Relax! In Trondheim, everything is easily accessible and close. This means you don’t have to carefully plan your day, but rather take things as they come. You can sit in a café and read newspapers for hours, and still have enough time for some shopping and maybe an impulse visit to a gallery. You can fish for salmon right here in the city, stroll along idyllic river promenades, go see one of the country’s best football teams at their home field, experience Trøndelag theatre and treat yourself to a five-course meal you will remember for the rest of your life.

You can do exactly what you feel like when you visit Trondheim. Wake up in a city that does not require planning; just go out and see what happens!

 

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    • Boat trip from Ravnkloa
    • 15 min

The Monk's Island

Trondheim
Cicignons plass 7011 Trondheim (Map)
73 80 63 00
post@nova-hotell.no
www.nova-trondheim.no/munkholmen
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Trondheim's execution ground in ancient times. Benedictine monks built a monastery on the island very early in the 11th century, probably one of the first two monastries in Scandinavia. In 1658 it was converted into a prison and fortress, later becoming a customs house. Its most famous inmate was the Danish Count Peder Griffenfeld, who spent 18 years as a prisoner there. Today "The Monks' Island" is a popular recreational area, with a nice beach and a restaurant. Open from May - September.