Nordfjordeid

Nordfjordeid is a village of about 3,200 people at the head of Eidsfjorden, an inner arm of Nordfjord. It is the administrative centre of Stad municipality, the home of the Norwegian fjord horse, and a cruise port, with a Viking ship replica, an old wooden shopping street and hiking trails straight from the village.

Nordfjordeid lies in a green valley between the fjord and Hornindalsvatnet, Europe's deepest lake. The village has strong ties to the fjord horse: the national fjord horse centre is here, and stallion shows have been held in the village since 1886. In 1874 the remains of a large Viking ship were found in a burial mound at Myklebust; a full-size replica, the Myklebust ship, has been on display at the Sagastad Viking centre since 2019.

The village is small and easy to walk around. Cruise ships call from spring to autumn, and on ship days the centre is noticeably busier.

• Tourist information (Visit Nordfjord), Gamlebanken, Eidsgata 10, ☏ +47 57 86 46 00. Mid-June to mid-August, Mon–Sat 10:00–15:00. Summer information point in the old bank building; the rest of the year Visit Nordfjord answers by phone and on its website. 

The nearest airports are Sandane Airport at Anda (about 30 minutes by car) and Ørsta–Volda Airport at Hovden (about 1 hour), both with flights mainly to Oslo and Bergen. The nearest international airport is Ålesund Vigra.

Vy express buses connect Nordfjordeid with Oslo (route VY146, via Gardermoen airport, Otta and Stryn) and with Bergen and Ålesund (route VY430, via Førde, Sandane, Volda and Ørsta). Local buses are run by Skyss. The bus station is in the centre.

The E39 between Bergen and Ålesund and National Road 15 meet in the village.

Cruise ships berth at the SeaWalk, a floating pier opened in 2019 from which passengers walk straight ashore; the centre is a few minutes away on foot. From Bergen you can also take the express boat to Måløy and continue by bus.

• Port of Nordfjordeid, Osvegen 10, ☏ +47 917 95 300. Runs the SeaWalk pier and publishes the list of cruise calls for the season. 

The centre is compact and everything in it is within walking distance; Sagastad is about 10 minutes on foot from the cruise pier.

• Sagastad (Viking Centre), Sjøgata 41 (in the centre, by the fjord), ☏ +47 57 86 22 00, post@sagastad.no. May–Sep daily 09:00–17:00, shorter hours the rest of the year. Home of the Myklebust ship, a full-size replica of the large Viking ship found in a burial mound at Myklebust in 1874, with an exhibition on the Viking age in the area.  
• Myklebust burial mounds, Myklebust (about 250 m north of Sagastad). The burial mound where the remains of the Myklebust ship were found in 1874. It sits in a farm field. 
• Eidsgata (in the centre). About a kilometre of wooden houses from the 1800s, listed as a street of national cultural value, now with small shops and cafés.  
• Eid kyrkje (Eid Church), north end of Eidsgata. White wooden church from 1849 with about 550 seats. 
• Gamlebanken, Eidsgata 10, ☏ +47 57 86 46 00. Gallery Fri–Sat 12:00–15:00. Bank building from 1881, now a culture house with an art gallery and the summer tourist information. 
• Eksersisplassen (in the centre, by the Eidselva river). Military training ground in use from 1649, now a park and the venue of the Malakoff festival. 
• Sagaparken, Sjøgata (on the waterfront). Fjordside park with a small sandy town beach and a barbecue area. 
• Norsk Fjordhestsenter (Norwegian Fjord Horse Centre), Myroldhaug, ☏ +47 57 86 48 00, post@norsk-fjordhestsenter.no. The national centre for the fjord horse, Norway's native horse breed, with riding. Visits for groups can be arranged. 

