The New Norwegian Arts festival
This is a national event that
takes place every year in Aasen-tunet. The Festival
offers a varied programme of culture activities
with concerts, lectures and exhibitions. 29 June - 3
July 2005. www.aasentunet.no
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Hjørundfjorddagane
A cultural arrangement with exhibitions, family-show
and conserts. 4 - 5 June 2005. |
Ørsta rockefestival
The Ørstafestival will be arranged, end
the end of August 2004.
The bands who play is one of the most exciting
band in Norway. Don`t miss it!
orstafestivalen.com
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Fishing in rivers, lakes and sea
Ørsta boasts 9 salmonwater courses, good
lakes for fishing trout and char, and streches of
fjord were more salty experience awaits for you. |
Deer-hunting
Rich opportunities for both small and
big-game hunting. |
Post a
greeting
in our brand
new "guestmap". By clicking the "GuestMap"
to the left you will get a world map where you
can mark your homestead and post a greeting.
Further information is given in the actual guestmap.
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.: The Sunnmøre
Alps - an eldorado for mountaineering and nature
lovers
Majestic peaks and alpine mountain formations
set the Sunnmøre Alps apart from other
mountainous areas. The mountains rise straight
from the sea to a height of 1,500 - 1,600 metres.
The Sunnmøre Alps stretch from Nordfjord
in the south to Storfjord in the north. The Travel
Association (DNT) have 3 huts in our region, Patchellhytta,
Standalhytta and Tyssenaustet. If you are planning
a mountain-holiday, organized tours or climbing,
contact Ørsta Tourist Board or www.sunalp.no |
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| .: Popular
attractions in Ørsta municipality |
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Hotel
Union Øye
is
the greatest cultural attraction in Ørsta.
Build in 1891 and restored in 1991. |
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Norangsdalen
has lakes
formed by landslides. The lake known as Lygnstøyl-vatnet
was formed by a rock fall from the mountain Keipen
in 1908. |
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Sjøbuda Ramoen
is a renovated fish warf cobined with
a Museum which shows a copy of the boat S/S Ramoen.
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Ivar
Aasen-tunet
was opened
in 2000, and is a museum unique of its kind. The
designer is Norway's leading architect Sverre
Fehn. |
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The
mills in Skorgeura
In
Skorgura you will find 3 watermills.Here you can
see how they ground corn in the old days.
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Trollgjøttemannen
A legend claims that the image of the
Trollman on the Nes-staven mountain was branded
into the mountain when it was grazed by one of St.
Olav`s arrows. Do you see him? |
How
do you get to Ørsta?
From
Oslo:
E6
north to Otta, RV 15 to Nordfjordeid and E39 to
Ørsta. Ferry between Folkestad and Volda.
From
Bergen:
E39
north. Ferry from Oppedal to Lavik, from Anda
to Lote and from Folkestad to Volda.
From
Trondheim:
Alt.
1: E39 south. Ferry from Halsa to Kanestraum,
from Molde to Vestnes and from Solavågen
to Festøya.
Alt. 2: E6 to Dombås, RV 15 to Nordfjordeid
and E39 to Ørsta.
Alt. 3: E6 to Dombås, E136 to Ålesund
and E39 to Ørsta.
Ørsta/
Volda Airport Hovden:
Has
daily flights to Sandane, Sogndal, Oslo and Bergen.
Train:
From
Oslo and Trondheim you can also go by train to
Åndalsnes, E136 to Ålesund and E39
to Ørsta. |
Do
you want more information about Ørsta?
Contact us by telephone 700 68518 or e-mail.
Or you may download our brochure: pdf
Souvenirs from Ørsta
The Tourist Information
Office sells T-shirts, books, postcards, local
handicrafts... If you, after reading our web-site,
decide to get more information on arrival, just
pay us a visit. You will find us next door to
Vikingfjord Hotell in the centre of Ørsta,
Parkveien 7 .
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