Travel tip Oslo, Tryvann og Frognerseteren
- Ingar Næss
- Feb 23, 2023
- 4 min read
This is my first Oslo travel tip in a series of, perhaps up to 20-30 different tips and advice on what you can see, do and experience in Oslo! In this article you can read about Tryvann, Frognerseteren, Midtstubakken and Holmenkollen Chapel.
Click on the arrow and read about my background for promoting activities in Oslo.
Background!
It is often the case that it is the close things that one takes for granted and rather travels around the world to discover new things. We visit exhibitions, museums, parks, viewpoints, and "must see". In addition, you should always eat and enjoy yourself. In solo we have all this, and why not choose one or two days a year when you discover Oslo!
That is why I have decided to write several articles from and about Oslo. I made this decision one morning in October 2022, when I was out for a walk with Obelix, my dog, right above where I live. So when I stood there at the Holmenkollen Park Hotel and looked out over this incredibly beautiful city of ours, yes, I said to myself! You deserve far more attention than I have given you so far! Read more about Holmenkollen Park Hotel's history here.
Little history of Oslo! You can click > for and open and close the history section!
But before I return to the present, a brief introduction to the history of Oslo. In Bjørvika, at the outlet of the Alna (Loelva) in the innermost part of the Oslo Fjord, a marketplace since had grown up since the large clearings of the Iron Age. Snorre Sturlason tells us that Harald Hardråde "had the capital city, east of Oslo, raised". P. A. Munch dated this event to 1048. Later research, including archaeological excavations, has shown that there have been urban settlements here from around the year 1000. The construction of the road up towards Holmenkollen, 371 meters above sea level, started around 1886 and the purpose was to build a departure point for the town's population. To think, already so early, this was new to me and that the Holmenkollen Railway opened in 1898. First from Majorstua to Besserud, and later in 1915 up to Holmenkollen, was also new to me. Before they could carry out this plan, they had to buy Frognerseterskogen from Aker municipality, (Asker is a few miles south-west of Oslo) Imagine that the city's decision-makers in Kristiania municipality already in 1889 were so future-oriented, wow! In addition, Holmenkollveien was extended all the way up to Frognerseteren. The first outdoor light was lit in the tower of Trefoldighetskirke around 1890! Power to the thousand homes in Kristiania came in 1892.
Tryvann, Frognerseteren og Holmenkollen!
Oslo's roof can offer beautiful nature and great views. A unique hiking area in both summer and winter for anyone who likes hiking, cycling, or skiing, whether it's cross-country skiing, slaloming or jumping. Remember to send a thank you to the municipal council from 1885, for all this, only 20 minutes from the city center,! What other capital in the world can offer this.
To get up here, you have several choices in addition to a car and taxi. You can take the subway, rent a bicycle, with or without electricity, or walk. Well, my recommendation is, if you don't cycle, to take the subway up and down to Besserud, then you will be able to have the following experiences. Try water. At the very top, you will find Tryvann, with the Tryvann tower. This tower was built in connection with the first TV broadcasts in Norway in 1962. It was actually later than I thought because I had a look on a TV, with a classmate as early as 1956.
The tower had done its job and was decommissioned in 2017. Who will take over has not yet been decided, but several interested parties want to build e.g. a restaurant at the top of the tower. (Closed - report when this opens again?) If or when you come up here, in winter, you will find a bustling life, both from people who use the Tryvannskleiva slalom center and everyone who goes cross-country skiing into Oslomarka. A few hundred meters down there is a hiking area and here you will be able to pass OlavV's ski slope. Our old king was a real "people's king" and very much loved by the Norwegian people. When King Olav V died, candles were lit in front of the castle for the first time in Norway's history. Thousands of lights and flowers and people flocked to the castle square to honor his memory. I'll pick up this thread a bit later.
But we must include one thing here. When the king went skiing up here, on his own ski slope, he used the car, but once he took the Holmenkollbanen. It was in 1973 when we had petrol rationing. This cheerfulness shows that the king will also pay for his own ticket. That was how he was, and this image became a symbol of the royal house at the time. Slalom and alpine skiing facilities in the area around Tryvannshøgda above Holmenkollen. The facility's longest trail is the Wyller trail at 1,400 meters and a drop of 381 meters.
Great slopes - Skimore Oslo with alpine skiing in winter - info can be found here:
Stand on the slalom "in the middle of Oslo municipality!
See web-Camera - Clikk her.
Visit a super toboggan run for both children and adults!
Skimore sled rental at Frognerseteren - info and text can be found here: link her
Voksenkollen Hotell - the update will come
Lysebu Hotell and restaurant - the update will come
Historic Frognerseteren, a restaurant with soul!
First a bit of history: Remember you can click on > to open and close the storytelling.
