View over Begnadalen from Lærskogen, with the large woodland ranging all over to Randsfjorden on the left and Hedalsfjella in the right background

Valdres is a landscape in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal. It consists of the municipalities Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. The main town in the areas is Fagernes, where there also is an airport. European route E16 is the main highway, while the main rivers are Begna and Etna. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1034, 204 KB)Photo by John Erling Blad File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1034, 204 KB)Photo by John Erling Blad File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Gudbrandsdal is a valley and landscape in the Norwegian fylke of Oppland. ... Hallingdal is a valley and landscape in central, southern Norway, consisting of the municipalities Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. ... The municipality Nord-Aurdal in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 6,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0540 Administrative centre Bagn Mayor (2003) Knut Torgersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 93 1,109 km² 1,071 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0544 Administrative centre Heggenes Mayor (2003) Gro Lundby (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 109 963 km² 881 km² 0. ... The municipality Vestre Slidre in the county of Oppland, Norway, had 2,269 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Oppland Landscape Valdres Municipality NO-0545 Administrative centre Vang i Valdres Mayor (2003) Knut O. Haalien (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 50 1,505 km² 1,311 km² 0. ... Etnedal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, that had 1,431 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... Fagernes is the largest town in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of around 1,800. ... E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norway, from Londonderry to Oslo, via Glasgow, Edinburgh, by ferry to Bergen, Voss, Lærdal, through the Lærdal Tunnel, Fagernes, Hønefoss and ends in Sandvika, just outside Oslo. ... Etna river slightly north of the rock carvings at Møllerstufossen Etna river flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land muncipality in Oppland, Norway. ...

Historically, Valdres has had an agricultural economy, but tourism has grown in prominence in later years. Valdres provides access between eastern parts of Norway and Bergen and the Jotunheimen mountain range. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Østlandet is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Jotunheimen is a mountain range in southern Norway covering an area of roughly 3,500 km². It is a part of the bigger Scandinavian Mountains mountain range. ...

External links

• Valdres.com
• Visitvaldres.no