• Hiking: marked trails start from the village and climb to viewpoints over the fjord, including Bjørneskarnakken, Ossætra and Trollenykjen (898 m). DNT's ut.no lists routes in the area.
• Nordfjord Wild. Small local company running guided hikes to the viewpoints above the village, such as Bjørneskarnakken, Ossætra and Trollenykjen. On cruise days the departures are fitted around the ship's time in port. 
• Badestova, Sjøgata 21 (on the waterfront behind the ALTI Nordfjord shopping centre), ☏ +47 414 27 931. Daily, about 05:00–23:00, in 90-minute sessions. Small modern sauna with a large window over the fjord; cool off with a swim in summer or an ice bath in winter. Book online. 225 kr per person in a shared session, 900 kr for the whole sauna (up to 8 people). 
• Fjord Helikopter (flights from the helipad in Nordfjordeid), ☏ +47 96 00 55 55. Sightseeing flights of about 30–60 minutes over the fjords, glaciers and mountains around Nordfjord, booked on their website. 
• Hamna (Hamna aktivitet og helse), Osvegen 22 (at the marina), ☏ +47 456 51 898. Gym with a bouldering hall and a climbing room for children aged 3–12. 
• Operahuset Nordfjord, Sophus Lie-vegen 3, post@operahuset.no. The local culture house, with a cinema of about 105 seats, concerts and comedy shows. 
• Harpefossen Skisenter, Slalåmvegen 9 (a few minutes' drive from the centre), ☏ +47 416 41 501. December–April. Ski centre with a chairlift, more than 13 km of slopes and about 40 km of cross-country trails. 
• Nordfjord Golfklubb, Stokkenes (by the Eidselva river), ☏ +47 48 11 22 60. February–December. Nine-hole course along the river. 
• Malakoff Rockfestival, Eksersisplassen. July. Rock and pop festival held every summer since 2003 on the old military training ground. 
• Opera Nordfjord, Operahuset Nordfjord, ☏ +47 57 86 18 20. Main production usually in the autumn. Local opera company that stages a large production every year at Operahuset Nordfjord. 

• Eidsgata has small independent shops in the old wooden houses.
• ALTI Nordfjord, Sjøgata 21 (by the fjord in the centre). Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00, Sat 10:00–17:00. Shopping centre with about 25 shops, including a supermarket, clothing and outdoor gear, a pharmacy and the wine monopoly. 

• Didriks Kafe & Gaver, Eidsgata 38, ☏ +47 57 86 10 02. Café and gift shop in an old general store that has kept its original interior. 
• COCO Kaffebar, Eidsgata 25. Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00. Small coffee bar serving specialty coffee. 
• Minibakeriet, Eidsgata 42, ☏ +47 90 27 61 20. Closed Sundays. Bakery on the pedestrian street with bread, pastries and coffee. 
• Aske Gatemat & Bryggeri, Eidsgata 36, ☏ +47 57 86 10 10. Street food and takeaway, with its own small brewery. 
• Magnifikk, Sjøgata 101 (next to Sagaparken by the fjord), ☏ +47 47 78 67 71. Café and restaurant with outdoor seating by the fjord. 
• China Restaurant Chen, Almenningen 1, ☏ +47 57 86 25 99. Daily from 13:00. Chinese dishes and sushi, with a buffet at weekends. 

Magnifikk turns into the village's main bar and night venue in the evenings, and Aske brews its own beer.

• Nordfjord Hotell, Sandplassen 1 (near the centre), ☏ +47 57 86 33 33. Hotel with 54 rooms, a restaurant, a bar and a spa. 
• Sentrum Hotell, Rådhusvegen 14 (beside the town hall), ☏ +47 57 86 23 10. Small family-run hotel with ten double rooms. 
• Skipenes Gard, Norsvegen 15 (800 m from the centre), ☏ +47 911 85 844. Two rental cabins on a farm by the Eidselva river. 
• Nesjartun Camping, Nordfjordvegen 3731 (by Hornindalsvatnet), ☏ +47 916 02 732. Cabins and boat hire on the shore of Europe's deepest lake. Open May–September. 
• Årskogvika Camping, Lotevegen 710, Lote (about 10 minutes from Nordfjordeid), ☏ +47 955 58 372. Campsite with cabins by the fjord, open all year. 
• Smørdal hytteutleige og camping, Harpefossvegen 165, ☏ +47 400 51 409. Eight cabins and camping pitches, open all year. 

• Stryn and nearby Loen, with the Loen Skylift cable car.
• Olden, for the Briksdal glacier.
• Måløy, for the West Cape and the monastery ruins on Selja.
• Sandane
• Geiranger
• Ålesund, the Art Nouveau town on the coast.