natural wonder
Sognefjorden
Norway's longest and deepest fjord stretching 204 km inland, with the narrow Nærøyfjord branch designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Vikøyri
Vestland, Norway · Europe
About Vikøyri
Vikøyri works well as a base: 25 minutes from Balestrand, 4km from Sognefjorden.
Vikøyri is in Vestland, Norway, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Balestrand, about 14 km away.
Vikøyri is the administrative center of Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the Vikja river on the south shore of the Sognefjorden, roughly near the midpoint of Norway's longest fjord. The village lies along Norwegian National Road 13 which leads north to the ferry toRead more
Balestrand and south to the village of Vossevangen. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,230 and a population density of 918 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,380/sq mi).
Vikøyri sits about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the village of Balestrand (across the fjord), about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the village of Arnafjord. To the north and west of Vikøyri lie the villages of Vangsnes, Feios, and Fresvik. Vikøyri is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the Fresvikbreen glacier and about 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the big lake Holskardvatnet.
Vikøyri is the site of one of the Tine cheese factories. It is the only factory in the world that produces gammelost, a unique Norwegian cheese. The village also has the only prison in Sogn og Fjordane. There are also two medieval churches on the south side of the village: Hove Church (built c. 1170) and the Hopperstad Stave Church (built c. 1140). Vik Church is also located in the village, although it is much newer (built in 1877) and it is the main church for the municipality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vikøyri?
Within an hour or so of Vikøyri: Sognefjorden (4 km), Vikafjellet (Fv13) (15 km), Naeroyfjord (27 km), Stalheimskleiva (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Vikøyri?
The nearest famous roads are Vikafjellet (Fv13), Stalheimskleiva and Gaularfjellet.
Where is Vikøyri?
Vikøyri is in Vestland, Norway, about 14 km from Balestrand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,899
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 61.0871, 6.5791
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Worth the detour from Vikøyri
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Vikafjellet (Fv13)
A high, exposed crossing between Voss and the Sognefjord at Vik, frequently shut by winter storms.
15 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Naeroyfjord
A UNESCO-listed fjord barely 250m wide at its narrowest, hemmed by 1,700m peaks and tumbling falls.
27 km · about 30 min drive
historic highway
Stalheimskleiva
A breathtakingly steep old hairpin road between two waterfalls in the Naeroy valley near Voss.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Stalheimskleiva Hairpins Viewpoint
Thirteen hairpins at up to 18% drop into the Nærøydalen between two waterfalls; the old road is one-way downhill only.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Utsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)
An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Gaularfjellet
A National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Undredal
Village of about 100 people on the Aurlandsfjord with Norway's smallest stave church in use (c. 1147) and a centuries-old brown goat-cheese tradition. Reachable by road only since 1988.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Vikøyri
- Right hereVikafjellet (Fv13)A high, exposed crossing between Voss and the Sognefjord at Vik, frequently shut by winter storms.
- 29 kmStalheimskleivaA breathtakingly steep old hairpin road between two waterfalls in the Naeroy valley near Voss.
- 29 kmStalheimskleiva Hairpins ViewpointThirteen hairpins at up to 18% drop into the Nærøydalen between two waterfalls; the old road is one-way downhill only.
- 30 kmUtsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
- 31 kmGaularfjelletA National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
- 38 kmFlåm Railway (Flåmsbana)One of the steepest standard-gauge railway lines in the world, descending 863 metres through tunnels and past waterfalls to the Aurlandsfjord.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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