natural wonder
Sognefjorden
Norway's longest and deepest fjord stretching 204 km inland, with the narrow Nærøyfjord branch designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Vik
Vestland, Norway · Europe
About Vik
Vik works well as a base: 20 minutes from Balestrand, 6km from Sognefjorden.
Vik is in Vestland, Norway, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Balestrand, about 17 km away.
Vik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik Municipality is the village of Vikøyri. Other villages in the municipality include Feios, Fresvik, Arnafjord, and Vangsnes.
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833.21-square-kilometre (321.70 sq mi) municipality is the 137th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vik Municipality is the 250th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,550. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vik?
Within an hour or so of Vik: Sognefjorden (6 km), Vikafjellet (Fv13) (12 km), Naeroyfjord (24 km), Stalheimskleiva Hairpins Viewpoint (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Vik?
The nearest famous roads are Vikafjellet (Fv13), Stalheimskleiva and Gaularfjellet.
Where is Vik?
Vik is in Vestland, Norway, about 17 km from Balestrand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,899
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 61.0571, 6.5781
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Worth the detour from Vik
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Vikafjellet (Fv13)
A high, exposed crossing between Voss and the Sognefjord at Vik, frequently shut by winter storms.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Naeroyfjord
A UNESCO-listed fjord barely 250m wide at its narrowest, hemmed by 1,700m peaks and tumbling falls.
24 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Stalheimskleiva Hairpins Viewpoint
Thirteen hairpins at up to 18% drop into the Nærøydalen between two waterfalls; the old road is one-way downhill only.
25 km · about 30 min drive
historic highway
Stalheimskleiva
A breathtakingly steep old hairpin road between two waterfalls in the Naeroy valley near Voss.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Undredal
Village of about 100 people on the Aurlandsfjord with Norway's smallest stave church in use (c. 1147) and a centuries-old brown goat-cheese tradition. Reachable by road only since 1988.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Utsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)
An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
33 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Gaularfjellet
A National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Vik
- Right hereVikafjellet (Fv13)A high, exposed crossing between Voss and the Sognefjord at Vik, frequently shut by winter storms.
- 25 kmStalheimskleiva Hairpins ViewpointThirteen hairpins at up to 18% drop into the Nærøydalen between two waterfalls; the old road is one-way downhill only.
- 26 kmStalheimskleivaA breathtakingly steep old hairpin road between two waterfalls in the Naeroy valley near Voss.
- 33 kmUtsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
- 34 kmGaularfjelletA National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
- 36 kmFlåm Railway (Flåmsbana)One of the steepest standard-gauge railway lines in the world, descending 863 metres through tunnels and past waterfalls to the Aurlandsfjord.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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