Norway occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula as well as the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, bordering Sweden, Finland and a bit of Russia to the east. The country is best known for its huge fjords, deep grooves cut into the coastline and flooded by water following the Ice Age. Summers are warmest in the lowlands around Oslo, Norway's capital city.
Two of Norway's major attractions are the glaciers in Svalbard and Saltstraumen, the world's most powerful maelstrom, with whirlpools that can be 40 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep. Activities include fishing, canoeing, kayaking and summer skiing in the fjords, hiking Norway's mountainous national parks and taking midnight cruises because the sun doesn't set in northern Norway during the summer months.
Visitnorway.com
P.O. Box 448 Sentrum
0158 Oslo, Norway
+47-22-002-500
visitnorway.com
Located on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Sweden lies west of the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea, and it has land bordering Finland to the northeast and Norway to the west. The --resund Bridge connects Sweden to Denmark. Stockholm, Sweden's capital, receives about 18 hours of sunlight in the summer, giving visitors plenty of time to explore and enjoy the country's natural wonders.
Sweden abounds with hiking trails in its numerous national parks and features vast expanses of rugged mountains, alpine meadows, glaciers, lakes, forests and rolling countryside. An array of islands makes up its western and eastern archipelagos, with Stockholm's archipelago having approximately 24,000 islands.
Medieval week is a special festival that takes place every August on the island of Gotlam. For eight days, the city of Visby is taken back in time, and its medieval streets are filled with markets, theater, music, lectures, knights clashing in tournaments and more.
Visit Sweden
Stortorget 2-4
831 30 --stersund
+46-633-910-334
visitsweden.com
Great Britain, also called the United Kingdom, is an island located northwest of the European continent. Comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it offers summer visitors a varied and exciting range of attractions.
With two weeks to visit the United Kingdom, you can go sightseeing at the Cotswalds in England and visit the cities of Bibury, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Fairford, Elkstone, Cranham, Birdlip, Stroud, Painswick and Thames Head, the source of the Thames River.
From England, you can journey the coast of Wales with the picturesque backdrop of the Snowdonia National Park. Then from Whales, you can visit some of Northern Ireland's amazing castles and end your journey on a high note.
Visit Britain
1 Palace Street
London, United Kingdom SW1E 5HE
+44-020-7578-1000
visitbritain.us
