Karl Johans Gate

After an intense morning, during which we visited the museums located on the Bygdøy peninsula, we headed toward the city, and specifically decided to visit the most famous street in Oslo - Karl Johans Gate.

The street connects the Royal Palace building (Slottet) to the train station (Jernbanestasjon). The whole street is a huge pedestrian zone, surrounded by historic buildings such as the National Theatre, the Parliament (Stortinget), National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) and University. The street is noisy and lively.

We started our walk at the Royal Palace, located on an elevation, from where we could view the whole city center. The first section of the road near the palace is a gravel path with small pebbles. In front of the Royal Palace there are guards. The palace cannot be visited by tourists.

Fun fact: the palace was built between 1824 and 1849 for King Charles III John, who died in 1844 and never lived in it.

In front of the Royal Palace we found a monument of King Charles III John riding a horse.

We descended towards the station, on the way we passed a beautiful fountain, the National Theatre, the National Gallery and the Parliament building.

Good to know: the National Gallery (Nasjonalgalleriet) closed in January 2019. Its collection moved to the new National Museum (Nasjonalmuseet) on the harbour front, which opened in June 2022.

We came to Spikersuppa park with a fountain in the middle. In winter a skating rink is set up here.

Along the street there are plenty of benches, cafes and restaurants. There are also well-known fast-food chains. Typical Norwegian prices - a regular hamburger for about 140 NOK or 70 PLN.

There are also some souvenir shops, including troll shops 🙂

We also invite you to watch the video from our walk along Karl Johans Gate: