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Youth Hostels in Oslo
Oslo is many things to the backpacker: an attractive city, it’s full of galleries (like the Astrup Fearnley Museum), museums (in the form of the fascinating Emanuel Vigeland Museum) grand historical monuments (like the impressive Akershus Castle & Fortress) and a stunning botanical garden.
It’s not, however, a particularly cheap city… Which makes it all the fortunate that there your average youth hostel in Oslo, is a lively, reasonably priced solution to the eternal problem of budget accommodation.
The Norwegian capital is not only a center for culture but offers a gateway to the surrounding countryside, with a variety of activities to suit everyone. With a history dating back to 1000 AD set against the modern vibes of the Grunerlokka district, this is the perfect destination for a long weekend at an Oslo hostel.
Nightlife
Once based in a central youth hostel in Oslo, travelers can dump their backpacks behind and experience what really makes this friendly stand out: its range of great nightlife. From concerts to clubs, bars to restaurants, young travelers may want to head to the Grunerlokka region, newly regenerated for a modern take on a Norwegian night out.
A Green City
Last year a Reader’s Digest survey ranked Oslo as the second greenest, most livable city in the world. A glance at the city’s landscape explains this accolade: it rests at the mouth of the Oslo Fjord and is littered with parks, green spaces and 343 lakes within the city boundaries.
With cross-country skiing in the winter and island beaches welcoming visitors in the summer, this remains a city for year-round tourism, while retaining all the advantages of a vibrant, bustling metropolis.
Staying and leaving
Central hostels in Oslo include Sentrum Pensjonat, Anker and City Hostel – where accommodation is available from 19 Euros for a shared room, and around 30 Euros for a private room. The west-side, although further from the central station, offers a pleasingly laidback atmosphere with accommodation such as the Residence Kristinelund.
A shuttle bus and regular train service leave from the city centre to the International Airport which lies 30 miles out of the town centre, so no area is disturbed by noisy flights. From Oslo, visitors can venture further into Norway, or hop across the border to Scandinavian neighbor, Sweden.
Before settling down and becoming a copywriter for HostelBookers.com Paul Scottyn did a backpacking tour of Norway, he checked out a variety of the country’s budget accommodation, including a number of most Oslo hostels.
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