Årdalstangen sits at the end of the Årdalsfjorden, one of the innermost arms of the Sognefjorden. It is the administrative centre of Årdal municipality, but the main town is actually Øvre Årdal, 12 kilometres further north on the other side of Årdalsvatnet. The lake separates the two places, and the drive between them takes about 20 minutes.
Årdalstangen has about 1,400 inhabitants. Hydro operates an anode production facility and a small port here, where raw materials arrive by ship from the fjord. The port exists because this is where the fjord ends and the road to the factory in Øvre Årdal begins.
For visitors, Årdalstangen is mostly a place you pass through on the way to somewhere else. The Valdres Express bus from Oslo has its final stop here. From here you can continue to Øvre Årdal and the mountains beyond.
Årdalstangen has about 1,400 inhabitants. Hydro operates an anode production facility and a small port here, where raw materials arrive by ship from the fjord. The port exists because this is where the fjord ends and the road to the factory in Øvre Årdal begins.
For visitors, Årdalstangen is mostly a place you pass through on the way to somewhere else. The Valdres Express bus from Oslo has its final stop here. From here you can continue to Øvre Årdal and the mountains beyond.