Trolls and strawberries

Do you like strawberries? From Linge, we now continue toward Ålesund, but if we had gone the other way, we would have reached Valldal — famous as the strawberry valley, and for many, home to some of the finest strawberries in Norway. The mild fjord climate and long summer evenings create excellent conditions for these sweet red berries. In summer, small roadside stalls sell freshly picked strawberries, juice, and jam. Further along the fjord lie the villages of Fjørå and Tafjord, both surrounded by dramatic landscapes. From Valldal, you can also head up toward Trollstigen, one of Norway’s most famous scenic roads. It winds its way up the mountainside through sharp hairpin bends, past waterfalls and viewpoints. Trollstigen is more than an engineering achievement — it is a fairytale landscape of rock, water, and old legend, where trolls are still said to watch over the road.