Fredriksten Fortress is located right on Norway’s border with Sweden, and it is the fortress that played a key role in the history of this Scandinavian country. Charles XII, the King of Sweden, was shot dead while inspecting this fortress after his troops had besieged and conquered it. However, the circumstances of his death remain unclear up to the present time: while some people believe that he was killed by the Norwegians, others assume that his murder was a result of a plot by the Swedish elite. Even though this place is of significant importance for the Norwegians in terms of history and Norwegian-Swedish relations, it is quite difficult to get there, so not so many tourists venture to head to Halden in order to have a look at Fredriksten Fortress. It requires spending at least a half of the day (if not more) and the trip overall appears to be quite costly, though, as this article proves, the journey is fairly worth it.
As I decided to visit Oslo for the first time in winter, I didn’t expect much from this journey. You will not find orchestras giving concerts on the top of the opera house in such a period, yet those shows are just amazing. Only one ferry route is available, which will take you solely to the islands near Oslo (in summer, you can also reach Bygdøy by ferry), which works only for several hours in winter. Indeed, skiers will have plenty of fun skiing down from the hills within and outside of Oslo, but I am actually not that much into skiing. Luckily, I was mistaken.
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