Vestlandet info
Western Norway is one of the wettest regions in Europe, with precipitation in the mountains near the coast of about 3,500 mm per year on average, and exceeding 5000 mm in peak years. In Bergen city the average precipitation is 2,250 mm per year [1]. The wet climate is partly due to the Gulf Stream, which also gives this region a milder winter than other parts of Norway, with rain being more common than snow in the winter.
Bays in Vestlandet, Norway
Alesund & Sunnmore is the perfect place to explore some of Norway's most famous natural and cultural attractions. Alesund's beautiful Art Nouveau architecture is known far and wide. The myriad of turrets, spires and beautiful ornamentation that give the town its distinctive character are like something from a fairytale....
Batnfjordsora is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Gjemnes in More og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Batnfjorden at the mouth of the river Batnfjordelva....
Bud is a fishing village (est. 700) in western Norway, on the Atlantic Road, outside the city of Kristiansund. Due to a good natural harbor and rich fisheries, Bud grew to become the largest town between Trondheim and Bergen in the Middle Ages....
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Kvisvik is situated in More og Romsdal, Norway....
Liaboen is a village and the administrative center of the municipality of Halsa in More og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Skalvikfjorden....
Orsta is a village and municipality in More og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmore region of Western Norway....
Paulen is located on the island Flekkeroy of Kristiansand, Norway....
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Stangvik is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Stangvikfjord in the present-day municipality of Surnadal....
Sula is a municipality in More og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmore region....
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Tingvoll is a municipality in More og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmore region....
Todalen is a village on the north shore of the Vinjefjorden in the municipality of Aure in More og Romsdal county, Norway....
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Veiholmen is a fishing village located on a group of tiny islands in the northern part of the municipality of Smola in More og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located at the end of a 7-kilometre long road over many islands from the island of Smola....
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Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda....