Hegra Fortress

Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Beautiful & to visit. We went outside of the opening hours and it was able to visit. It’s huge and it had some nice hikes, but the destinations of the walks are not really worth the walks. The restrooms are old and not well maintained, but still open outside of operation hours. Worth the visit! Great place to visit and wander around. Quite a bit of history and amazing how the Norwegians held out against the Germans. Heaps of parking as we visited on a Monday with our 7m Motorhome. Road was not too bad, keep an eye out for passing bays Very special building. Mainly original with ongoing restoration. Easy to get lost due to the many ways you can walk and lots of stairs going everywhere. Don't be discouraged by the inconspicuous access road up the mountain or the tight turns on the way. This is a must see historical sight, particularly for those interested in WW2 history. True to its name, this site is a of significant size with a maze of tunnels. parking, museum and visit to the fortress, toilets. It's fun to walk around the underground tunnels. The opening hours of the cafe are unknown - updated information is needed on site, on Facebook, on Google and on the website. Today the cafe was not open. Impressive and well kept telling loads of history. Long tunnels to explore. Lovely nature around, so a good walk for the dog too. Was fun even for our 12 yo on a rainy day. We were on our way to Sweden annd passed the signs for the fortress. We thought "why not. Stretch our legs little." After a dirt road and a verry cool but steap uphill climb with our old campervan we reached the parking with a big sign "NO CAMPING". No problem. Let's have a look. 1st we went to a house which shows a short but clear history of when, why and how it was built, + who was there. Not only the Norwegian but also German and Sweedish armies. The exposition shows equipment, arms and uniforms of all sides. All information is Norwegian but there are booklets on stands with the main stories and information in English. After the museum there was another building which housed some nicely restored artillery, I believe for temporary storage, but we were to have a look anyway. Than we went uphill to the actual fortress. It is really impressive. The size of it and the atmosphere you sence when you wondering through each room, stairway and corridor. You can climb up into the command towers via old rusty ladders. Climb granite stairs and walk around the turrets. You can also wander around outside along the walls and on top of the fortress. It's unbelievable thinking how it must have been, being there whilst the place was being besieged, shelled and bombed. You're allowed to go almost anywhere and all of this is amazingly free. It is all ran by volunteers and everything looks well kept after. What an absolute gem. Takk to all involved for making and keeping this site accessible for the public to see. I've never seen anything like it. An interesting and unique place for military history and World war fans. This carved out of the rocky mountain was a bunker back in the day. You can go through the tunnels and various rooms and observation posts. There is a mini museum with minimal description of the events that happened here. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. Hiking area