Around Oslofjorden - a summer playground teaming with boats - evidence of Norway's Viking heritage abounds.
The Vikings were a warrior like maritime race whose voyages took them as far as America in one direction and the Caspian Sea in the other, and whose raiding parties inspired terror in the coastal communities of Northern Europe.
When Sarpsborg was burned down in 1567 during the Nordic Seven -Year War, Frederik II gave permission for the inhabitants to move to a spot closer to the mouth of the Glomma river which would be better placed fro trading shipping and fishing.
HENIE ONSTAD KUNSTSENTER 
The remarkable centre for moder art, Henie Kunstsenter was a gift to the nation from the three time Olympic gold medal winning skater, Sonja Henie (1928,1932,1936). 
It houses the couple's art collection including works by a resident exibition Carsten Holler .
The trophy collection from Sonja Henie's exceptional sporting career is also on show. She has also won 10 World Championships.
More than 150 buildings from all over Norway have been assembled in Europe's origian and largest oopen-air museum. Traditional fold costumes are on show.
PERMANENT EXHITITION ON THE HOLOCAUST
The Villa Grande was linked to Sam Eyde, the founder of Norsk Hydro. 
The construction began in 1917 , and in 1941 the property was acquired by the collaborator Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazi party, and renamed Gimle. 
He and his wife Maria were the first residents. He lived here until his arrest in May 1945. It's only justice that it is currently the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities .
Opened to the public in 1970 it presents the history of the Homefront , the civilian and military resistance against the German occupation and collaboration regime from 1940-1945.
The sculpture build by German Mauser rifles in the shape of a swastika symbolises the totally unexpected assult on Norway. 
Hitler was afraid of an Allied invasion in Norway resulted in a mssive fortificaion of the western coast. Up to 400,000 German soldiers were placed in Norway.
President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. The Colombian president dedicated the Peace Prize to the victims of the country's civil war that has lasted for more than 50 years. Now there is hope for lasting peace in the country.
Oslo's old railway station of Vestbanen, near the town hall, houses the Nobel Peace Center. Designed by David Adjaye, the center is not a museum but it presents the work of past and present Nobel Peace Prize winners and to provide a forum for discussion on the topics of war,peace and resulution of conflict.
The City Hall is the capital's most important public venue, hosting about 300 major and minor functions each year, the most well-known being the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. It's entirely constructed of Norwegian materials and all of the works of art are by Norwegian artists. Per Krohg,Henrik Sorensen, Alf Rolfsen and Edvard Munch adorn the Hall.
Visit to a small town in Oslofjiord
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