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Welcome to Balestrand

Kviknes Hotel is located in the center of Balestrand, a beautiful and lush western village in the middle of the world's most beautiful adventure! Here, three fjord arms stretch further inland, with small hamlets like pearls between fjord and mountain. With its central location on the Sognefjord, Balestrand has welcomed guests from home and abroad since the end of the 19th century. Here you can relax in peace and quiet, visit exhibitions, go on a fjord cruise, fish in the fjord or go hiking. The village has just under 1000 inhabitants.

In addition to Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand is also home to the Norwegian Travel Museum, Sognefjord Aquarium and Balholm AS. In the summer, you can take a boat directly from Balestrand into Fjærlandsfjorden and to Flåm, where you will find the Flåm Railway.

Balejazz is held quarterly in Balestrand. The festival lasts one weekend in May, and was first held in 1990.

In the Disney film Frozen (2013), you can recognize elements from Balestrand and other places in Norway. Especially the architecture of the buildings in the movie is inspired by buildings in Balestrand.

Get to know Balestrand