Worth a Journey

The World’s 100 Best Landmarks

Stegastein

Aurland, Norway

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST LANDMARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 82 2026

No. 1 in the Nordics

Stegastein

A wooden viewing platform on a cliff above the Aurlandsfjord in Norway, reached by a narrow mountain road from Aurland and Flåm. Visitors walk out to a glass pane at the end of the platform and look down over the fjord and surrounding mountains.

Highlights

  • Glass pane over the fjord
  • Fjord and mountain views
  • Wooden platform over the edge

Good to know

  • Parking at the top is paid
  • Narrow two-way road with buses
  • Toilets on site

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