Undredal
Undredal is one of the smallest villages in Norway with a permanent population still holding on, famous locally for two things: its goat population, which for decades has genuinely outnumbered its human residents, and the goat-cheese (geitost) production that's been the village's economic backbone, along with Undredal Stave Church, built around 1147 and the smallest stave church still in regular use in Norway.
The village sits directly on the Aurlandsfjord and is typically visited as a brief stop — often literally a fjord-cruise photo stop — rather than an overnight base, given how little infrastructure exists beyond the church, a small cheese shop, and a handful of houses clinging to the narrow strip of flat land between the fjord and the mountainside.
Undredal FAQs
No, it's typically visited as a brief stop — often a fjord-cruise photo stop — rather than a base, given how little infrastructure exists beyond the church, a cheese shop, and a handful of houses.
By a short seasonal ferry or boat from Flåm or Aurland, or by a longer drive along a narrow coastal road, since there's no train access to the village.
Its goat population, which has long outnumbered its roughly 100 human residents, and the goat-cheese (geitost) production tied to it, along with Undredal Stave Church, built around 1147.
No, they keep limited hours tied closely to the summer tourist season, since the tiny year-round population can't support extensive off-season services.
Yes, independent travelers can reach it by seasonal ferry from Flåm or Aurland, or by driving the narrow coastal road, though most visitors do arrive as part of an organized fjord trip.
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