Where is the famous Norwegian "Road of trolls" and what is it like?

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"The Staircase of Trolls" (Trollstigen, English version of the "Road of Trolls") is one of Norway's most popular attractions. There, in addition to the picturesque road that climbs along the mountain slope with eleven steep slopes of a serpentine with a height difference of 12%, there is the "Kolpak Trola" mountain (Trollhetta), the shelter "The hut in the country of trolls" (Trollhelmshytta) and even the troll church. All this "Country of trolls" is on the road from the town of Ondalsnes (Andalsnes) to Geiranger, which can be reached as follows:

By car: from Oslo - on the way 6 hours and 500 km, from Trondheim - 4 hours, Bergen - 450 km. From Oslo: it is necessary to drive along the Gudbransdalen valley along the E136 highway to the north, towards Dombos, then through Lesha and Romsdal to Ondalsnes. From Trondheim: through Dovrefjel to Dombos, and further - also through Romsdal and Ondalsnes. From Bergen - along the E39 to the north towards Westnes.

By train: it is possible to get by rail Raumabanen (one of the most picturesque in Norway). It belongs to the branch of the Norwegian State Railways, its terminal station is Ondalsnes.

By plane: the nearest airport is Arie - located in Molde, from where you can get to your own car.

Directly from Romsdal, Ondalsnes or Molde, you can book a bus tour in one of the numerous tourist offices.

Attention! The road closes for the winter already in the middle of September.

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