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his route through constantly changing scenery brings you from lush fjords to stark

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Leirvik

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mountains. The drive through the Ryfylke

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region is a varied one, with small towns and com-

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munities interspersed among flourishing farmland and a versatile business and industrial base. Sauda,

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Sauda

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Haugesund

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which is famous for its smelting industry, is situated between mountain peaks and waterfalls innermost

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in Ryfylke. In Sauda, and in the old zinc mines of the Allmannajuvet gorge, you can experience Norwegian industrial history first hand. The trip across the Sauda mountains into the Røldal valley is spectacular, along a road that snakes through the towering mountain landscape. Some of Norway’s most wellknown attractions, such as the Prekestolen cliff and plateau (Pulpit Rock), the Lysefjord and the wedged boulder called Kjæragbolten, can be explored on short detours from the route.

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Jørpeland

Stavanger Sandnes

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E39 National Tourist Route Ryfylke runs from Oanes on the Lysefjord to Hårå in the Røldal valley over a total distance of 44 42 183 kilometres (National Road 13, County Road 46 / 520). The route includes two ferries that offer you a different perspective on the fjord scenery. The stretch from Helands-bygd to Røldal is closed in the winter season. This road usually closes in November and reopens in June.

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Varanger

Senja Andøya

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18 NATIONAL TOURIST ROUTES. Each of these selected routes represents a unique motoring Helgelandskysten experience, and each offers its own distinctive combination of road, scenery and history.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration seeks to enhance your journey by providing Atlanterhavsvegen spectacular viewing platforms, service Geiranger-Trollstigen facilities, car parks, picnic areas, Gamle StryneRondane fjellsvegen walking trails and art installations Sognefjellet GaularValdresflye fjellet along these routes.

Aurlandsfjellet Hardangervidda

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Ryfylke Jæren

ROPEID FERRY QUAY. Service building with a waiting room and facilities at the meeting point for ferries, express boats, buses and cars at Ropeid. The building has large glass panels that amplify the proximity of the fjord and the rock wall.

Architect: Jensen & Skodvin.

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LOVRA. Rest area with a splendid view towards the Lovraeidet isthmus and the fjord, although the view from the road is blocked by the terrain and the forest. Follow the trail for around 100 meters from the lay-by on the road to the viewpoint.

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ALLMANNAJUVET. The old zinc mines in the Allman-

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najuvet gorge are no longer in use, but in 1881 these mines gave the impetus to the first industrial boom in Sauda. In cooperation with the local authorities and the world-famous architect Peter Zumthor, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration is currently planning a building in the gorge to document and demonstrate the history of the mines. There will be a car park, service facilities and a café near the county road. Architect: Peter Zumthor.

SVANDALSFOSSEN (front page) waterfall is a well-known

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Statens vegvesen Turistvegseksjonen

Address: Industrigata 17 N-2605 Lillehammer

0541-12 grafisk.senter@vegvesen.no

attraction in Sauda and a majestic sight when the river runs high. You can experience the forces of nature at close range on a flight of stairs leading upwards along the river to the main fall, and on another flight of stairs below the road leading down to the fjord. Architect: Haga Grov/Helge Schelderup.

Postal address: PO Box 1010 N-2605 Lillehammer

Phone: +47 815 22 000

Internet: nasjonaleturistveger.no vegvesen.no/nasjonaleturistveger