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Urnes Stave Church
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Vestland, Norway · Europe
Farnes works well as a base: 20 minutes from Årdalstangen, 29km from Sognefjellet National Tourist Route.
Farnes is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 3,465, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Farnes sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Farnes to your route.
Farnes Church (Norwegian: Farnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øvre Årdal. It is the church for the Øvre Årdal parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
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church was built in a modern, cruciform design in 1970 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Solemslie from the architecture firm Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 648 people.
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Farnes is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.3085 latitude, 7.7969 longitude.
Farnes has a population of approximately 3,465 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Full driving guide for Norway8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Northern Europe's highest mountain pass road at 1,434 meters, crossing between the Jotunheimen peaks in Norway.
29 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
Beautifully engineered stretch of the 1790s King's Road over Filefjell, its stone-built hairpins stacked up the hillside near Borgund Stave Church: now a walkable monument to early road building.
29 km · about 35 min drive
tunnel
World's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
The 'Home of the Giants' contains Northern Europe's two highest peaks and the iconic Besseggen Ridge hike above two contrasting lakes.
42 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
A high tundra 'Snow Road' between Aurland and Laerdal with lunar plateaus and the Stegastein detour.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cantilevered glass and steel platform projecting 30 metres over the Aurlandsfjord, 650 metres above the water.
54 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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