- Address: Rallarvegen, 5718 Myrdal, Norway
- Height of fall: 225 m
- The highest cascade: 93 m
- Cost of visit: free of charge
The western town of Aurland in Norway is famous for the incredibly beautiful waterfall Kjöfossen. Noteworthy is the fact that a bulging source provides electricity to the nearby Flom Railway .
The Uneasy Way
Before the waterfall, Kyöfossen can be reached by rail, which is built high in the mountains. The train stops after the Noli tunnel on a specialized site, giving panoramic views of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The source itself originates at a mark of 669 m above sea level, the total height of the fall of water is 225 m. The most favorable for visiting Kiossfossen are the spring and summer months.
Beautiful story
The Kyosfossen waterfall is famous in ancient legends. One of the legends tells of a beauty named Huldra, who lived in a small house at the foot of the spring. Every year young people from nearby villages and towns visited Hüldre to marry her. But the obstinate beauty could not find among her many only ones, therefore she refused to leave her native places. Kyossfossen generously thanked the girl, giving her eternal youth. Local residents argue that if you look closely at the source water, you can see a beautiful girl singing an old song and waiting for her narrowed.
An ancient legend comes to life every summer. Tourists hear a Scandinavian melody, under which a girl in a red dress is walking along the viewing platform. The beauty sings a song, washed in a waterfall, imperceptibly disappears and waves visitors from the windows of her modest home.
There are always a lot of tourists here
The Kyöfossen waterfall is considered the most popular tourist attraction in Norway . The huge bubbling streams of foamy water are broken off by cascades from sheer cliffs. Rounding the hill, the water jets rejoin and rush into the mountain lake of Reinung. And next to the flowers grow, mountains rise, glaciers turn white.
How to get there?
You can take the bus from the nearby Oslo to the Kyöfossen Falls by bus or train to Flåm Station. The journey will continue on the Flåm Railway. The cost of the trip is $ 35.5.