Tromsø: The Paris of the North Walking Audio Tour by VoiceMap

Tromsø: The Paris of the North Walking Audio Tour by VoiceMap

This tour of Tromsø tour takes you along the seaside, where you'll experience a magnificent view of the Arctic Cathedral, and later you’ll find yourself at the Polar Museum, where you’ll learn about famous Polar researchers like Fritjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. Along the main street, take a stop at the main city square, before you continue to the Tromsø Cathedral and finally the tour ends at the Hurtigruten port.

In this first VoiceMap story from Tromsø, you’ll join Lars Engerengen who takes you on a walk from the port, and then along the seaside and the main street, and then back to the port again. You’ll see the Polar Museum, the Roald Amundsen statue, the main city square and Tromsø Cathedral.

The tour automatically plays audio at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app. Downloaded the tour in a wifi zone and the app works offline.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Perspektivet Museum, Storgata 95, Tromso 9008 Norway

This museum features photography on the diversity of Tromsø. There are around 500,000 photos. They give a unique insight into Tromsø's history from the 19th century to the present.

Pass By: Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, Sjoegata 1, Tromso 9008 Norway

Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum is a Norwegian visual arts museum in Northern Norway. It claims to be the country's youngest and geographically northernmost art museum.

Pass By: The Polar Museum (Polarmuseet), Sondre Tollbugt. 11 Postboks 900, Tromso 9259 Norway

The Polar Museum is hosted by the University of Tromsø. The city became a central base for polar expeditions for hunting and science, as well as adventure and tourism. The Polar Museum tells the story of this part of Tromsø’s urban and Arctic history.

Pass By: Tromso Domkirke, Storgata 25, Tromso 9008 Norway

Tromsø Cathedral was built in 1861, and is Norway's only Protestant cathedral built in wood. The architect of the cathedral was Christian Heinrich Grosch.

Pass By: The Arctic Cathedral, Hans Nilsens veg 41, Tromsdalen 9020 Norway

Tromsdalen Church or the Arctic Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Tromsdalen valley on the east side of the city of Tromsø.

Pass By: Roald Amundsen Monument, Tromso 3814 Norway

Roald Amundsen was born in Borge near the town of Sarpsborg in 1872. He began studying medicine, but when his parents died, he interrupted the studies on the contrary to devote himself to polar research.