Norway is famous for its beautiful fjord landscape, but is generally regarded as an expensive destination. Norway Green Tours gives you advice on budget travel in Norway that is environmentally friendly.

Norway, the Land of the Midnight Sun, with 24-hour daylight during the summer - is a magnet for those who revel in natural beauty and unspoiled landscapes.

Cruising is the best way to experience this scenic beauty at its best and see sights - like mist-shrouded fjords and spectacular waterfalls - that you simply couldn't view by land. Plus the added bonus of direct sailings from many UK ports.

Norway Cruising - Ports to visit

Bergen

- is the gateway to the fjords region, and despite numerous fires has preserved much of its medieval heart. It is the second largest city in Norway and also the country’s cultural centre.

Trondheim

- was the first Viking capital of Norway and became the country’s ecclesiastical centre following the death of St Olav in 1030 as pilgrims from all over Europe came to the town to be healed at his shrine. The city’s other main attraction is its numerous wooden buildings, including the Stiftsgården Palace.

Alesund

- as so much of the town is surrounded by water it appears to be floating alongside the passing boats. Ålesund was destroyed by fire in 1904 and rebuilt in appealing Art Nouveau style.

Tromsø

- boasts of being both the Paris of the North and Gateway to the Arctic. It is familiar as the starting point of many Polar expeditions. Blessed with a girdle of peaks, Tromsø is one of the most pleasant of Norwegian towns.

Hammerfest

- the world’s most northerly town, is at the same latitude as northern Siberia, but largely ice-free thanks to the off shore Gulf Stream. It has been a popular trading town for the past 200 years

The North Cape

- take a cruise around the North Cape and some of the world's most spectacular scenery will unroll before your eyes. Cruise theNordfjord to reach Honningsvag, the world's most northerly village, which lies well within the Arctic Circle. Visit a Lapp village to sample a lifestyle unchanged in centuries, or enjoy the more sophisticated delights of Tromso.

Experience the best of this delightful country in springtime bloom offering exceptional views of the stunning Fjordland scenery at Apple Blossom time when the crystal-clear waters offer vivid reflections of surrounding snow-covered peaks and shimmering glaciers, and thousands of cherry and apple blossom trees spice the air with their heady scent.

Norway is one of the Nordic countries in Northern Europe. It occupies the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and the country's official name is the Kingdom of Norway. Norway is one of the most sparsely populated European countries with its relatively big territory of 385,252 square kilometers (about 148,747 square miles). Norway's extensive coastline that faces the Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea is home to its famous fjords. On land, the majority of the country is bordered by Sweden to the east; the northernmost region of Norway borders Russia to the east and Finland to the south.

The most important city in Norway is Oslo, the capital as well as the largest city in the country. It is famous for all the heritage buildings, Vikingskiphuset, the Viking Museum and the one of its kind Vigeland Sculpture Park. Other famous cities of Norway are Tonsberg, Bergen, Kongsberg and Skien. Oslo has the largest and busiest international airport in the country and is conveniently connected to all other major cities of Norway.