"...Ås..." Akershus by ginte

Akershus Travel Guide: 217 reviews and 316 photos

40 kilometres from Oslo

...Ås or Aas...

My trip to Ås was on 23-27 of June in 2003 to the courses at MATFORSK Food Research Institute. Ås is a very small city and without studying in the Norges Landbrukshogskole - NLH - (Norwegian Agricultural University) and students activities there is nothing so much to do. Although if it's happen that you're is Ås someday, you can always visit the capital of Norway - Oslo, which is just 40 km from Ås. Although some small towns around Ås are also worth a visit.

The university park

NLH teritory

The university park is probably the oldest arboretum in Norway. Some of the trees date back to the founding years of the NLH. The park covers about 60 hectares (150 acres) and contains some 1400 different varieties of plants. These include 330 varieties of roses concentrated in a rosarium and some 250 perennials in their own garden. A second arboretum, Norskogarboretet, was established in 1920 and covers roughly 50 hectares. This contains some 70 species of forest trees planted in stands.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Small, cosy city for students
Cons:Weather can change several times per day...

Last visit to Akershus: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Apr 24, 2004
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By car Transportation (2)

If you have your own car Ås is located just beside the main road E6. From Oslo follow signs "E6 Gøteborg". 40 km outside... more travel advice

By bus Transportation (2)

Ås is located 40 km. south of Oslo. The distance from Oslo Airport to Ås is 80 km. NOR-WAY Bussekspress has departures... more travel advice

NLH Favorites (2)

The Agricultural University of Norway (NLH) is located at Ås 40 km. south of Oslo. NLH comprises of 7 departments. Its... more travel advice

Aas city map from multimap.com - Akershus

Aas map Favorites (2)

Here you can see more detailed map of the Aas city and places around it. more travel advice

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Jacket and good shoes is a must!

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Gili_S May 4, 2004 at 11:43 AM

Nice start, are more coming? PS: Congrats for joining EU. :-)
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cbeaujean Apr 25, 2004 at 10:09 AM

always interesting ,discovering really "unknown" off the beaten path places!