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Atlantic Ocean Tunnel
A 5.7 km subsea tunnel diving 250 m under the Bremsnesfjord between Averøy and Kristiansund: the dramatic underwater finale to a drive along the Atlantic Road.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Rensvik
Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe
About Rensvik
Rensvik works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kristiansund, 25km from Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien).
Rensvik is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, with about 2,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kristiansund, about 5 km away.
Rensvik is a village in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island of Frei, just west of the Omsund Bridge which connects to the island of Nordlandet to the north. The 1.79-square-kilometre (440-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,572Read more
and a population density of 1,437 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,720/sq mi).
The village of Rensvik was the administrative center of the old Frei Municipality until 2008 when Frei was incorporated into Kristiansund Municipality. The village of Kvalvåg lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast and the village of Nedre Frei is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rensvik?
Within an hour or so of Rensvik: Atlantic Ocean Tunnel (8 km), Atlantic Road Kviltorp Cafe (25 km), Atlantic Ocean Road (25 km), Atlantic Ocean Road Viewpoint (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Rensvik?
The nearest famous roads are Atlantic Ocean Road, Trollstigen (Troll's Path) and Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road).
Where is Rensvik?
Rensvik is in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, about 5 km from Kristiansund.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,121
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 63.0984, 7.8203
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Worth the detour from Rensvik
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Atlantic Road Kviltorp Cafe
A roadside cafe along Norway's Atlantic Ocean Road, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving routes with bridges leaping between storm-battered islands.
25 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
Atlantic Ocean Road
Norwegian coastal road jumping between islands on dramatic bridges
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Atlantic Ocean Road Viewpoint
Pull-off points along Norway's famous 8.3km road that leaps across islands and skerries on dramatic bridges battered by Atlantic waves.
25 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Storseisundet Bridge
The dramatically curving 'bridge to nowhere' on the Atlantic Road that seems to launch cars into the sky.
25 km · about 30 min drive
film location
Atlantic Ocean Road (No Time to Die)
The wave-lashed causeway road between Norwegian islets carries the Land Rover chase in No Time to Die; the Storseisundet Bridge is its signature curve.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien)
An 8km chain of causeways and eight bridges across skerries, including the wave-shaped Storseisundet Bridge. Spectacular in a storm.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rampestreken Viewpoint
Cantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Rensvik
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereAtlantic Ocean TunnelA 5.7 km subsea tunnel diving 250 m under the Bremsnesfjord between Averøy and Kristiansund: the dramatic underwater finale to a drive along the Atlantic Road.
- 25 kmAtlantic Ocean RoadNorwegian coastal road jumping between islands on dramatic bridges
- 25 kmAtlantic Ocean Road ViewpointPull-off points along Norway's famous 8.3km road that leaps across islands and skerries on dramatic bridges battered by Atlantic waves.
- 25 kmStorseisundet BridgeThe dramatically curving 'bridge to nowhere' on the Atlantic Road that seems to launch cars into the sky.
- 25 kmAtlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien)An 8km chain of causeways and eight bridges across skerries, including the wave-shaped Storseisundet Bridge. Spectacular in a storm.
- 60 kmRampestreken ViewpointCantilevered steel platform jutting out 537 m above Åndalsnes, with vertigo-inducing views over the town, the Rauma valley and the Romsdal Alps; reached by trail or the Romsdalen gondola.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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