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Culture and History / Travel to Alta, visa requirements / Get around / Alta attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Alta souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Alta nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outAlta is the largest city in the county of Finnmark, in Northern Norway.
Culture and History
Alta is also known as "the Aurora Borealis city".
Travel to Alta - Visa Requirements
Tours and Getting around Alta
Alta tourist attractions and sightseeing
- Prehistoric rock carvings - UNESCO World Heritage Site [1]. Rock art is found in five separate areas in Alta, the largest being at Hjemmeluft/Jiepmaluokta, where Alta Museum is situated. This is the only area available to the public. In the summer season, groups are offered guided tours to the rock carvings. In the winter, the rock carvings are covered with snow, and not available to the public. The rock carvings in Alta were made by hunters and fishers in the Late Stone Age/Early Metal Age, between 6200 and 2000 years ago.
Alta city tours
Alta souvenirs and shopping
Alta Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Alta nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Alta cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
- Alta HI Hostel, Kvenvikmoen, 9518 Alta, ☎ + 47 48241169(alta@hihostels.no), [2]. This hostel is about 14km from Alta, so it is hard to get to without a car. A public bus passes it once in the morning on the way to Alta, and there is one bus back in the afternoon.
Get out
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