{"id":563,"date":"2015-04-24T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T10:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skjolden.snitt.demo1.no\/nigardsbreen-2\/"},"modified":"2015-05-28T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T12:14:14","slug":"nigardsbreen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skjolden.com\/en\/nigardsbreen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigardsbreen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-a23b294fc443847eff2b8ac2cae36468\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a23b294fc443847eff2b8ac2cae36468{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a23b294fc443847eff2b8ac2cae36468 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a23b294fc443847eff2b8ac2cae36468 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-a23b294fc443847eff2b8ac2cae36468 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Nigardsbreen Glacier<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"entry-content\"><em><strong>Only one hours drive from Skjolden and one of the most accessible glaciers in Norway.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>At Nigardsbreen you can peer into the blue ice at very close range, and everyone above the age of five can join guides on glacier walks.<br \/>\nWhen you drive up the scenic valley of Jostedalen, you will end up at the Breheimsenteret &#8211; the national park centre, with an architecture inspired by the glacier formations. From this centre it is a short drive up to the car park, and from there you can either walk along the lake up to the glacier itself or take the boat across the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Even at this low altitude of close to 300 metres (1000 feet) above sea level, you get the feeling that you are in an alpine, even polar environment between the lake and the glacier tongue, and further down at the river delta you can observe some of the processes forming the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The melt water from the glaciers is an enormous national energy resource in the generation of hydro-electric power.<\/p>\n<p>This unique landscape has also inspired artists to paint some of the major works of art in the Norwegian national-romantic era.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>More information:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jostedal.com\/\">https:\/\/www.jostedal.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-av_one_half-390197eb323e79360b60b5518219bfa2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div '   ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-c50f2829c147c53131af40a0b44a5c53 avia-slideshow-large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1'  data-size='large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='486,484,485'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  data-extra_class=''  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout=''  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper='1'  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  data-default-height='99.8336106489'  data-img_scrset=''  data-av-desktop-hide=''  data-av-medium-hide=''  data-av-small-hide=''  data-av-mini-hide=''  data-alb_description=''  data-id=''  data-custom_class=''  data-template_class=''  data-av_uid=''  data-sc_version='1.0'  data-heading_tag=''  data-heading_class=''   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 99.8336106489%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-c50f2829c147c53131af40a0b44a5c53__0  slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1561 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1561\"  src=\"https:\/\/skjolden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Culture-Attractions-Nigardsbreen-Sognefjord.jpg\" width=\"601\" height=\"600\" title='Culture &amp; 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