway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
46 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Trollstigen (Troll's Path)
Norway's famous serpentine mountain road with 11 hairpin turns
55 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
Trollstigen Visitor Centre
A stunning cantilevered viewpoint cafe perched above Norway's famous Troll's Path, offering vertigo-inducing views of the switchback road below.
55 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Trollstigen Viewpoint Platform
A cantilevered glass-and-steel viewing platform jutting out over Norway's famous Troll's Road with its eleven hairpin bends and cascading waterfall.
55 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rampestreken Viewpoint
Cantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
55 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Stigfossen Waterfall (Trollstigen)
A 320 m fall dropping beside the Trollstigen hairpins, crossed by a bridge halfway up the climb.
55 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road)
A series of dramatic hairpin bends descending to the Geiranger Fjord with an eagle's-eye view from the top.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Vatne
- 46 kmNorangsdalen ValleyNorway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
- 55 kmTrollstigen (Troll's Path)Norway's famous serpentine mountain road with 11 hairpin turns
- 55 kmTrollstigen Viewpoint PlatformA cantilevered glass-and-steel viewing platform jutting out over Norway's famous Troll's Road with its eleven hairpin bends and cascading waterfall.
- 55 kmRampestreken ViewpointCantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
- 56 kmØrnesvingen (Eagle Road)A series of dramatic hairpin bends descending to the Geiranger Fjord with an eagle's-eye view from the top.
- 56 kmEagle Road ViewpointThe summit viewpoint on Ornesvingen (Eagle's Bend), looking straight down into the Geirangerfjord and its famous Seven Sisters waterfall.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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