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Urnes Stave Church
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Vestland, Norway · Europe
Luster is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Gaupne, 24km from Sognefjellet National Tourist Route.
Luster is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 5,302, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Luster 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 Luster to your route.
Luster is a village in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden, at the mouth of the river Dalsdalselvi. Norwegian County Road 55 runs through the village, which is about half-way between the villages of Skjolden and Nes. Dale Church was built inRead more
the village of Luster in 1240 and it is still in use.
The 0.56-square-kilometre (140-acre) village had a population (2003) of 272 and a population density of 486 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,260/sq mi). Since 2003, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.
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Luster is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.4432 latitude, 7.4599 longitude.
Luster has a population of approximately 5,302 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Northern Europe's highest mountain pass road at 1,434 meters, crossing between the Jotunheimen peaks in Norway.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A photogenic blue glacier tongue of Jostedalsbreen reached across a glacier lake by small boat.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
An arm of the Jostedal glacier spilling toward a turquoise meltwater lake at the end of a green valley.
39 km · about 45 min drive
tunnel
World's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design
44 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
48 km · about 55 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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