Norway

Heroes of the Telemark

The Telemark region may not have fjords, but it enjoys a temperate climate plus mountains where waterfalls gush down rock faces and rivers seem to trickle along almost out of sight at the bottom of steep wooded ravines. Elsewhere in the region, calm lakes stretch out between rolling hills, which turn a beautiful russet and yellow in the autumn. Telemark also boasts two unique and fascinating attractions; firstly its incredible canal and locks and secondly the Vemork Industrial Museum, best known for its exciting war history - Vemork was at the centre of one of the most important acts of sabotage during World War II, when Norwegian forces stopped the Germans developing an atomic bomb from heavy water produced there.

Tour highlights: Telemark Canal, Western Telemark and the Vemork Industrial Museum