WALAKER HOTEL

The landscape intensifies much of the hotel’s charm: day after day can be spent exploring its scenic surrounds (a walker’s paradise, for strolls and ambitious excursions alike), while the kitchen is served by the fjords, forests and local farms – be it seafood, berries, cheeses or homemade juices. As for indoor entertainment, a gallery built using timbers from a 16th-century wooden church houses exhibitions by Norwegian artists.

Suitable for:

• Families of all ages
• Outdoor pursuits
• Water sports enthusiasts

Things to do at the property:

• Try a four-course wine-paired menu
• Admire local art in the gallery
• Stroll through the blossoming gardens

Things to do nearby:

• Explore the impressive Jostedal glacier
• Walk, cycle or go mountaineering through the hills
• Sail across and along the fjord
• Visit the 12^th-century stave church at Urnes
• Kayak or canoe on the bluest of waters
• Drive through local farms and picturesque villages
• Ride the panoramic Flåm railway