In 1865 consul and banker Thomas Heftye bought the land around Frognerseteren. At the time, the place was a seat that lay under Frogner Hovedgård, hence the name. Thomas Heftye's interest in outdoor life and peasant romance was great. This is reflected in the fact that he helped found the Norwegian Tourist Association in 1868 and was chairman of the association until his death in 1886. In 1889 Kristiania Municipality bought the site from Heftye's widow. The municipality immediately set about building parts of what is today's Frognerseter. In 1891, what is the oldest part of the house was finished. The house was designed by architect Holm Munthe and is kept in the period-typical dragon style. The place has always been run as a cafe and restaurant, without accommodation. The Frogner seater soon became popular among the city's finer gentlemen and therefore not as accessible to sportsmen as it was intended. When Frognerseteren did not become the place for the sports people, the municipality initiated the construction of Frognerseteren Sportshall, which is located 50 meters down. The sport was completed in 1896. Architect Holm Munthe was also behind the drawing this time. After the opening of the Holmenkollbanen in 1915, the influx to Frognerseteren has been steadily increasing and the attendance today is impeccable.
Historic Frognerseteren, a restaurant with soul!
Frognerseteren Restaurant, with its history and location, is still a very popular place to eat. They still serve the tired and skiers who treat themselves to Frognerseteren's famous hot chocolate and apple cake in Kafeen, but Frognerseteren also has one of Oslo's best restaurants.
On our way further down, we pass the WC cross-country trails and one of the jumps Midtstubakken. This is mostly used as a training facility for ski jumpers.
Previously, there was a smaller jumping hill with the size of a K-point of 85m in Midtstuen, close to where the new hill has been built. The first Midtstubakken was built in 1927. The hill has been demolished and rebuilt in the past, including a major rebuilding of the hill in 1956. The new Midtstubakken is located in Midtstulia, and has a hill size of 106 metres. The ground is covered with plastic so that it can also be used in the summer. It is Økaw Arkitekter in collaboration with Grindaker landscape architects who have designed the hill. They have adapted it to the terrain in Midtstulia, and the access is at ground level meters
If you want to read more about the background and history, click on > to open
Thus, the hill's profile does not compete with the Holmenkollbakken seen from central Oslo. The stands are also adapted to the terrain. Midtstubakken is part of the Holmenkollen national complex, which was the arena for ski jumping, cross-country skiing and combined skiing during the 2011 Ski World Championships. Oslo City Council decided in December 2007 to build new ski jumping slopes both in Holmenkollen and in Midtstuen. This had to be done so that the slopes could satisfy the sporting requirements from the international skiing federation FIS to organize a championship. The developer of the new Midtstubakken has also created a water reservoir at the bottom of Midtstulia. It is used for snow production in the Holmenkollen national facility. The pond can also be used for swimming in the summer. Four recruitment ski slopes were opened in Midtstulia in 2012. The recruitment slopes are close to Midtstubakken. These slopes are also covered with plastic, so that they can be used in the summer.
Holmenkollen Chapel is on the other side of the road and is used by, among others, the Norwegian royal family at Christmas.
Holmenkollen chapel, Holmenkollveien 142, is located high and free on the hill on the north side of the Holmenkollen ski resort, a location that has meant that the chapel has featured in countless photos of ski jumpers in the Holmenkollen hill. Holmenkollen Chapel and is one of the city's most popular wedding churches, and it is also the royal family's church when they are at the Christmas celebrations at Kongsseteren.
Her er det tips om steder å besøke i Oslo. Jeg skal presentere dem etter tur. Meld deg på vårt nyhetsoppdatering. Logg inn på toppen av siden.
1. Tryvann, Frognersetreren med Midstubakken og Holmenkollen Kapell.
2. Roseslottet til Vebjørn Sand. Dette er viktigere enn noen gang, siden det handler om vår frihet og hva vi mister om eller når det bklir krig. Vi må aldri, aldri glemme!
3. Holmenkollen, med Historiske Holmenkollen Park Hotell og Holmenkollen Restaurant.
4. Frognerparken og Vigelandsparken Et fantastisk park og skulpturanlegg med en spennende historie som du også kan lese mere om på Vigerladsmuseet under. I parken kan du også hygge deg med venner og eller ta en tur innom parkens restauranter og kisosker.
5. Vigelandsmuseet, Mannen, Kunsten, Parken og Museet! Mannen Gustav Vigeland har i tillegg til sin kunst, også en sterk erotisk historie.
Kommer
· Det Kongelige Norske Slott
· Oslo Rådhus
· Nasjonalmuseet
· Aker Brygge
· Akershus Festning
· Operaen
· Deichmanske Bibliotek
· Munchmuseet
· Ekeberg Skulpturpark
· Fredete hus og områder i Oslo
- Fram, Kontiki, Vikingeskip
og ca 50 andre steder å se, oppleve, smake og nyte, lytte til her i Oslo!
