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Experience Norway's majestic winter nature! The Flåm Railway is one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world and definitely worth a visit in winter. It takes you from Aurlandsfjord to the high mountains at Myrdal Station. ❄️✨ | Norway’s best

Today is one of the darkest days of winter — and an important part of the Scandinavian Christmas season: Santa Lucia Day. All over Nordic Europe, little candle-bearing Santa Lucias are bringing light to the middle of winter and the promise of the return of summer. To capture the celebration for our European Christmas special, we traveled to Drøbak, where Santa Lucia Day brings everyone out to dance around the trees…with their crowns of real candles. Just up the fjord, in Oslo, we had one night t

This week on the Travel with Rick Steves radio show: Christmas is a little different across the pond — where Santas dwell on farms or in the woods, festively decorated boats stand in for sleighs, and fermented trout is a must-try treat. Learn about holiday traditions observed in France, Norway, Greece, London, the Spanish Basque Country, and small-town Italy, as a slate of Rick's guides share their customs and memories of this festive season. Find your local station, subscribe to the podcast, or