Geirangerfjord
UNESCO World Heritage Site: West Norwegian Fjords Geirangerfjord And Naeroyfjord (2005) · Geiranger, More og Romsdal
The Geirangerfjord is a roughly 15 km arm at the inner end of the Storfjord system in Sunnmore, More og Romsdal, walled by mountains of about 1,400-1,700 m and streaked with waterfalls. Together with the Naeroyfjord it forms the West Norwegian Fjords UNESCO World Heritage Site (2005), listed as a textbook example of a glacier-carved fjord landscape. Its best-known sights are the Seven Sisters falls and the Suitor facing them across the water, the abandoned cliff-ledge farms of Skageflua and Knivsfla, and the views down to the fjord from Flydalsjuvet, the Eagle Road hairpins and the summit of Dalsnibba. The small village of Geiranger at the head of the fjord is the base, reached by ferry from Hellesylt, by road from Alesund and Andalsnes, or over the mountains from Stryn. People come for the classic image of Norway and for hikes to farms high above the water. The honest caveat: in summer this is one of Norway's busiest cruise ports, and on days with several ships in, the village and viewpoints are crowded; the mountain road south over Dalsnibba closes in winter.
Geiranger village at the head of the Geirangerfjord, Stranda municipality, Sunnmore, Geiranger, More og Romsdal, Norway
The fjord itself is open all year and free. The visitor season runs roughly May to September, when sightseeing boats, the Geiranger-Hellesylt ferry, kayak rentals, cafes and the Dalsnibba toll road operate; many businesses close or cut hours from October to April. The Norwegian Fjord Centre is usually open daily in summer and on reduced days off season - confirm. Road 63 south over the mountain to Grotli is closed in winter, roughly November to May; road 63 north via the Eagle Road to Eidsdal is normally open all year. Summer buses run from Alesund and Andalsnes. Book fjord boats, the ferry with a car in July, and all accommodation well ahead.