Trolls and Strawberries

Do you like strawberries? Here at Linge, we’re continuing toward Ålesund, but if we had taken the road in the opposite direction, we’d reach Valldal – often called the strawberry valley, famous for what might be the sweetest and juiciest berries in all of Norway. Thanks to the mild fjord air and long summer evenings, the red berries thrive here. In summer, the roadside is lined with small stands selling freshly picked strawberries, homemade juice, and jam. Further along the fjord lie the villages of Fjørå and Tafjord, both surrounded by dramatic mountains. And from Valldal, you can also turn onto the legendary Trollstigen, one of Norway’s most famous mountain roads. It winds through lots of sharp hairpin bends, past waterfalls and viewpoints. Trollstigen is not just an engineering masterpiece — it’s a fairytale carved in rock and water, where the trolls are still said to keep watch.