Guided tours

In 1711, the young Ludvig Holberg fled the bubonic plague in Copenhagen and ended up at a shabby inn on the island of Falster. The woman who ran it had once lived at Akershus Fortress as the wife of Norway's most powerful man. Ludvig learned about her fantastic life.

Explore opportunities for a guided tour with journalist, coach and guide Paal Leveraas.

From riches to rags: Marie Grubbe's long way from nobility to ferryman's wife

From riches to rags: Marie Grubbe’s long way from nobility to ferryman’s wife

In 1711, the young Ludvig Holberg fled the bubonic plague in Copenhagen and ended up at a shabby inn on ...
Hovedøya: Three layers of history on Oslo's monastery island

Hovedøya: Three layers of history on Oslo’s monastery island

Monks, warships, and eight million swimmers — the island seven minutes from Oslo City Hall that keeps rewriting its own ...