Tromso

28 July 2002, 14:30 - 18:30

Tromsø has been called 'the Paris of the North', 'the Gateway to the Arctic', 'the Arctic Ocean City' and 'Norways largest fishing village'.

The town is situated at one of the main routes along the Norwegian coast. When Bergen and Trondheim lost their trade monopoly in northern Norway in the late 1700s, Tromsø began to flourish. In 1794 Tromsø acquired town status. Today the town has 52.000 inhabitants, and schools and colleges catering for 13.000 pupils.

Beside the fishing and trade industries Tromsø is an administrative centre. Here you also find what is probably the northernmost brewery.

Some places to visit while in  Tromsø are the Tromsø museum exhibits north Norwegian archaeology, history, Sami culture and much more. A Polar museum, a Marine Aquarium and the Northern Lights Planetarium are other interesting places, as is the cable car to a height 420 metres above the sea level.

Among the churches there are the Cathedral from 1861, one of Norways largest wooden churches, and Tromsdalen church from 1965 - often called 'the Arctic Ocean Cathedral'.

1	2 Catholic Church	3 Catholic Church
4 Tromsbrua Bridge in the distance	5	6 View from Tromsbrua Bridge
7	8 Tromsdalen Church (Arctic Cathedral)	9
10 Leaving Tromso